Unfortunately, many inexperienced builders simply slap the parts in, burn through an OS installation, and call it a day. After putting together all of the components, you must install software on the system before it’ll do a darn thing. The build doesn’t end once you’ve physically assembled the system, however. See the first installment in this two-part series, “ PC Building Best Practices: Hardware,” for our complete guide. Finally, once you’ve chosen all of the components, you can begin the actual assembly. Then you have to do some research and acquire the individual components. First you must pick a platform and choose a case to best suit your needs. Building a PC is a protracted, multistep process.
