Welcome to the Course!
- Welcome to this course on how to build your own computer!
- If you feel as if you are stuck or need further clarification, ask me questions!
Planning Stages: Choosing the Proper Components and Preparing our Build
- What is the primary purpose for your new computer?
- Choose the best processor (CPU) that your budget will allow.
- Motherboard & RAM can often be bundled up with your CPU.
- Selecting our computer case and graphics card.
- Choosing a SSD and using a power calculator to choose our PSU.
- Choosing a primary operating system.
- Which parts can we reuse from our old computer?
- Submitting rebates through NewEgg.com
Get to Know your Hardware: Unboxing each Component
- Our Cooler Master N200 Mini Tower Computer Case.
- Our Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 random access memory (RAM).
- Our Kingston Digital 120GB solid state drive (SSD).
- Our Intel Core i3-4170 Dual Core 3.7 GHz Haswell Processor.
- Our CORSAIR CX series CX430 430W power supply unit (PSU).
- Our MSI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard.
- Our EVGA GeForce GTX 950 graphics card (GPU).
Piecing the Hardware Together
- First step, install your power supply unit (PSU).
- Let's secure our motherboard in the case.
- After securing the motherboard within the computer case, you can install the CPU
- (ERROR) Installing our graphics card.
- Hard drive installation.
- Installing our 8GB of memory (RAM).
- Connecting the necessary power cords, data transfer cables, and LEDs.
- Re-installing our graphics card & performing a quick power check.
- Closing up our case and preparing for the first boot up.
- 1st time powering on our new system.
Installing the Necessary Software
- Putting the Windows 7 install disk on a USB drive.
- Step-by-step Windows 7 installation.
- Downloading the missing on-board LAN (Ethernet) driver (pt.1).
- Downloading the missing on-board LAN (Ethernet) driver (pt.2).
- Downloading & installing the graphics driver for our Nvidia graphics card.
- Window experience index test to check our system.
Getting Started Using Windows 10
- FREE programs to get started with!
- Changing which default programs Windows uses to run tasks.
- Updating what Windows does with removable drives.
- A brief introduction to the toolbar.
- Some quick personalization options.
Optional: Linux Installation
- Installing Linux on a virtual machine.
- Setting up a live USB with UNetbootin.
- Disabling fast start before proceeding with the installation.
- Installation alongside Windows 10.
- Deleting the Linux partitions.
- Ubuntu Linux GRUB bootloader fix.
Bonus Lectures!
- Cleaning up and optimizing a pre-owned computer (pt.1)
- Cleaning up and optimizing a pre-owned computer (pt.2)
- Cleaning up and optimizing a pre-owned computer (pt.3)
- Easily remove malicious (virus, spyware, adware) software from your computer!
- How to Delete Unwanted Folders on Windows Desktop (SOLVED)
