Gnostic: The fish!!! Couple with the fact that Microsoft no longer sells Win 7, it is a good time to learn how to build my new PC.
I mean I had reformated and reinstall my windows and drivers in the past, and had been installing graphic cards, memory and such when I upgrade my PC, surely it is not hard to build a PC from scratch with its components right? Just need to calculate the power for correct power supply and the rest should be plug and play?
If you plan on adding a high end video card, a 500W powersupply is needed, otherwise 300W will work for you (
probably). The video cards will tell you, since as far as i can tell only the 500W have a certain type of plugin that plugs directly into a video card.
Something i've done is go to NewEgg, and either find a barebones system and upgrade it, or a preconfigured package. They did a good job on those from my memory.
Also... you'll probably need specialized screwdrivers, either
NewEgg or OfficeMax will have it, so i'd recommend getting them.
As for actually building the system, give yourself an entire table of room, and about 3 hours to configure it. It's rare to plug everything in the right order the first time :P
edit: and static electricity... yes... when in doubt if you are charged, touch the frame.... I have yet to zap anything i've worked with.