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In article <791487585snz@produce.demon.co.uk>
           alan@produce.demon.co.uk "Alan Cartledge" writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I was curious as to what problems anyone has encountered building there 
> own PC.

Nothing particularly complex.

 
> What technical problems did you encounter? (compatability between 
> components, etc)

Given sensible planning and buying there were no problems.


> How much electronics know-how is required? I understand home power 
> circuits, lighting, etc. and have installed a couple of intruder alarms 
> but have next to no knowledge about electronics at all.

RESPECT STATIC ELECTRICITY AT ALL TIMES !
Useful to have a knowledge of interface standards and 
the nature of hardware conflicts and how to resolve 
them.  Even if you think you know .... have a guru on
the end of a phone line to help you out - if stuck.


> Roughly how much would it cost to build a 486dx266 PC with 4mb ram and 
> about a 500 mb hard drive?

Buying components at one off prices and assembling will
cost the same or more than buying the same thing already 
assembled.


> What cost difference is there between Vesa local bus and ISA?

10 quid on the motherboard cost.  20 quid on a VGA card.
With VESA comes the possibility of EIDE disk i/f which
is a worthwhile consideration.

 
> I don't imagine the task to be *too* difficult, is it? 

No.  But have a friendly guru. Preferably practice by 
upgrading a second hand 386 before going for the DX2/66.


Good luck
  Al.
-- 
Alastair S Measures, London E2, United Kingdom.