Building your own PC

--Originally published at My TC1017 programming class

So, for many people out there, a computer is something mystical that does magic. For others, it is a machine to do work on. And, for some of us, a computer means ONE thing: Videogames.

Yes, I know, for playing videogames you have consoles alright, but it is not as satisfactory and awesome as playing on a PC you personally built. I started thinking about going full PC Gaming about a year and a half ago, but I did not have the resources nor the knowledge to build one, so I started simple: Watching YouTube videos.

By that time, my Laptop had a faulty HHD (Hard Drive), and was REALLY slow, not to mention the programs crashing from time to time. I thought it would be a good idea to change the HDD to an SSD (Which I TOTALLY recommend), and my teacher helped me out to swap it.

Short after, I saved enough money to buy my PC. By that time, Campus Party happened, so while looking at the Gaming Section, I found several retailers selling the pieces I needed. While loooking, I came across this store that offers the service of bulding your custom PC through their webpage, which is awesome and I used. The good thing, is that it allows you to actually have your PC built or just to buy the stuff for you to build it.

Long story short, I made my custom PC, and now I play on it a lot. So, I will leave all of the links to the videos and webpages that got me trhough this awesome story.

Before continuing, it is important to make sure that your parts will actually go along each other. I will leave a webpages which takes your list, and checks for compatibility issues.

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