Many gaming enthusiasts hope to build their gaming computers. While building a gaming computer can be a considerable financial investment, constructing your computer offers many advantages. You can choose the components you value. Knowing how to assemble a gaming computer has the added advantage of ensuring you know how to upgrade your computer.
Building your gaming computer involves identifying the parts you need, purchasing those parts, and putting them together. Still, you may opt to start the process by reviewing the key features of the best gaming PCs on the market. This will help you understand the commercial value of the components you’re assembling and identify current gaming industry standards.
Prebuilt Gaming PCs
The best gaming computers have superior hardware. When you’re identifying the best gaming PC on the market, you’ll consider the computer’s central processing unit (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU), mainboard, storage, and random-access memory (RAM). The Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R11 features the AMD Ryzen 5 5600–5950X, which is an octa-core processor. This means the CPU has eight cores, enabling it to outperform single-core processors. The Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R11 has an Nvidia GTX 1650 Super–RTX 3090 GPU and boasts one terabyte (TB) of storage space but may only come with eight gigabytes (GB) of RAM. The Corsair One a100 has an AMD Ryzen 9 3900X – 3950X processor, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX RTX 2080 Super – 2080 Ti GPU, 500GB of memory, and 32GB of RAM.
Processor
The more powerful your processor is, the faster your computer will work. The processor is responsible for making calculations used to issue commands to the other parts of your computer. Computers with multiple cores can perform more calculations per second. The leading gaming processors on the market include the AMD Ryzen 5 5600–5950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3900X – 3950X, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X – Intel Core i7-10700KF, 9th Gen Intel Core i3 10-series – i7 10-series, Intel Core i9-10900KF, and Intel Core i5-8400 to Core i9-9900. Both amateur and professional gamers must consider the types of video games they play and how those video games work. Processors with a higher gigahertz (GHz) number perform more calculations per second. Gaming computers typically have a clock speed of between 3.5GHz and 4GHz.
GPU
Your computer’s GPU is also known as the graphics card. Gamers need a graphics card with a high frame per second (FPS) refresh rate. The higher the FPS, the faster the response time. Fast response times ensure gamers see visual cues immediately and can respond appropriately. A high FPS rate can make the difference between life and death during gameplay, and players may even opt to install additional graphics cards to improve the picture quality and increase response times. The leading GPUs include the Nvidia GTX 1650 Super–RTX 3090, NVIDIA GeForce RTX RTX 2080 Super – 2080 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super – 2080 Super, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 – RTX 2070 Super, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070.
Mainboard
The mainboard is also referred to as the motherboard. If the processor is your computer’s heart, the mainboard is your computer’s nervous system. These components work together and must be compatible. Once the processor has completed calculations and issued instructions, the mainboard delivers the instructions to the appropriate components to ensure the computer responds correctly.
Storage
Your computer’s hard drive stores data. You’ll need storage to download games and apps. Since video games consume a lot of storage space, most gaming enthusiasts opt for at least 512GB of storage. Pro players may choose to install 1TB of storage or more.
RAM
RAM is what enables your computer to keep the information it needs to perform tasks handy. The minimum amount of RAM gaming enthusiasts needs is 8GB, but many players opt for 16GB or 32Gb of RAM.
Assembly
Once you acquire the critical components, you’ll need to buy a computer tower to hold the parts and begin assembling them. It’s a good idea to read articles or watch videos to learn how to assemble your computer.
Building a gaming desktop begins with reviewing the best-prebuilt gaming desktops’ core features. Buy the components you need, and assemble them. Refer to articles and instructional videos from PC assembly experts to ensure you build your gaming desktop correctly.