Building a Computer

Branded computers can offer both value and performance. Their parts are often powerful, efficient, and not very expensive. And best of all, the user experience is generally intuitive - you can simply power up and start working. Yet there's a downside to these computers too. Parts are often short-spec in one place or another, you'll often get a performance "bottleneck" such as a slow graphics card, only a basic amount of memory, or a slimline motherboard with too few upgrade slots. Luckily, for those of you looking for an alternative, computers are surprisingly easy to build. If you can afford the time to plan and build your own machine, you can design a system more targeted toward your own use.