Your Funny Uncle
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Yes as has been mentioned, building your own PC is like putting together a lego model. all the bits fit together in a pretty standard way. Just check the compatibilities.
The way I'd do it is to choose the CPU and graphics card set-up that you want, then choose a motherboard to fit. You'll be able to check the specs of the motherboard and buy the rest of the parts of your PC to fit that. People do occasionally have memory compatibility issues so a good trick is to find the list of approved memory for your selected motherboard and choose from that. If you're planning on re-using old parts check that your new motherboard has the right connector as sometimes technology moves on.
Another tip for getting good performance but not breaking the bank is to buy parts that are either last year's top-of-the-line or a couple of steps down from this year's best. That way you usually save yourself from paying an early adopter's premium and still end up with a solid piece of kit.
Basically though once you have all the bits it's just a question of fitting it together as per the instructions, and if there's anything you're unsure of like fitting the heat-sink to the CPU there are plenty of on-line guides to help you.
The way I'd do it is to choose the CPU and graphics card set-up that you want, then choose a motherboard to fit. You'll be able to check the specs of the motherboard and buy the rest of the parts of your PC to fit that. People do occasionally have memory compatibility issues so a good trick is to find the list of approved memory for your selected motherboard and choose from that. If you're planning on re-using old parts check that your new motherboard has the right connector as sometimes technology moves on.
Another tip for getting good performance but not breaking the bank is to buy parts that are either last year's top-of-the-line or a couple of steps down from this year's best. That way you usually save yourself from paying an early adopter's premium and still end up with a solid piece of kit.
Basically though once you have all the bits it's just a question of fitting it together as per the instructions, and if there's anything you're unsure of like fitting the heat-sink to the CPU there are plenty of on-line guides to help you.