Custom-built gaming and business computers are in high demand. Starting a custom-built computer company from home can be a profitable venture with the right tools and knowledge. This web guide is intended for entrepreneurs wishing to build custom-built computers from home for profit. Users of this guide should have prior knowledge of computer technology.
Provides basic information about starting, managing and marketing a business. Also includes subscription information and an online bookstore.
Founded by Bob Ryan, former CEO of Ascend Communications. Web site offers information about becoming an entrepreneur and lessons from Ryan's book Entrepreneur America.
Includes a step-by-step guide to building a computer.
Provides ratings for computer parts as well as informative articles about new technology.
Presents information on overclocking a computer (making it faster). Includes more ratings on new computer hardware, and lists links to other sites.
AcesHardware provides reviews as well as news about technology as it becomes available.
Giga-Byte produces high quality motherboards that include a "dual BIOS" which makes the Basic Input Output System redundant. This web site showcases the company's products and provides information about their motherboards.
Asus produces motherboards that are popular in the computer gaming community. The web site houses information about the company's product and new technology that will be coming out in the future.
Abit produces quality boards for people who would like to overclock processors to make them faster. Web site showcases these products.
Manufacturer of top-of-the-line video cards and user-friendly drivers. Web site offers information about products and customer support.
Provides cheap prices as well as packages called "barebone systems" which include the case, power supply, motherboards, and various other parts inexpensively.
Web site offers the cheapest prices on the Internet. Resellers name a bottom price on computer hardware, which, in turn, lowers the price of hardware for the buyer.
Contains information about air- and water-cooling a pc. This is popular in both the gaming and overclocking communities because of the demand for performance.
Geocities offers a cost-efficient (free) way to advertise products by offering web sites.
Provides an efficient way to sell a product, making it accessible to millions of customers. Consumers bid on all merchandise sold on Ebay.
Stacy L. Knight
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Created 07/04/02