The vibrant orange lights within the case shot on like a torch in the dark of a cave, illuminating the graphics card, motherboard, RAM sticks, SSD, fans, and CPU cooler. The inner workings of my creation, the structure, the bones and the guts of my self-built, brand new PC gaming computer. My journey to the world of PC building and gaming was exciting and I felt pride when my own creation came to life for the first time. I was on the road to my final stop in the gaming realm, PC gaming, where I plan to stay. I haven’t always been a PC gamer, since a young age I've had a connection with gaming as a hobby, one year I received a Gameboy advance for Christmas and thus began my love of all things digital. Every year it seemed a new game system would come out and I always managed to convince my parents to get me the latest toy. I’ve had many types of consoles over the years, including Xbox, PS3, and a Wii. The jump to PC gaming was influenced mainly by my friends who started to play more games on PC than consoles, so to join them, I needed to shift to PC …show more content…
It is like putting together a puzzle, the thought of building a computer can probably seem like a daunting task, but its amazingly simple and I figured it out just by watching YouTube videos. The most challenging part of a PC build is selecting the best parts that are right for you, there are hundreds, if not thousands of different parts to choose from and they are all not created equal. PCPartPicker is just one site for the task, they have all of the parts ever created on file and you can simply select which ones you want from all the choices; including graphics cards, motherboards, RAM sticks, SSDs, HDDs, coolers, cases, and even your peripherals. It took me several weeks to compile the list of parts I would need, some of my friends gave me advice and information on the best parts as well as the ones to stay away
Case Rosewill Thor V2 Gaming: The case can fit the size of the motherboard and has plenty of external drive bays, it also has a fan speed control knob to allow easy access to the cooling controls for the computer. Also is has a cleanable dust filter to prevent dust from getting inside the case. Lastly it has swinging top fins to allow for easier
Since the whole PC platform is so varied, I can only give an opinion and insight onto a small part of it. To do this, I will detail my own system in order to explain how the platform can be customised. Some of the parts were bought over 4 years ago, so prices have varied a lot.
There are a vast variety of different brands to choose from like Corsair, Asus, Gigabyte, Amd, Nvidia, and more. The color scheme is also entirely up to personal preference. RGB lighting is an option on some pre built computers but not all and maybe it is not wanted in the build. RGB basically means any color that you want you can choose with a remote or a switch. Another thing is that most sites do not give an option to choose the case. The case is a very important factor when building a computer. Some sites like CyberPowerPC do provide the option to choose specific parts, but they are limited to only a curtain amount and they charge full price for most of the parts. Sometimes they have special deals but it is not hard to find a better deal on that same part without purchasing something else first. They also do not even have an option for colored lacing for you wires, or a custom liquid cooling loop.
The very first ‘Video Game’ was invented by Edward U. Condon in 1940, At first it was a simple game called ‘Nim’. In nim players try to avoid picking up the last match. Thousands of people played it, although the computer won at least 90% of the games. Around ten years later in 1950, a new computer program was created by Claude Shannon for the game of chess. In autumn of 1972 the first gaming console was released by ‘Magnavox’ and they called it the Odyssey. Three years later, the next big gaming console arrived when Sears sold the first ‘Atari Pong.’ This was the beginning of a long partnership between Atari and Sears. This relationship lasted multiple years, and Sears sold several successful games. Multiple years later in 1985, Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System. This new gaming console dominated the Gaming Industry and grew Nintendo’s Company. Nintendo created several gaming console legends, such as the Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advanced, Nintendo Gamecube, Gameboy Advanced SD, and Nintendo DS, all of which made a huge impact on everybody’s childhood from 1985 to 2005. In the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century Playstation and Xbox also started releasing consoles. They are still to this day making successful Gaming Consoles, and individual games, as well as Xbox and Playstation.
Now that I’ve told you about all the components that make up a computer it’s time to start deciding which to use. While deciding make sure you read everything because you’ll need to make sure everything is compatible. Now that you've bought all your components, it's time for the moment of truth: You're ready to actually put together the machine. Assembling your computer can seem daunting, but it's actually pretty easy. Here's what you need to do.
You leaned backward in your office chair to gaze lovingly at your collection of video games played proudly onto shelves. They were like children to you, and you couldn't help a wave of giddiness come over you every time you saw them.
Building a gaming computer may be an intimidating endeavour, but in all actuality with a little hard work anyone can be a whiz at putting together a gaming computer. Why build a custom gaming PC? Well it’ll save money, and give the builder a great experience. It’s always fun to learn how different things work. The price of a top of the line retail gaming computer runs from two thousand on up to five thousand dollars and beyond, a monitor alone could cost one thousand dollars. The two types of gaming PC builds are , the hardcore gamer build which will cost a little extra, and the casual gamer build which isn’t as expensive; moreover, the steps in building a gaming PC are: creating a budget, researching what the builder/user wants the PC to
Next are the RAM modules. the ram count might be more than one but that's fine. if it's more than 1 you will have to configure it in the bios after the build is complete. okay, now just fit the ram in its own slot. it should be right beside the processor socket. Now your motherboard is all good to go in the case! lift up the motherboard and hover it over the case. there should be some screw holes that match up to the ones on the motherboard. Carefully lower it down and secure it with screws. Part 2 is complete! you are halfway there! next is to install the hard drive. on the back of the case, there should be a separate slot for the hard drive. it should have brackets that adjust to your hard drives' size. adjust it and pull out a SATA connection from the hard drive box. this should plug right into the base of the motherboard. next, we will have to route all the connections from the power supply and the connections from the case for the lights, power button, the USB ports and the case fans. the cabling in the case should come bundled. all you need to do is find the numbers on the cables and match them up to the motherboard. *The next part is if you have a graphics card. a graphics card isn't necessary unless you plan to do some heavy gaming. but if u do have one, you should line up the golden part under the graphics card to the one on the motherboard. keep pushing it in until you hear a click and it held on firmly. screw in the graphics card to keep it secure.
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I, of course, immediately began building and assembling the computer. I tried to work slow, making sure I was doing everything as carefully as possible. First I began with the motherboard and cpu. I was sure to make sure the prongs lined up perfectly with motherboard. Then the thermal paste and cpu cooler were a
Will determine how many programs you can have open at the same time without slowing down the computer.
These task require a lot of power from the main four components of a PC – CPU, GPU, RAM and HDD.
There 's a rush that you get when you press the power button for the first time on a new computer. The quiet blow of the fans, the reassuring beeps, and the glow of a monitor all signal the completion of another successful build. That feeling of unknown and anticipation is one
I spent a lot of time unpacking all of the components and preparing them for assembly. All of parts that I received besides the case came in anti-static wrapping, in order to reduce the chance of frying the parts due to electrical discharge while traveling. After that was done, I decided to start preparing the case. I removed the film on the plexi-glass windows that prevented them getting scratched during assembly. Next, I installed the optional fan on the side door that would blow air onto the motherboard and graphics card, to keep everything extra cool. There were two front 120mm fans, one rear 120mm fan, and one 200mm fan that were preinstalled on the top. I decided in order to get maximum cooling efficiency, I would install the front two fans pointing inwards and sucking in air into the case. These are called intake fans. They bring the cold outside air into the case. Also, the side fan would be pointing in. The rear fan was to be put pointing outside the case. The 200mm preinstalled fan was facing outwards as well. These fans would expel the hot air from inside outside. This should provide a nice circulation inside.
You’ll want to clip in the CPU chip then put on the cooler fan. Both of these are on the motherboard, so be careful not to press too hard and break the motherboard.