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Building a PC can be a confusing experience even before you roll building it.
Here’s how you’re able to choose PC parts and not die trying.
But also, you should be realistic with your expectations.
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If you want to future-proof it, you should aim to make it a bit more generous.
As a rule of thumb, we don’t recommend spending less than $600 on custom-building a PC.
That being said, you also don’t need to spend over $3,000 to get a decent experience.
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Related:Should You Buy a Prebuilt Gaming PC or Build Your Own?
For example, say you’re choosing to put anIntel Core i7-13700Kon your PC.
Then, pick out the rest of the parts based on those two choices.
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Choose Your Power Supply Last
The last part you should pick out is thepower supplyfor your PC.
Also, don’t underspend on your power supply.
Graphics card prices have been going up like crazy lately.
Case in point: theNVIDIA RTX 4080, launched in 2022, starts at a whopping $1,200.
One of the most useful tools we found for this isPCPartPicker.
Why is it so good?
Then, you could just buy everything at your own pace and build your dream PC.
Related:The Best Online Tools to Help You Build Your Next PC
