HOW TO BUILD A GAMING PC - PART 1

Congratulations on deciding to build your own computer! In this guide, we’ll take you through the building process one step at a time.

Building your own computer is an incredibly rewarding experience. And, while it might seem like an intimidating process, the reality is that it isn’t that difficult to do—especially, if you have a thorough guide to take you through the process.

In this guide, we’ve tried to lay out the steps for building a computer in a simple and easy to understand manner. We’ve provided written steps and supplemented them with video steps to help make each step easy to follow.

So, whether you’ve got your parts and you’re ready to start building, or you’re getting ready for an upcoming build and you want to become familiar with the building process beforehand, this will help you get started.

Table of Contents

I. Pre-Build Prep
1. Make Sure You Have Everything
2. Common PC Building Mistakes
3. Read Your Motherboard’s Manual
4. Clear A Large Space
5. Consider Cable Management
II. The Build
1. Open Up Your Case
2. Install Additional Case Fans
3. Install Your Power Supply
4. Install Your CPU
5. Install Your RAM
6. Install Your CPU Cooler
7. Install Your M.2 Device
8. Install Your I/O Shield
9. Install Standoffs
10. Install Your Motherboard
11. Install Storage Devices
12. Front Panel Connector
13. Install Your Graphics Card
14. PowerOn Your Build
 III. Post Build
1. Install Your OS
2. Quickly Check Your CPU Temperature
3. Update Windows
4. Update Drivers
5. Run Stress Tests
6. Finish Cable Management

That's the content we will be discussing, incase you have any questions before the next schedule class please feel free to use the comment box

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