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Recommended PC Builds (2019 Edition)

October 5, 2020January 10, 2019 by Charlie

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For those considering building your own PC (which I highly recommend), I’ve created these recommended builds with various uses and goals in mind.

These part sets have been devised to maximize performance per dollar, compatability, and minimal bottlenecking (where a cheap part restricts performance of more expensive components).

If you’d like to know more about how to compile a list of compatible parts yourself, check out my other guide here.

Recommended PC Builds for Every Task

October 5, 2020July 2, 2018 by Charlie

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For those considering building your own PC (which I highly recommend), I’ve created a set of recommended builds with various uses and goals in mind.

If you’d like to know more about how to compile a list of compatible parts yourself, check out my other guide here.

A quick note: Purchases made through links on this site earn me a commission, which will in turn support the future of this site. I only endorse products that I’ve personally used and loved, or thoroughly researched and genuinely recommend.

How to Build Your Own PC, and Why You Should (Part 2)

October 15, 2019July 2, 2018 by Charlie

Assembling your PC

So, you’ve got your components, and you’re ready to put them all together (if you haven’t, check out my component selection guide for some handy tips).

As I mentioned in Part 1, this is the easy bit. It’s also the most intimidating if it’s your first time. Follow some ground rules, and it’ll be smooth sailing.

How to Build Your Own PC, and Why You Should (Part 1)

October 5, 2020June 21, 2018 by Charlie

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The average Joe looks at a computer and sees a single device that’s equally capable of performing an infinite number of tasks. They know that some computers are faster than others. But what they don’t know, is that most consumer PCs are configured based on margins and ease of manufacturing, and their capabilities vary dramatically.

On a typical $500 pc from Dell or Acer, you can absolutely launch a game, stumble through editing some photographs or video, and lurch around the interwebs. What you may not realize, is that for that same $500, you could fine tune a custom built computer, that sacrifices in areas that aren’t important to you, in order to have a gaming powerhouse, a lithe living room PC, or an editing behemoth.