Junior2613 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I was wandering if some one could tell me which qualifications I would need to become a PC hardware designer ?Thanks in future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheky Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Thats a bit generic, imhowhat hardware specifically do you intend on designing?Your original post could extend its reach from fabricating computer cases to sitting around on pricewatch buying cheap parts to build systems for an entity that appreciates your A- skills, but its probably neither Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior2613 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 I was thinking more towards the C/GPU side of things maybe ATi or Intel I'm thinking engineering lvl 3 and ICT would be a good start for A-Levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 microelectronic engineering?computer engineering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior2613 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Problem with being specific at the current level I'm at is that it will get you nowhere in A-Levels we don't have specific branches, all we have are Engineering Lvl 1,2 & 3, I currenty have lvl 2 at a grade A* which is 8.5GCSE's and it would make sense to do lvl3 but then again the ICT course on offer has certain hardware aspects attatched such as; building a pc, learning how they work, building servers and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheky Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 CPU/GPU fabrication seems much more the land of electrical engineering, what about beginning integrated circuits and such....Many small kits you can order online come with small projects to build with transistors and logic gates. Ahhh, the joys of working many hours to get the leds to alternate on your rudimentary racecar.**You listed things that lean much more towards IT administration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior2613 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Oh right. So level 3 engineering it is then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 CPU/GPU fabrication seems much more the land of electrical engineeringIt totally is electronics at every level. The land of [V]HDL, FPGAs and all that "fun" stuff.And even if you go that way, the odds of working for Intel/AMD/nvidia on mainstream hardware are just about nil. There's very few jobs like this, and you have to be more than "just good" at it (and they're often in foreign countries). I've seen plenty of people who studied that stuff, but none who ever made it to such a position (last one went to work for ON Semi on stuff that would most likely bore you to death). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda43 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 An electronics engineering degree from an accredited University (4 year) would be the very minimum,just to get started.The guys designing IC's and other hardware, today, are not kids right out of school. They have years and years of hands-on lab experience, maybe even serving several years as anapprentice. And most of those guys have multiple doctorates.You'll make more money, quicker, with less schooling, by becoming a PC Service tech, or IT specialist.But, to be a good tech, you must be very 'detail oriented'.As with most electronics, "the devil is in the details".Good Luck and Happy Holidays!Andromeda B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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