I was a panicky noob in 89/90, and without paying money I didn't have, I couldn't get any help. I finally learned how to at least do the hardware. While I know nothing about what's out there today, it's really basic and simple. First thing, you build up static by walking, moving, esp socks on carpet. Touch the bare metal of the inside of the case frequently. At least the first time. Most things are a simple screw fastened. Move wires, almost all are in the way at some point for many of us. It's all just physical slot a goes into hole a, they're matched you can't screw it up. Video cards tend to have their own special slot, and it's obvious once you take it out and compare. While I can't recall the names of differing things, used to be all pci, now there's pci-e, agp, etc. You'll get lost. So try and learn a bit about your own workings on the fried computer. It's dead, pull stuff out, jam it in, try jamming it in to a wrong slot. Flip the ram around, move the processor upside down. Play around, and explore the parts that enable the gaming joy. But pulling things out of your board can save you hours of downtime and hundreds over the course of your life. Sometimes the simple fix is really remove the component, and reinsert it. Voila done. Versus 2 days and about 100$ at a local shop. Disconnect the power cord from the PC and it's as simple as pulling things out, moving things around, plugging them back in.