With the compliments of the Elektor Labs and Editorial teams, here comes another ‘fresh’ article that's free to download by all registered Elektor e-zine readers. "Free Fresh Articles" are published at two-weekly intervals in the Elektor e-zine, alternating with "Free Back Articles".

This time we present a bunch of tips and a get-u-going guide to assembling a PC for use in the electronics lab only, i.e. totally geared to messing about with circuits in development, running your fave OS, and no source of financial worries when a plug-in card needs replacing. Even a lab PC should better be state of the art like but doesn't need the components for gaming needs etc. Hence it can be configured cheaply despite working fast andt does its job for several years.

If you have hesitations about subjecting your personal, family or (dare we say it) office laptop to the perils of the electronics lab space, do consider configuring and assembling a dedicated desktop PC that matches your need exactly. Go to your free article right here!