How To Build a Gaming PC in 2023 - Part 1: The Basic 7 Parts
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0:00 How to Build a Gaming PC in 2023 - Part 1
1:00 Peripherals That You Need (Some You Might Already Have!)
1:35 The 7 Basic Parts of a Gaming PC Build
3:25 PART 1: The CPU
7:46 ALSO PART 1: The CPU Cooler (Heatsink/Fan)
9:36 PART 2: The GPU (Graphics Card or Video Card)
15:35 PART 3: The Motherboard
20:08 PART 4: The Memory (RAM)
22:20 PART 5: Storage (SSD or Hard Drive)
25:10 PART 6: The Case
26:53 PART 7: The Power Supply (PSU)
29:01 There’s Always More to Upgrade, More to Learn…

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► PARTS LIST (March $1200 Gaming PC)
CPU:
Ryzen 5800X3D ($322)
Amazon - https://geni.us/TPCMx | Newegg - https://bit.ly/3OtF0Pu
CPU Cooler Options:
Thermalright Silver Soul 135 Black ($33 Amazon) - https://geni.us/EpP9
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ($40) - http://bit.ly/3J5h03x
ARGB Version $39 at Amazon - https://geni.us/8MNV (several versions for $40-$45)
MOTHERBOARD -
Option 1 - ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS ($140) - http://bit.ly/3xvbWzk
Option 2 - MSI B550-A PRO ($140) - https://geni.us/zCqZ
Option 3 - ASUS TUF Gaming B550-PRO ($150) - https://geni.us/B3gfK1y
Option 4 - Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 ($150) - https://bit.ly/3Vq0TSK
MEMORY -
Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600 ($46) http://bit.ly/3JVfuR9
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 ($78) https://bit.ly/3tPyidD
CASE
NZXT H510 Flow ($90) - http://bit.ly/3J21zcf
Fractal Design Focus 2 ($70) - https://bit.ly/3TFzoV0
SSD
Kingston NV2 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe ($50) - https://geni.us/IREj
TEAMGROUP MP33 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe ($49) - https://geni.us/BHXffO
PSU
Thermaltake Smart BM2, 80+ Bronze 750W ($70) - http://bit.ly/3mBKler
Silverstone Essential, 80+ Bronze 750W ($80) - https://geni.us/Ul0k2q
Cooler Master MasterWatt 750W ($97) - https://geni.us/8gI62a
VIDEO CARD -
RTX 3060 12GB ($350) -
Zotac / Amazon - https://geni.us/asbIIa
MSI Ventus / Newegg - http://bit.ly/3LNwlFH
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB ($420) -
Zotac Twin Edge / Newegg - http://bit.ly/3GKlo8F
MSI Ventus 3x / Newegg ($420 after promo/MIR) - http://bit.ly/3JpLlLq
RTX 3070 ($540)
Gigabyte Eagle OC / Newegg - http://bit.ly/3yHuZI9
RTX 3070 Ti ($630)
PNY Verto / Amazon - https://geni.us/JKcRUnk
RTX 4070 Ti ($800-$830)
Zotac GAMING Trinity OC / Amazon - https://geni.us/uSN8kf
RX 6700 XT ($360-$370)
ASRock Challenger D / Newegg - http://bit.ly/428WNTc
MSI Mech / Newegg - http://bit.ly/3R6luu5
RX 6750 XT ($410)
AsRock Challenger Pro / Newegg - https://bit.ly/3tUiCpC
MSI Mech / Newegg - https://bit.ly/3F2eie8
RX 6800 ($485)
AsRock Phantom Gaming D / Newegg - http://bit.ly/3J16wC3
RX 6800 XT ($560)
AsRock Phantom Gaming D / Newegg - http://bit.ly/3J6bKfU
RX 6900 XT ($650)
XFX Speedster MERC319 / Amazon - https://geni.us/XwjKt3
RX 6950 XT ($700)
XFX Speedster MERC 319 / Newegg - http://bit.ly/3YA2OoG
RX 7900 XT ($800)
ASRock Phantom Gaming / Newegg - http://bit.ly/3ZQgZHh

2560x1440 144Hz+ Gaming Monitors in the $200-$300 range
$260 (has sold for $210) - HP X27q (2021) - https://geni.us/BUeaG3b
$300 - Gigabyte M27Q-P - https://geni.us/KtavAA
$250 - LG Ultragear 27GL83A-B - https://geni.us/Fydfvm
Ultrawide?
$430-$450 - GIGABYTE M34WQ 34" 144Hz Ultrawide
https://geni.us/PoG4KEB


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