What is every component needed to make a computer? When I say component I mean video card, sound card, etc.?

I don't mean software.|||ATX or Micro ATX case

Power Supply

motherboard

compatible ram

compatible CPU (works with motherboard)

Hard Drive

At least one optical drive

Video Card

Audio Card (if you want better sound then what you get from a store buoght hunk of junk)

Keyboard

Mouse

A second larger hard drive is highly recommened to segregate your OS from your stored files such as video and music, this just makes things run better.|||needs for basic computer:

processor

motherboard

ram

optical drive (cd / dvd)

power supply

casing

monitor

keyboard

mouse

edit: hard drive too, i forgot...



optional:

video card (necessity if your motherboard doesn't have integrated or you're building a gaming cpu)

sound card

modem

ethernet card

sound system

webcam

floppy drive|||first is....



1. motherboard

2. CPU

3. memory

4. power supply

5. case

6. hard drive

7.CD/ DVD rom

8. Operating System (OS)



These are the main components of computer. Some motherboard has onboard graphic card and audio. Some not... so you might need to get graphic card also, specially if you're into game or photo editing.|||Strictly hardware-- you need:



motherboard

RAM

CPU

Hard Drive

Video Card (unless you want to use on-board video)

Sound Card (optional. Most on-board sound is pretty good)



A case to stick it in.



Then Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, and speakers.



Bam, computer.|||ok,



Mainboard

cpu

memory

video card

sound card

floppy drive

cd rom

hard drive

power supply

fans

usb ports (if additional ones are needed)

and of course cabling and a case