Build your own Computer provides a practical guide to building a modern personal computer hardware system. The strategy promoted in this book is to build a system that meets your current system needs - and provides enough flexibility to meet your future system needs. It is intended for people with limited knowledge of computers, and therefore complex technical concepts are carefully explained and a glindex of Information Technology (IT) terms is also provided. The instructions and advice provided in this book relate to PCs that run on Windows or Linux-based operating systems. Detailed instructions and advice are provided for every step -- from selecting individual components to testing and troubleshooting the system. These instructions are supported with more than one hundred photos.