Step by Step Guide to Build a Budget Gaming PC

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Step by Step Guide to Build a Budget Gaming PC
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Step 1 - Budget

• When building a PC we need to focus on the budget
  depending on which and around which you will
  build the system.
• With the budget you fix its easier to buy
  computer parts that fit inside this budget.
• Setting a budget for building a PC helps you to
  keep in mind the kind of hardware you will be
  adding to your case.
• Since we will be building a budget gaming PC
  having a cheaper budget is essential.
• We dont want to go over our budget and
  compromise on the hardware.

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Step 2 Picking the parts

• Choosing parts for your computer can be difficult
  at times also whether or not to buy your parts
  online or to get them from somewhere offline.
• You can buy computer parts online or offline and
  both provide reviews and advice that you need.
• Through an online retailer you will have reviews
  of consumers who have used the hardware and also
  ratings for the hardware that you will pick.
• Certain websites like JW computers, Amazon etc
  provide options to compare two similar types of
  hardware. Where you can compare two products in
  detail.
• An offline retailer will provide expertise on the
  product limited to what knowledge they have of
  the hardware.
• Depending on the kind of retailer you go for you
  can buy computer parts online or offline.

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• Make sure you pick parts that dont exceed your
  budget.
• Start off by choosing a processor and
  motherboard. Since this will be a budget gaming
  PC selecting an Intel Pentium processor with a
  supporting board or an AMD Ryzen 3 processor with
  an AMD socket board.
• You may also pick Intels i3 processors for a few
  extra bucks.
• After youve added the board and processor choose
  a ram specific for the tasks you will perform in
  this case gaming, a single 8gb ram stick will be
  able to handle multiple tasks with ease.
• After youve selected your ram storage is next.
  For this build you will need a solid state drive
  probably a 128 gig drive to boot your system off
  of accompanied by a 1 TB hard disk drive.
• A graphic card needs to be a part of this system
  and Nvidias GTX 1060 or AMD Radeons RX 560 or
  570 is the right fit.
• A 500watt or more on the power supply computer is
  good to go.
• All this enclosed in a mid tower budget case.

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Step 3 The Setup

• Start with the motherboard and the processor.
  Carefully place the processor on the motherboard
  with the tiny arrows aligned to each other.
• Lower the clip on the board to lock the processor
  in place, apply a pea sized thermal compound on
  to the processor and place your CPU cooler on the
  processor.
• The next step is to add the ram stick on the
  board and placing this entire setup into the
  case. Install the motherboard stand offs and
  screw in the motherboard.
• The next step is to connect your entire setup
  with your power supply installed in the system.
• Then you add the hard disk drive and the solid
  state drive.
• The next piece of hardware is the graphics card
  that needs to be installed in one of the PCI-E
  slots.

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• That completes the setup of your CPU. Make sure
  you have connected your keyboard and mouse.
• Apart from all the hardware connect the hardware
  to one of the cheap monitors from Australia that
  you picked up.
• You can also buy a high end or average gaming
  monitor which can be later upgraded.
• Once all your peripherals are connected its time
  to boot the system. And install windows and other
  software that you will need for the system.
• Install all the games you will be running and
  your system is ready to go.

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Step 4 Benchmarking and Testing

• Once the setup is complete and running windows
  smoothly its time to test the system.
• You can use third party benchmarking tools or run
  the in game benchmarks to test your graphics card
  performance.
• In order to test the other hardware you can run
  benchmarks through certain tools that will
  provide you accurate results.
• Start by running a game that wont eat up too
  much graphics and do a benchmark, slowly and
  gradually moving to game titles that demand more
  graphics and cpu processing power.
• There you have it a budget gaming setup.

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