Buying a computer ready-made is a thing of the past. You go to a store, or an online store, and buy a ready-made computer, pay 800-1000 dollars for a gaming computer and you go home play it and done. Well, today there are so many guides on how to build computers there is no longer a need to go buy a ready-made one. Why not? Hell, it’s ready for me and it’s not that expensive? The reason it isn’t that expensive is because they are using parts that aren’t on par for a computer that you can make yourself for 800$. What I mean by that, is, let’s assume an 800 dollar computer comes with, a CPU, GPU, PSU, RAM, HDD, DVD Drive, Motherboard. Now, 800$ 7 parts, that comes to 114$ per piece give or take a few.

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Now when you buy a computer ready-made, you are also paying a fee for them to build it for you. Hey, after all, they do need to make money. So let’s assume they charge $150 for building it let us subtract that from the 800 that will give us 650. So now we have 7 parts and 650 dollars, which is about 93 dollars per part.

What was all that math and stuff for? This next point. If they actually buy decent parts and are not skimping on them then it will come out to be more than 800 dollars. So what are they doing? They are buying generic parts. For example, you probably own a car. Would you have bought your car if the steering wheel wasn’t the same company? If the brake and gas pedals are from a factory that is known for not having good quality? What about having the outside parts ½ the companies and ½ not. No, when you buy a new car you want all the parts to be made with quality and with the same company, or any good company. But to buy a Toyota that has the engine of a Saab, makes no sense (Saab is going out of business).

Here is how I break down the parts of a computer. A decent CPU will cost anywhere from 170-210 dollars. A decent graphics card is upwards of 150 dollars, a PSU is about 50-100 ram is about 50-100. A HDD if it’s 500 GB will be about 70, a DVD drive about 30, motherboard about 130-170, and finally the case about 100 dollars. That comes to 840 dollars if we meet in the middle. Now they need to make money too, so we need to knock off the 150 from the 800 they are charging and they only have 650 dollars for parts. So where they get the parts make the difference.

As far as building a computer for yourself. You get the best parts for the money you have and don’t have to worry about getting generic parts, and you can always upgrade it. The build I made for you guys can last you 2 years at the minimum using games. This cannot run games on the highest graphics but it is close.

Note: This article is a follow up to the introduction video: How to Build a Computer

Ever look at a computer from a store or magazine, and say why can’t I build my own? Next thing you know, you are surfing the web to find out how to build a PC. Well, you came across the perfect place. I will be teaching you how to build a computer with the same specs as my computer. Each computer unfortunately has a different configuration; however, if you watch closely you can apply what you learn to a different computer. A computer is made up of many parts you will need at least 7 parts for this tutorial the 8th will be if you want to have a wireless connection to internet. Oh, and a Philips screwdriver. Wow! Only 8 parts? That’s so easy! No, in fact it is very confusing as to which part will function with the other.

How to build your own computer

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To start you need to make sure all of your parts are compatible with each other. To do this requires research in the parts you will buy. I did the research for you and made a build that is not that expensive, and will be able to play most games made today.

Building your own PC, can save you sometimes hundreds of dollars. In fact the past 3 computers I have owned have all been built by me. And i have to say not only is it addicting to build computers it is fun! Especially when everything runs smoothly, and you don’t run into any problems.

Also make sure to buy your parts from a trustworthy source. This is for a couple of reasons, first, most parts come with a warranty. You want to make sure the part you are buying is still under warranty and to buy from someone who is not trustworthy can ruin those chances. Another reason, this one even more important, it is almost impossible to tell if a part is working without trying it out. In fact, even new parts sometimes ship broken, so if you see a shiny new part, it doesn’t mean it’s still working. So, I scared you off? You shouldn’t be, I only wanted to make sure you guys know what you are getting yourself into. I recommend buying from Newegg.com, Amazon.com, and Tigerdirect.com. There are others, but I have only had experience with these 3.

Well, enough with the chit chat. here is the video.