About PC Building

[adelfhetler]

Where do you guys learnt about choosing pc parts and which parts that are best suited for your needs? I would like to educate myself in that area cause it seems interesting. Any links on guides or stuff like that? =]

 

[jtjt00]

Here is the place to start ..........

 

[adelfhetler]

Here is the place to start ..........

Yeah, I spent some time daily now looking around this forums but just want other sites to read on =p

 

[ondooy]

you can try this site...

Pick Parts, Build Your PC, Compare and Share - PCPartPicker

it allows you choose which parts are compatible and gives you more range...
once you found your part, you can research it....

 

[adelfhetler]

you can try this site...

Pick Parts, Build Your PC, Compare and Share - PCPartPicker

it allows you choose which parts are compatible and gives you more range...
once you found your part, you can research it....

Ahh thank you! Didn't know something like that existed.

 

[ondooy]

Ahh thank you! Didn't know something like that existed.

yup, so next time when you do a diy build, you can refer to that site...

 

[zenniz]

Do remember that some component listed in the website are kinda outdated.

 

[Jian19]

Do notice amdk stuff and SG pricing is heaven and earth

 

[halnala]

Try watching LinusTechTips on YouTube. They have lots of information on hardware, benchmarks, build guides for different budgets/purposes and even step by step DIY PC building.

 

[Maximus_XXVIII]

Many years ago I took the path of PC DIY based on friend's recommendation and not having much knowledge on computer parts and definitely didn't know how to remedy the PC when issues arise.

Thus wasting money on PC repairs without actually getting anything repaired. From then on started visiting forums like HWC, guru3d, techpowerup and watching Youtube videos from Linus Tech Tip (used to be NCIX Tech Tips) and OC3D TV just to name a few for build guides and PC component reviews and learnt a lot of stuff online.

 

[kandinsky]

Where do you guys learnt about choosing pc parts and which parts that are best suited for your needs? I would like to educate myself in that area cause it seems interesting. Any links on guides or stuff like that? =]

I did my first build recently. A bit daunting at first, starting from scratch, but basically just took my time to read, research, watch videos, etc. Google, youtube, forums. Once you've figured out what your needs are, then search for previous threads posted by people with similar needs. So for my case, I googled "Video editing rig build" (and the same thing for each part you're interested in) and just read through like the first 10-15 pages of results at least.

Refer to builds recommended by other people. Research and read about those parts, understand why those parts were recommended over others. Take notes for your own build.