Way back in my senior year of high school (2016), I had a MacBook Air that was given to me by the school. Every student had them for productivity. I realized that I would soon be without said computer and I wanted one for college the following year. I started looking into desktop computers to see how much it would be to buy one that was already built. For a decent PC then, it was about $5,000 USD. That was far too much for me.
That's when I looked into that world a little more and discovered it was possible to build your own computer for a fraction of the price. I got to work putting together the cheapest stable computer I could. The total amount I spent on the various parts was about $550. I bought all the parts at once.
When they came, it was a Friday and I decided that the computer would be my weekend project. Previous to this endeavor, I had watched a video on YouTube that guided me through the process. When it was finally the weekend, I sat down with my dad's iPad, pulled up the video and got to work.
I built an entire computer by hand in about an hour. Some parts were incredibly frustrating and took longer than others, but I eventually got it all together. I was so happy that I had a computer besides the MacBook Air which really sucked for gaming.
In the next series of posts, I will be going through both the process of building a starter computer with explanation behind certain terms, and the upgrading process which is key in keeping up with technology changes.
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