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re: Build the Best Gaming PC Your Money Can Buy: A Detailed Guide (Updated Sep 2014)
Posted on 3/19/14 at 12:23 pm to DieDaily
Posted on 3/19/14 at 12:23 pm to DieDaily
My 
was actually meant for Freauxzen. The guide is meant to teach you how to sift through all the parts for compatibility and understand what you're buying and why. Once you've ticked a few boxes on PCpartpicker to narrow it down to only the relevant components, it becomes far less overwhelming. You can go to various forums for part lists, and you'll learn nothing but individual opinions with no context.
I get that the guide is long. I doubt that any single person has read through the whole thing. Most are skipping to the part lists -- and that's your right to do that, but in my opinion they are the least useful thing in the guide, because they're essentially out of date within a few days of making them. That includes the part lists on Reddit. Unless the list was made the same day you're purchasing components, you probably aren't getting the most optimal configuration for your money. PC component prices change with the wind, which is why a $600 part list today could turn into an $750 part list tomorrow, simply because a PSU rebate expired, Newegg randomly raised the price of that particular RAM kit, Amazon stopped carrying that particular brand of the GTX 760 and the price defaulted to another retailer with jacked up prices, etc. etc. etc... and if you couldn't come up with an optimal part list on your own, then you probably aren't informed enough to quickly and easily find a lower-priced equivalent of a particular part when necessary.
Think I'm going to replace the part lists at the end with something slightly more enriching. Maybe cliffs notes that condense the relevant facts.
was actually meant for Freauxzen. The guide is meant to teach you how to sift through all the parts for compatibility and understand what you're buying and why. Once you've ticked a few boxes on PCpartpicker to narrow it down to only the relevant components, it becomes far less overwhelming. You can go to various forums for part lists, and you'll learn nothing but individual opinions with no context. I get that the guide is long. I doubt that any single person has read through the whole thing. Most are skipping to the part lists -- and that's your right to do that, but in my opinion they are the least useful thing in the guide, because they're essentially out of date within a few days of making them. That includes the part lists on Reddit. Unless the list was made the same day you're purchasing components, you probably aren't getting the most optimal configuration for your money. PC component prices change with the wind, which is why a $600 part list today could turn into an $750 part list tomorrow, simply because a PSU rebate expired, Newegg randomly raised the price of that particular RAM kit, Amazon stopped carrying that particular brand of the GTX 760 and the price defaulted to another retailer with jacked up prices, etc. etc. etc... and if you couldn't come up with an optimal part list on your own, then you probably aren't informed enough to quickly and easily find a lower-priced equivalent of a particular part when necessary.
Think I'm going to replace the part lists at the end with something slightly more enriching. Maybe cliffs notes that condense the relevant facts.
This post was edited on 3/19/14 at 12:24 pm
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 1:29 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I agree with you. The ideal way is to learn about all of the individual parts you need, why, and what's compatible with what. I've built several PC's for myself and others and I don't even know all of the details of your guide. It's pretty exhaustive and very informative. (I've probably read about half of it.) And if a person wants to learn about this hobby, it's a great place to start since the author is here and clearly willing to answer questions. That's more than you'll get from an article on a random tech site.
However, if someone just wants to build a system real quick and needs a list of parts that will work together, you can do much worse than Reddit. The community there is pretty helpful.
Personally, if I were building a PC for the first time, I'd probably read through your guide, do some of my own comparisons and research, and then set up some deal alerts on a site like Slick Deals for the components I need. Then, I'd accumulate them over a few months to get the most bang for my buck.
I'm not sure if you care, but I think removing the parts list is a good idea. If someone really just wants a list of components, there seems to be several here who will offer up to date suggestions.
However, if someone just wants to build a system real quick and needs a list of parts that will work together, you can do much worse than Reddit. The community there is pretty helpful.
Personally, if I were building a PC for the first time, I'd probably read through your guide, do some of my own comparisons and research, and then set up some deal alerts on a site like Slick Deals for the components I need. Then, I'd accumulate them over a few months to get the most bang for my buck.
I'm not sure if you care, but I think removing the parts list is a good idea. If someone really just wants a list of components, there seems to be several here who will offer up to date suggestions.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 4:06 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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My was actually meant for Freauxzen.
Eh...ok? Why?
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The guide is meant to teach you how to sift through all the parts for compatibility and understand what you're buying and why.
Except:
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I get that the guide is long. I doubt that any single person has read through the whole thing.
I did. The entire thing, because yeah I wanted to know, but it still doesn't help. I feel like I'm going to miss some random "F" in Radeon - FHG 860FXblahblah and get the completely wrong part based on that. Like you said, things change daily, and even if you have some static information about intel's line of i5 Core 870GFX, two days later you may need the 870HFX instead (all gibberrish, yes). That's what I'm afraid of. I tried to keep up with computer parts once before, and unless it's your job, it's just really hard to look at numbers and tell what you need to buy and when and what it goes into.
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Once you've ticked a few boxes on PCpartpicker to narrow it down to only the relevant components, it becomes far less overwhelming.
But am I sure that EVERY Gigabyte board is worth it? They don't make ANY clunkers? If that's true of the guide, that's ok, but I'd rather know the exact high quality part rather than sifting through every motherboard Gigabyte offers and reading reviews and trying to find the right one.
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and if you couldn't come up with an optimal part list on your own, then you probably aren't informed enough to quickly and easily find a lower-priced equivalent of a particular part when necessary.
You're right there. Or it's a time dedication thing. I'm in this spot where I know plenty about computers (installed my first Voodoo card at age 14 to play Quake and UT 1), and where the information is just in complete overload at the moment and there are 15 versions of a Radeon HD chipset, I'd rather seek the advice of hobbyists I trust (which I would think this thread is for) or people who's job it is. I can probably assemble it with little hassle but compatibilities are just a tidal wave of information that's hard for others to sort through.
I hope this doesn't seem to ranty, not meant to be.
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ILikeLSUToo
I will check out the new guide. No matter what, you've been extremely helpful in this regard. As has the others in this thread.
This post was edited on 3/20/14 at 4:08 pm
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