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Description
Ever thought it might be fun to build your own computer? Well, now you can! Just about everybody uses a computer these days, making basic maintenance (and being able to build them from scratch) a highly marketable and useful skill. Don't be at the mercy of the corporate IT department—do it yourself!- Access 49 lectures & 4 hours of content 24/7
- Understand the inner-workings of a computer
- Learn how to build superior custom PCs
- Save money be selecting your own components
- Elevate your technical skills
Joseph Delgadillo teaches skills ranging from computers & technology, to entrepreneurship & digital marketing. He is a proud alumnus of Central Washington University.
Details & Requirements
- Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
- Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
- Certification of completion not included
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: all levels
Terms
- Unredeemed licenses can be returned for store credit within 30 days of purchase. Once your license is redeemed, all sales are final.
Course Outline
- Planning Stages: Choosing the Proper Components and Preparing our Build
- What is the primary purpose for your new computer? (14:58)
- Choose the best processor (CPU) that your budget will allow. (9:10)
- Motherboard & RAM can often be bundled up with your CPU. (7:35)
- Selecting our computer case and graphics card. (6:33)
- Choosing a SSD and using a power calculator to choose our PSU. (6:40)
- Choosing a primary operating system. (4:34)
- Which parts can we reuse from our old computer? (8:42)
- Submitting rebates through NewEgg.com (6:54)
- Get to Know your Hardware: Unboxing each Component
- Our Cooler Master N200 Mini Tower Computer Case. (2:24)
- Our Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 random access memory (RAM). (1:06)
- Our Kingston Digital 120GB solid state drive (SSD). (0:56)
- Our Intel Core i3-4170 Dual Core 3.7 GHz Haswell Processor. (2:02)
- Our CORSAIR CX series CX430 430W power supply unit (PSU). (1:25)
- Our MSI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard. (1:45)
- Our EVGA GeForce GTX 950 graphics card (GPU). (3:43)
- Piecing the Hardware Together
- First step, install your power supply unit (PSU). (2:58)
- Let's secure our motherboard in the case. (6:24)
- After securing the motherboard within the computer case, you can install the CPU. (2:20)
- (ERROR) Installing our graphics card. (2:59)
- Hard drive installation. (16:46)
- Installing our 8GB of memory (RAM). (0:57)
- Connecting the necessary power cords, data transfer cables, and LEDs. (7:23)
- Re-installing our graphics card & performing a quick power check. (2:06)
- Closing up our case and preparing for the first boot up. (1:27)
- 1st time powering on our new system. (1:22)
- Installing the Necessary Software
- Putting the Windows 7 install disk on a USB drive. (4:02)
- Step-by-step Windows 7 installation. (6:42)
- Downloading the missing on-board LAN (Ethernet) driver (pt.1). (0:24)
- Downloading the missing on-board LAN (Ethernet) driver (pt.2). (2:41)
- Downloading & installing the graphics driver for our Nvidia graphics card. (6:25)
- Window experience index test to check our system. (2:05)
- Optional: Linux Installation
- Installing Linux on a virtual machine. (9:57)
- Setting up a live USB with UNetbootin. (4:52)
- Disabling fast start before proceeding with the installation. (1:21)
- Installation alongside Windows 10. (5:59)
- Deleting the Linux partitions. (2:27)
- Ubuntu Linux GRUB bootloader fix. (4:09)
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