How do I know which hardware components are compatible when building a computer?

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Published on 2012-10-20T17:03:09Z Indexed on 2012/10/21 5:10 UTC
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I am trying to setup my own new computer. I haven't done this before and hence needed guidance from all here.

I can google out the results for steps to follow for setting up my machine, but I do not understand what components are compatible with each other? For example there must be specific models of motherboard that are compatible with Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz.

In general, if there is a website that can guide me on all compatible components, that would be great. If not, how would I be able to check compatibility?

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