Questions about PC building

[Phoenixfire_21 1]

So I'm a complete novice in the pc world and was looking to build a gaming rig. What are some things I need to consider or parts to get? What should I stay away from? Which brands are better for graphics and memory? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[David Smith 1]

So I'm a complete novice in the pc world and was looking to build a gaming rig. What are some things I need to consider or parts to get? What should I stay away from? Which brands are better for graphics and memory? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

1): When Building A Gaming PC, You Need:

- Cpu

- Motherboard

- A Computer Case

- Power Supply

- Hard Drive / SSD

- Graphic Cards 

- DDR Ram (Depends On Motherboard & CPU)

- Monitor *If You Dont Have One*

- Keyboard & Mice *If You Dont Have One*

 

2): What Is Your Budget For Your Gaming PC. 

If We Can Find What Your Budget Is, Can We Can Recommend Parts That Meet Your Price Range.

[Lyriax 0]

Some tips:

For the CPU I'd recommend a CPU from Ryzen rather than a CPU from Intel because they are cheaper and offer the same quality! If you have chosen a CPU you need to make sure that a motherboard you choose has the fitting CPU socket for the CPU.

For the graphics card, it doesn't need to be a NVIDIA card. For example, you can buy a 1070 card from other companies - The specs and the quality is the same!

Finally, I wouldn't recommend the RTX graphics card, because it is too expensive and not much better than the older cards.

[brandibo 0]

Well, first things first: what kind of gaming rig are you planning to build? A ultra high end one with cool looks and that'll set you back 3-4-5k, or a ultra low end one to play som Lol at 480p 30fps that'll ve as cheap as possible? Or maybe a middle end one that'll cost you about 800-1k and will let you play everything decently at 1080p at medium/high framerates?

Do you want a VR capable rig?

Form factor: do you need a normal sized PC (so an ATX/m-atx format) or a really small one (so ITX)?

Do you want to overclock?

Knowing stuff like that would be good to give you better advice.

 

The baseline we can give you, are the very basic things you'll need:

1) A decent case: you'll want something capable of providing some airflow (say, with 1 or 2 vent slots in the front, one in the back and 1/2 in the top);

2) A good power supply: The size (wattage) will depend on the kind of build you'll be making, but the important thing is getting a good one from a reputable and trusted company and product line. This gets often overlooked, but a power supply is one of the most important things in a build, in ensures nothing gets damaged because of strange power surges/spikes and stuff ike that, and a good power supply can even make overclocking easier;

3) CPU: this one is what everything starts from, it dictates what kind of motherboard/ram you can/want to buy, like, say, in case of an AMD ryzen cpu you want to get a high frequency ram stick (2666 baseline) as it can really enjoy the added performance from it, while with an intel CPU you could generally go a bit lower if you want to cut some bucks here and there, as intel ones are usually less affected by ram frequency (but getting an higher frequency one is still better). ALso, On the intel side, the CPU dictates if you can or cant do overclocking;

4) Motherboard: this is also very important, another good chunck of money goes here in case of a high end buil. You want a motherboard with at least a decent VRM (at least good if you'r going to overclock) to support the cpu under stress, and also one that can enable all the functions of your CPU.

5) Ram: the more, the better (but for gaming 16GB is the sweetspot, 32 is still waaaay overkill), the higher the frequency the better (but you din't need to go crazy with 4000MHz kits, a 2666/3200MHZ kit will be more than enough);

6) CPU cooler: this might be optional. AMD cpus come with decent stock coolers, thi higher end ones are even good and come with nice RGB lightning, and are capable enoug for a light to medium overclock; On the intel side, the coolers are crap, noisi and not that efficient, id' reccomend getting at least a cheap 10/15 bucks one from like arctic cooling, or a more serious one if you're looking in OC capable ones;

7)GPU: nVidia has the crown for brute force and power efficency, while AMD is great on the mid and mid-high end, aspecially considering the prices. This is another thing you'll need to look carefully at, as many thing depend on it.

8) Storage: you'll want an SSD, even a 250Gb one (but at leasat a 500GB ssd would be better)for the S.O. and the programs/games you use the most, and then like a 1TB HDD for mass storage;

9) imput peripherals: mouse, keyboard, gamepad, joysticks, webcams microphones. You'll need at least the first two items, the rest depends on what you do/play, and can be bohgt at a later date.

 

Now, if you can answer the questions i asked at the beginning, we can begin helping you with the parts selection :D