Public Library Of Youngstown & Mahoning County: Building A Desktop Computer

Press release from the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County:

Ed Koltonski

June 11th, 2021

The last year has taught us a lot about how much we rely on technology every day. While most of us can get by with smartphones, there are certain tasks that require us to have something more powerful to fulfill the demands of our business, school, or hobbies.

Have you ever considered just putting together your own computer? It’s often a less expensive option than buying prebuilt and gives you more control over your spending by putting money into the components you really need. It’s also not as complex as you might think.

A desktop computer is just a few components attached to a circuit board that are housed in an enclosure; it’s a lot like the human body:

Probably the hardest part of building a computer is making sure that all the components you buy will work with each other. Luckily, finding out what works and what does not is as easy as going to PC Part Picker. There you can test build a whole new system, or enter the specs of your current system and see what upgrades will work.

If any of this has piqued your curiosity, check out our video of Edward Koltonski of the Business and Investment Center take a collection of parts and turn them into a a running computer, premiering on our Facebook page on Wednesday, June 16.

Ed Koltonski

Edward Koltonski is the Business & Investment Center librarian. To schedule an appointment, call 330-744-8636 or email the Business & Investment Center librarian at ekoltonski@libraryvisit.org

This press release was produced by the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County. The views expressed here are the author’s own.