Wolf Computer Modding - custom built PCs

Building A Custom PC

The process of building a PC starts with you. We will ask you what you will need/like your PC to do, for example will you be playing games, surfing the net, word processing, programming or running a business. We will then choose the components to suit your needs and budget, we will not start building without approval of the basic parts.

This is a run down of the components we will be choosing and what they are for:

Processor This is the part that does most of the work so the faster it is the better, and the more it will cost. They also come in Single, Duo or Quad Core flavours. Each core can work on a different task, so therefore multi task better. The more cores there are the better.
	Motherboard This is what all the components will be attached to, and will allow all components to comunicate with each other. This part determines how many components can be connected and also how many overclocking options your system has (just think of overclocking as tuning the engine to get more speed).
Memory This part holds the information that the processor needs to work on its current task so the more you have the better. The reason for this is that if the information the processor needs is not in memory it needs to load it from the hard disk into memory, this will remove something else from memory and take more time.
	Video Card This part does all the maths involved in displaying the images on your monitor. Think of this part as a small computer, as it has its own processor and memory to work with, so the faster the better and also the more memory the better. You will need a good video card if you want to play the latest games.
Sound Card This part will do all the audio decoding and will then play the sound through whatever speakers you fit to it (headphones, stereo, or surround sound). Most motherboards come with one fitted but if you are going to be running a home recording studio, media center PC, or running the latest games it may be worthwile getting a better card.
	Hard Drives This part will be holding all your data so the more the better. There are other options as well. For example if you have more than one you can set up an array so that the operating system on your PC will see them as one drive, there is also drive spin speed that helps the operating system find date quickly.
Power Supply Unit (PSU) This is the part that supplies your PC with power, so the more parts or the more powerful the parts are, the more power you will need. This part will also be part of your cooling system, so the size of the fans and how much air they can blow out your system the better.
	Cooling This is what stops your PC parts from overheating. Most parts come with some sort of cooling but if you want us to overclock your system or run a silent cooling solution you will need to think about replacing this. There are several types of cooling but we will only talk about two here, air cooling and water cooling. Air cooling is where you use fans to keep your components cool, this is the cheapest way but is not very quiet. Water cooling is where you have a pump pumping water through tubes that take water past your hot components and then to a radiator to cool the water, this looks very cool and also runs very quietly.
Case You will need something to hold all these components. The case is what everyone will see, so choose the better looking one. We can help with that as well as we can customise your case, so if you would like everyone to see your water cooling loop or you have some really cool looking components you can show this off with a window all lit up like blackpool tower or any other mod.
	Operating System This is the software that allows you to do anything with your PC. This is the underlying software that all other software is installed on and organises all your data. Without it your PC would just be a very expensive paper weight. Here you won't have that much of a choice, you can go with windows or alternatively you could go with GNU/Linux which is free and very customizable and some distributions are very easy to get into.
Optional Items This covers things like DVD drives, DVD writers, monitors, USB keys, keyboards and mice that you may already have, that you may not need but that we can offer as part of the service.