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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

It Is Smart To Build a Gaming PC

By Matthew Kerridge

A good gaming PC can be very expensive. It requires top of the line hardware. Most companies who build computers designed for gaming tend to charge top dollar. However, it is possible to get a very good price on a gaming PC. The best way to do this is to build it yourself.

There is no reason to fear building your own gaming PC. It is much easier than it seems. Many people have upgraded hardware components on a computer, but have yet to make their own build from scratch. As long as you have compatible hardware, it is actually quite simple.

Computer manufacturers never include low cost, high performance graphics cards in a build. They either provide a high cost gaming PC or a low cost computer build with integrated graphics. They also tend to stick you with a power supply that barely powers the components in the build. This leaves you no room to upgrade to that brand new generation of graphics cards that will come out next year. A gaming PC needs a solid power supply unit and an awesome graphics card. This is vital.

To build your own budget gaming PC, it is crucial to consider how much you have to spend. Take a game that you are interested in playing and look at the recommended system requirements. Your job will be to exceed these metrics while staying within your chosen budget. This will be easier to do than you think.

Start with the graphics card. Choose a graphics card that will easily handle the games you want to play. If you are working with a budget, pick something which came out recently, but is not the newest card on the market. Typically this will be the most cost effective one of the current generation. Then select a power supply which is powerful enough to handle the needs of the card you have in mind. These are the two items that you will want to prioritize in your build. It is also wise to choose a motherboard which has good upgrade capability. Pick as many components which have built-in cooling as possible. Once you are finished with your build, you don't want to have to worry about cooling problems. Then, with the money remaining in the budget, choose a processor, memory, and case which are compatible with your motherboard. Most modern parts work together, but there are some situations where the motherboard does not support certain hardware.

Spending more on your power supply unit and motherboard will enable you to upgrade very easily to a new processor, graphics card, and memory when new products hit the market. If you are behind the curve on your power supply unit and motherboard, it will be very difficult to upgrade.

Now that you have your parts, set aside a weekend to finish the build. You will need to keep a mind to reducing electrostatic discharge, which can destroy computer hardware. The build will be a little challenging, but if you read the instructions carefully, it will be a breeze. The skill is worth learning, however, as you will be able to play the best new games on a budget from here to eternity.

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