[DarkMortar]

This intrest me the most, independence! Well of course it might be tough who knows... at first I would need to hold a normal job at the same time. Actually right now im in high school and just ponder about my future. I dreamed for a long time having a business and not being suckered into a "normal" job. Even if im not RICH from it, I want to do something I enjoy. So what I want to know is how sucessful can this be in this day and age with ALL of the competion as far as people buying PCs from other manufactuers. Also how do people go about doing this, like legal junk and papers and ahh!?!

In college I may take a BS in CS, but kinda not sure if my main goal was build computers and to take CE instead, but is that nessary? How much KNOWLEDGE do you need to start a business like this?

[Gigabite]

To start a computer building business, do you mean like eMachines, HP, etc. or computer repairs like best buy, circuit city, etc..?

[jaeusm]

In college I may take a BS in CS, but kinda not sure if my main goal was build computers and to take CE instead, but is that nessary?

You certainly don't need a bachelor degree in anything to build a computer. You can simply read a tutorial online.

CS and CE are not concerned with assembling desktop computers. CS will teach you the theoretical foundations of computing. In a nutshell, CS is largely concerned with software development. CE is part electrical engineering and part CS.

If your goal in life is to assemble PC's for a living, CS and CE are overkill. However, I would venture to say that if you enrolled in one of the above mentioned degree programs, your "main goal" would change. If you have more specific questions about CS or CE, I'd be glad to answer them based on my own experience. I went through CE as an undergraduate and CS as a graduate student.

[Gigabite]

Yea, if you want to start your own business, maybe business management degree would be best.

[DarkMortar]

Well, my minor will be in bussiness administration, but i mainly wanted to take CS degree for a backup job and its good to have knowledge even if its not buildng computers.. but to know. Does CS have even a few classes about hardware in computers?

and when i mean bussines i mean by like HP ect.. but gamming computers as the main purpose and good solutions.

[jaeusm]

Does CS have even a few classes about hardware in computers?

Not really -- especially if you're referring to things like "this is a PCI slot...etc.". Some CS programs require a class in digital systems design, while others offer it as an elective. However, this probably isn't what you're referring to. A computer architecture class is about as close as it gets -- and it's a stretch to call that a hardware class. CS is far more complicated than assembling manufactured components. Have you ever tried programming? You might like it more than building computers.

[DarkMortar]

Yes, I'm in AP Computer Science in high school, I know what its all about. Programming is hard. And java is evil.

[jaeusm]

It just takes practice. Everything is hard in the beginning.

[Yolkz]

Well you must get certified if you want to do this, because legally if someone comes to you to fix or build their computer or whatever and you do it and your not certified then they do NOT have to pay you. I took a few business law classes in my hayday .

[Gigabite]

What do you have to certify in?

Isn't it just like every other business, where customer comes, pays, you give the product, etc...? Why would customer not have to pay if you don't have a certification?