How to Build a Gaming PC

How to build the best gaming PC for the buck! This detailed and easy-to-follow 3 1/2 hour marathon instructional video contains all three previously released segments. Starting with what hardware is selected and why it was chosen as the best value for the dollar as of November 2012, when the video was created. Then the proper assemble of that parts to create the PC. Finally, the installation of Windows 7, including the latest updates, installing the drivers and optimizing for best performance.

Video Tutorial On Computer Basics: How To Build a Computer

There's a rush that you get when you press the power button for the first time on a new computer. The quiet whir of the fans, the reassuring beeps, and the glow of a monitor all signal the completion of another successful build. That feeling of unknown and anticipation is one of the driving forces for computer enthusiasts, and building your own computer is the perfect entry point. Everything from a simple office PC, to media centers, to high-end gaming rigs are all cheaper and more exciting to build for yourself. Follow this guide to learn how.

Video Tutorial On Computer Basics: How To Build a Computer.

 

Video Tutorial On Computer Basics: Hardware

Computer hardware is the collection of physical elements that constitutes a computer system. Computer hardware refers to the physical parts or components of a computer such as the monitor, mouse, keyboard, computer data storage, hard drive disk (HDD), system unit (graphic cards, sound cards, memory, motherboard and chips), etc. all of which are physical objects that can be touched. In contrast, software is instructions that can be stored and run by hardware.

Software is any set of machine-readable instructions that directs a computer's processor to perform specific operations. A combination of hardware and software forms a usable computing system.

Video Tutorial On Computer Basics: Hardware