Building a PC - tutorial / recommendations bit of a noob

[Old_Skool_Fool]

I got left behind the IT world a long time ago, I try to brush up my software skills but find it all a bit daunting not know where who to look at.

I have my old PC sitting around which only needs a new hard/ssd drive and it should work, albiet a little old and slow. So matches me perfectly.

As I have a "spare", those famous last words - what's the worst that can happen keep going through my head, I'll still have my regular and working PC.

Happy to go get books from library if need be, but if anyone can recommend a channel or something that can help teach the inner parts/building of a PC, installing operating system etc that'd be very helpful.

Thnx

[Baldchap]

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-build-a-pc/

[Condi]

Hardware is just plug and play really, actually removing the old HD and replacing with a new SSD is a 5 min job, just open the case, unscrew the HD, unplug the SATA cable and replace. You will have to reinstall all your programs, Windows, etc, but that is much easier now than it used to be as well.

Youtube is very handy, anything you want to know there will be a tutorial.

[Dave Hedgehog]

PCs are generally very easy to build now providing you have the 'matching' parts

LTT have just done a superb but long guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1fxZ-VWs2U


whats difficult is all the black magic settings you need to make a poxy AMD X3D chip run at optimum levels...

[C69]

ExplainingComputers on YouTube did a series about upgrading an old PC. The channel name is apt, as he's very good at explaining such things.

[halo34]

I just changed out a motherboard having never done it before. CPU was pretty much plug and play (AMD) memory played silly buggers but reseating made it work.

I think the worst bit was fitting my AIO which came with weirdly difficult instructions on mounting it to the CPU, otherwise NVMIE drives etc were all straight forward.

If I can do it you can!

[Baldchap]

This will tell you what parts are compatible with others.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

[mikebradford]

I used an online seller for the components
They were really good at telling me if they were compatible or not.
As others said above its generally plug and play.
I watched YouTube videos to reassure me. And made sure I watched ones with the right type if processor and motherboard etc.
It went well and I've since built more.
Would highly recommend doing it yourself.