Cheap Computer Parts

If you are going to be building your own cheap computer system from scratch, upgrading your current system or buying a new or used computer, you need to know something about the parts and at least, be able to identify them
 

The items I list here are all required components. Without them, you cannot build a computer.

I would recommend that you spend some time looking at this list so that when you are faced with an over anxious sales person, you will at least have been familiar with some of these names.

Must Have Computer Parts

If you are going to build your own cheap computer, this is a list of the must have parts you will need, your computer cannot be built without them:
 

The list above contains the basic items you will need to build your cheap computer. Remember too that you will need a toolkit or tools to help you with putting the system together.

To make your computer useful to you, these items are going to be needed:

 - Operating system to run software programs
 - Sound card
 - Speakers
 - CD/DVD drive
 - Surge protector
 - Modem
 - Printer

Having got this far, it means that you are really serious about building your own cheap computer system. So here is the deal, where do you find cheap computer parts?

One of the best places I know is TigerDirect. It is one of the places where you can find a complete list of supplies, shopping is not a hassle and they also have online shopping.

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