Where to start with all of this?

[Lenny Bruce]

So, I've been interested in building computers for a while now, or, at the very least, just interested in the hardware of the computer, how it works, etc..., but I just came to a moment of self-realization to the fact that I really don't know that much "advanced" knowledge on the various pieces of hardware associated with computers (graphics cards, processors, etc...). This is a somewhat vague question, but where should I start? I know the basics of computers, I just want to know where I can get more knowledge without it completely overwhelming me. Thanks in advance to anyone who replies with helpful suggestions.

[i_was_here]

This may be of interest:

http://lifehacker.com/5828747/how-to-build-a-computer-from-scratch-the-complete-guide

[Lenny Bruce]

Thanks

[Skyfrog]

You could probably start with Wikipedia to learn the individual parts and current technologies like SATA, the different CPU sockets, types of RAM, etc.

 

Here are some relatively up to date build guides that you might find helpful also:

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2049100/how-to-avoid-common-pc-building-mistakes.html

 

http://kbmod.com/2014/01/pc-build-guide-january-2014/

[Matthew_Thepc]

Once you get into picking your parts, I'd recommend pcpartpicker.com, as it automatically makes sure they all work together (plus, you can check out other people's builds for inspiration :D)

[Lenny Bruce]

Yeah, I've used PcPartPicker a lot for creating theoretical builds, etc... I'm ok on the various parts themselves, its the advanced knowledge that I seek, but that's actually related to servers/programming, etc... Thanks for all the help though. My friend Mastercoms knows a whole lot about this stuff too.

[Fugi]

I'm about to graduate with a bachelors in computer science, if you could narrow down what you're looking for a bit i could probably provide some useful links for you...
 

http://www.codecademy.com/

stackoverflow.com

https://github.com/

https://projecteuler.net/

 

Anything in specific that you'd like to know more about?