Alex::
(You can probably dispense with a book if you want to save $25) but it can make you feel more confident about little details on the basics of putting together electronics equiptment and keeping track of what your doing and in what order without allways having to run downstairs to the family comp for another look … .
…buy the book … first
besides, it’ll impress your parents that you did some studying first and the’ll likely feel better about letting you vaccum out the bank.
listen to relandr alex… he got some parenting experience 
Alex: sorry I hadn’t seen this thread in a bit, but here is my advice… some one mentioned this think, but Im too lazy to double check - get all your stuff from pricewatch.com PERIOD. You can find amazing prices there, be sure to get “bulk packaging/product” - it just means the piece comes in a blank bulk shipping package without all the fun pictures (normally reserved for companies like gateway/dell that use the components) - but it’s cheaper.
As far as the challenge of building it - actually very easy, just do ao search with these words “guide how to build your own PC” and you’ll find a ton of online guides. Like Renn said the main thing is to make sure all your components will work together, information on this is easy to find, and not that hard to figure out. Either way when you pick your components list them here before you buy and either myself or some one else can look them over for you.
$700 budget… I’d definitly buy an AMD processor with your money constraints.
Also, do not forget about things like: operating system (if you are upgrading or not reusing your current), fans/cooling system (possibly you can reuse these items off your old), disk/CD drives (people always forget about these). Also sound card (although if performance is your goal and you only have 700 to spend I’d ditch it). etc…
OH! and definitly go to an electronic store to buy yourself something to ground your body for while you assemble it. Cheap little thing that is like a wrist band and clip to keep any static from zapping your stuff.
Um… I think thats it, if I think of anything else I’ll post it. Good luck and let us know what you choose.
Peace
Thanks for your responce. im going to start putting money in the bank, and i will hopefully get atleast $900. 
*Originally posted by NaliWarCowZ *
**You can not build your own laptop. It is nearly impossible unless you’re a God. **
you cant build your own laptop but you can buil a desknote which is better IMO because it has the portability of a laptop and all the power of a desktop computer and its customizable and as cheap as a desktop computer check my post on the first page of this thread so you can see what im talking about, if your going to build your own pc make sure you choose a AMD processor i prefer AMD over pentium i personallly think its much better and its cheaper too so if youre on a tight budget make sure you get a amd processor and get all your parts from pricewatch.com you will get some great deals there
*Originally posted by grimdeath *
**if your going to build your own pc make sure you choose a AMD processor i prefer AMD over pentium i personallly think its much better and its cheaper too so if youre on a tight budget make sure you get a amd processor and get all your parts from pricewatch.com you will get some great deals there **
See my post above… I agree.
The desknote system is nice, but if I could build what ever I wanted… I’d get a server for my “homebase” and have a clone for a laptop with a satillite high speed connection and run my server platform from anywhere I went. Oh if I had the money… quad Xeon chips, nearly unlimited storage, worldwide access and management of my whole system… ahhh if only money grew on trees 
the mobility of a laptop and the features of a powerful rack… how nice.
Peace
I still think the BEST way to go however is to just build a standard PC tower.
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