Mission: build a computer that actually turns on. Then build the right computer for the job — nothing missing, nothing wasted.
Inside the machine
Checking whether this computer can save your work...
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PICK YOUR PARTS
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YOUR MACHINE
motherboard — everything plugs into this
Nothing on the screen yet. Pick a job, choose your parts, then press power.
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CHOOSE YOUR JOB
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THE BRIEF
The machine draws0 W
The supply givesnothing yet
How to build a computer
You are the person in the shop putting a machine together. Pick the parts, press power, and find out whether it works.
Pick a job first, top right. Each job needs a different computer and a different budget.
Choose parts from the shelf on the left. Watch them drop into the case.
Keep an eye on the budget bar. Red means the school cannot afford your computer.
Press PRESS POWER and read the screen carefully.
Every failure teaches you what a part does. That is the real lesson, not the stars.
Three stars: it turns on, it does the job, and you wasted nothing.
The advanced bench. The last five jobs add two things real builders deal with: you buy the motherboard yourself and the parts have to physically fit it, and every part draws watts that the power supply has to cover. A second meter appears to help you count.
Break it on purpose. Take out the power supply and press power. Then put it back and take out the memory instead. Every part fails in a different way — that is how you learn what each one is really for.