When Building Your Own....

[Jase]

If I build or have have built for me a computer, is it going to be difficult to set up when powered on? do I need to know about drivers and other software installation methods and stuff like that or will I be able to power it up and pop the windows xp cd in and it'll be ready to go? It seems that a custom computer is the wisest thing from a hardware perspective but I don't want to hit a wall once it's put together.

 

[NL5]

Well, as someone who has built close to a hundred computers, the short answer is no it won't be difficult, it should be a piece of cake. If everything hardware-wise is right, and it boots up that is. If you have ever upgraded your os, this will be about the same.

 

[distortedrumble]

....as far as drivers go...thats a post xp install....the xp cd loads all the hoopla so the even the 3.5 floppy A: drive isnt needed

 

[jeffrydada]

Do your homework, make sure you buy quality parts, and that there are no blatant hardware compatibility problems. Building computers these days is a snap if you if you just do a little research ahead of time. There are tons of sites that can help you learn the ins and outs, use them.
J.

 

[noiseportrait]

Have you ever reformated and started clean before? It's the same deal.