DO NOT Buy or Build a Gaming PC Until You Watch This Video! Pre-Built and DIY Gaming PC Spec Guide

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New to PCs but you're not sure how to spec out your pre-built gaming PC or DIY parts list? This video is for you! Let's go in depth into the basics of choosing the parts for your gaming PC!

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0:00 Intro
0:24 Episode summary
1:46 Sponsored segment
2:28 Important disclaimers
3:41 The founder of PCMR has a message for you...
5:07 CPU
7:20 GPU
9:07 About monitor resolutions
11:38 What does an "upside down" PC mean?
13:48 Motherboard
16:01 What do Intel CPU names mean??
17:42 RAM/system memory
20:43 Storage
23:08 @ZachsTechTurf has an awesome resource for you!
24:45 CPU coolers
26:37 Power supplies
29:50 PC cases
31:04 Using these tips to configure a PC
36:20 Conclusion
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[rachelomnom]

Bro thank you for not shaming people on not building their own PC, working professionals, full time students, working students, and people who are not good at building period thank you.

[DKSMASH]

Thanks for all the help Brae! You inspired me to go for DIY for my first build and helped me learn how to build a well balanced PC! Finally got it up and running the other day and couldn't be happier!

[MattDavis-ms]

I was not ready to pick out PC parts and build on my own. Based on information from you, I recently bought the Alexander PC Centurion with an I5-14600K, ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Ti, ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-Plus WIFI, 32 GB, DDR5-6400 Kinston Fury, Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD, Lian Li Galahad II 240 AIO, Lain Li Lancool 215 case and 750W 80+ Gold PSU. I could not be happier with Alexander PC, especially the lifetime parts and labor warranty. I would highly recommend them.
Thank you for your help.

[kenanthony]

Hey, I just came across your channel. I like what you are doing. Please keep it up. I'm an old school gamer and a PC Builder. I like to find out the type of games a person like / love to play from Fortnite, Rainbow Six, & More. I always tell them to start with the CPU Intel or AMD. Using New or Used Parts. Having them to stay in their budget and save money.

[Sunflash]

Watched some of your videos and ended up buying a Skytech Prism III with a 4090. I couldn't be happier - it's an incredible PC.

[omjsee]

looking for a prebuilt right now, this helps a ton

[silentstorm]

Glad to see the Channel* steadily growing been subbed since 2k subs awesome content as always !

[ohhappyledet]

Any recommendations for a gaming, streaming and editing pc? Price range 1500-2000?

[grumplesx.x]

I get building a pc part wise just the scary thing for me is the putting it together. Im afraid of bending pins, snapping something, over or under pasting. Just too nervous to mess up so close to the end.

[jimroberts]

Great advice from Braethorn, as usual. I'm close to buying a custom config'd Alexander PC and will make good use of the new "thorn" discount code! BTW, I feel the PRO version of any windows OS is definitely worth $10, even if you don't use its BitLocker feature to secure your data files. Why? Because it gives you much more control over Windows feature updates, which can be a royal pain. Murphy's Law says an update will be in progress...delaying availability of your PC...when you most need to get on line quick for some activity.

[beastybeefsupreme]

Just started considering A PC glad i found you. been wanting a pc for a while, done wit Console. this video is super helpful thanks BraeThorn keep up the great work 👌👍 Also dropped ya a like.😁

[aurasphere]

Well I messed up... should have researched prior to pulling the trigger like many others I'm sure.

I got an alienware R16 with I9 14900kf (24 core), 64gb ram, 2tb m.2 pcle name ssd + 1tb hdd. Plus their AW3423DWF oled monitor. (Also learned I can't upgrade this thing and paid premium for the branding)

I'm a complete newbie to pc gaming. I aspire to educating myself and eventually venturing into content creation. As of now with this setup my gf is playing sims 4 with mods and I'm playing just call of duty 😅.

Great video! Earned a subscriber

[nickshamatorazly]

I cannot even begin to say how helpful this video was. Thank you so much.

[tylercaldwell]

I have recently bought a prebuilt gaming PC, could you tell me what would be some upgrades for this build without breaking the bank? The specs are

CPU-Intel Core i5-12400F
GPU-NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
Memory-16GB (2 x 8GB)DDR5 5200 MHz
Storage- 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
Motherboard-B760
Cooler-NZXT T120 RGB
Power-ATX 650W
Case-NZXT H5 elite

[antondovydaitis]

Thank you once again for your clear explanations.

[bladersnappy]

i’m not sure if you’ll answer me but if any would it would be of great help
I wanted to know if these specs would work well together for gaming
im buying the pc off of build redux

intel core i7-12700F (or should i do the i5- 14600f)
Nvidia geforce rtx 4070 super
32 ddr 4 duel channel
1tb NVME M.2 + 2tb HDD
CM Masterliquid ML240L
CM Masterfans rbg
750W ATX 80 plus Gold
MSI B760 D4 series | intel
Redux rx200 prism rbg

i won’t buy it till probably november unless someone happens to see this comment

[snmccarron]

Finally I found someone with actual knowledge and experience thank you will subscribe!!

[billwright]

Storage has become more important starting in 2023 due to most games being over 100gb and randomly have upgrades that are 10 to 12 gb per upgrade. Flight simulators use much more in graphics storage an example is DCS with all maps can require up to 350gb.

[justinp]

I play open world first person shooter and run CAD animation for designing vehicle parts. What would be best for my case?

[bradmorse]

Do you have any particular recommendations for customizable prebuilt websites to buy a pc