How to Build a Gaming Computer: DIY Gaming PC Step-By-Step Tutorial

GamersNexus: "In this 'how to build a gaming PC' tutorial, we'll walk through the process of grounding yourself (ESD-free), installing the CPU, RAM, power supply, storage, video card, and all the cabling (and other components), as well as basic testing options."

[Gh05t]

How did this get approved? It's not an article about games... It's a DIY.

[specialguest]

It's categorize as pc and tech so it does belong. It is about building a GAMING pc, so it is related to gaming. N4G isn't soley about games as in the software, it encompasses everything involving video games from the hardware, software, industry talk, tech, culture, etc.

[SilentNegotiator]

Gee, maybe because it's about building a PC for GAMING?

[Gh05t]

Gee maybe there are 1000's of articles on the internet filled with the same basic information. Considering building a PC hasn't changed much in the last 15 years.

So unless this points out something "New" that I must have missed what relevance does this have that is any different than the 1000 other articles anyone can find.

Anyways I will agree to disagree on its relevance to this site as they really don't talk about the hardware but just how to put them together. Even if they related what types of hardware works better together than others THAT would be N4G worthy but again this is a basic DIY.

[Somebody]

There are thousands of DIY PC articles out there and yet there are still people, mostly console fans, think that it's a mysterious, forbidden arcane art that require trans-dimensional space engineering degree to build one. Hopefully even one article appearing on N4G might spark an interest and open up the eyes of a potential PC gamer.

It's a basic DIY but it's still a useful refresher for a casual builder like me who don't build PCs every single day or upgrade with each new hardware.

[SilentNegotiator]

Nice try, Gh05t, but that isn't the argument that you originally made, which I am disputing (that it's "not an article about games").

If you originally were to say "there's already been a lot of articles like this submitted to N4G" and reported it as a duplicate, I would have probably agreed.

[thezeldadoth]

guess you'd rather have an anti-nintendo opinion piece

[yeahokchief]

step 1 cut a hole in a box

step 2 STICK YOUR JUNK IN THAT BOX

video reference: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[No_Pantaloons]

That build is god-awful!

A 1300w platium psu on for a system that could run on a 650w.... mind blowing. Can't even take the rest seriously with such an oversight.

[ABizzel1]

lol, I guess it's for future proofing.

Honestly, building a gaming PC is easy, and anyone with basic computer knowledge, reading ability, and average with a screw driver, can build a gaming PC.

[Irishguy95]

You need a screw driver!?

It might look more tricky but I compare building a PC to this http://www.thejobpyramid.co...

5 or 6 pieces which you slot into one big piece. Then you use screws to fix them one or two of them into place. Plug it in, stick a disk in the drive -> Done.

[ABizzel1]

@Irishguy95

LMAO, yet surprising accurate.

[SilentNegotiator]

LOL, what's he planning on doing? Powering a concert stage through his PC?

[5yN4MWQU]

Those things were given to us. Read, you know, the article.

[ElementX]

Weren't there already 1000 other "how-to" articles posted?

[SilentNegotiator]

Even if you aren't planning on gaming on it (although you should because all you really is have to do is plug in another part), building a PC is great. Saves a lot of money and you actually get what you want out of it.

[Str8Chaos74]

Yep, and it's kinda fun too.

[damaster]

you dont have to use thermal paste? i know the basic of computer hardware but to my understanding, you always have to use thermal paste to ensure the CPU is getting all the heat cooled.

Im assuming they are using both an SSD for storing the OS or games and using the HDD to store big applications that wont need a fast boot up? can someone clarify this?

[Skynetone]

you need thermal paste but a lot of cpu coolers come with pre applied thermal paste, all programs and os go on the ssd, pictures/video/games go on the hard drive

99% of programs are under 100mb, that's 10 per gig, on a 100 gig ssd that's a lot of programs. I only have about 20 programs that I use

standard hard drives are plenty fast for the average user but I do like the silence of my ssd {zero noise}

[Str8Chaos74]

You should always use thermal paste, very important especially on quad cores which run hot.

[PS4OUR]

Jesus, that 1300W power supply. What are we powering here?? A GPU or arc reactor?

[kingduqc]

1300 watt power supply? i7 for gaming? 140$ of normal ram that doe snot affect gaming at all? 110$ for a 1tb hard drive when there is 3tb for 120$

I hope no one follow that build, it's god awe full. You could do 4 780ti with that power supply wth.