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The first thing you need to\nunderstand and reach a decision on is what kind of PC do you need. When you\nhave a clear picture of that, it would be much easier to get the most out of\nyour build. Do you want a Performance PC or one to do regular works such as\nchecking emails, creating simple documents, browsing, etc. If you are not\nlooking for a performance build, I would suggest you go for a laptop as it\nmight serve all of these needs and you have the ease of portability. But if\nyou are looking for a performance PC, then you need to assess what kind of\nperformance are you looking for. The gaming PCs and the creator PCs have\ndifferent DNAs.",[296,300,301],{},"Bottlenecking will be present however good you are. Your goal should be to\nminimize the bottlenecks rather than trying to eliminate them as it is not\npossible as of now.",[296,303,304],{},"So, what are the key components on any PC builds?",[306,307,308,312,315,318,321,324,327,330,333,336],"ul",{},[309,310,311],"li",{},"Processor",[309,313,314],{},"Motherboard",[309,316,317],{},"Memory (RAM)",[309,319,320],{},"Storage",[309,322,323],{},"Graphics Card",[309,325,326],{},"Power Supply (PSU)",[309,328,329],{},"Case",[309,331,332],{},"Fans and Coolers",[309,334,335],{},"Monitor\u002Fs",[309,337,338],{},"Keyboard & Mouse",[340,341,311],"h2",{"id":342},"processor",[296,344,345],{},[346,347],"img",{"alt":342,"src":348},"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002F290620\u002Fprocessor.jpg",[296,350,351],{},"This is the first component you have to choose when you are building a PC.\nNow, the big players out there are AMD and Intel. Both have their own areas\nthey excel. For instance, Intel is widely chosen by most for regular office\nworks as well as a first choice for most of the gamers. But AMD has been\ncatching up on this and with the release of Ryzen 3rd generation processors,\nsome might say, they even surpassed Intel on many grounds. Also, AMD provides\ngood performance at cheaper costs compared to Intel.",[340,353,314],{"id":354},"motherboard",[296,356,357],{},[346,358],{"alt":354,"src":359},"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002F290620\u002Fmotherboard.jpg",[296,361,362],{},"This is one of the primary components you want to choose. This component will\ndictate the physical form factor and size of your PC build. It will also\ndetermine what other components you can use in the build. Each processor will\nhave a compatible chipset. The motherboard chipset should be compatible with\nyour Processor not to mention the socket. It will determine what kind of RAM\n(DDR4, DDR3, DDR2, …) you can use and how many, the GPU – the interface,\nwhether combining the power of multiple GPUs is an option, storage – how many\nand what type, etc.",[340,364,317],{"id":365},"memory-ram",[296,367,368],{},[346,369],{"alt":370,"src":371},"ram","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002F290620\u002Fram.jpg",[296,373,374],{},"Even long after your build, by adding more memory, you could give your PC a\ngood performance boost. The latest technology is DDR4. You should keep in mind\nthat your processor as well as your motherboard is capable of providing the\nsupport for the Memory you are choosing. The RAMs also have a speed that they\nare operating on. The Processor as well as the motherboard will also have\ncertain speeds that they will support and there will be maximum limits which\nthey could handle. If you are choosing a slower RAM, the RAM will be a\nbottleneck and if you choose a faster RAM, your processor or some other\ncomponents will be the bottleneck. As I said, try and reduce those\nbottlenecks.",[340,376,320],{"id":377},"storage",[296,379,380],{},[346,381],{"alt":377,"src":382},"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002F290620\u002Fstorage.jpg",[296,384,385],{},"Your files and data are saved long-term on your storage device. Currently the\ntwo available choices – Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and Solid State Drive (SSD).\nRight now, the HDD will offer you more storage space for the same amount of\nmoney than an SSD. But SSDs are about 6 times faster and 90 times energy\nefficient compared to HDD. The difference in speed comes from how the two\nstorage devices read and write data. HDDs use small mechanical moving parts\nand spinning platters to do this and SSDs use NAND flash technology. The\nresult will be better speed, efficiency and durability. The spinning platters\nare much more susceptible to physical damage than NAND. You have to make sure\nthat your motherboard does have ports for SSDs. Almost all the motherboards do\nsupport HDDs.",[340,387,323],{"id":388},"graphics-card",[296,390,391],{},[346,392],{"alt":393,"src":394},"gpu","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002F290620\u002Fgpu.jpg",[296,396,397],{},"There are various types and classes of GPUs out there now. The big players\nhere are AMD and NVIDIA. When choosing your GPU, you have to understand what\nkind of performance are you looking for. The GPUs that offer high gaming\nperformance are not the ones that provide smooth operation on rendering\nsoftwares. For instance, in NVIDIA, the GeForce Lineup provides high\nperformance on gaming and game engines while the Quadro Lineup helps with high\nrendering softwares. The Real-time raytracing supported GPU lineup from NVIDIA\nhas given them an edge over AMD for now. But if not considering raytracing\nsupport for now, one could say the AMD GPUs are on par with NVIDIA. While\nbuying the GPU, you have to make sure that the GPU you select I compatible\nwith the motherboard and will not offer much of a bottleneck to your processor\nor the memory. The connection ports should also be kept in mind because, if\nthe port version on the motherboard is older than that of the GPU, it will\nresult in slower speeds than expected.",[340,399,326],{"id":400},"power-supply-psu",[296,402,403],{},[346,404],{"alt":405,"src":406},"psu","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002F290620\u002Fpsu.jpg",[296,408,409],{},"Undoubtedly, this is one of the most overlooked part while building a PC. You\nhave to keep in mind the power requirement of every other component in your\nbuild and then while choosing the PSU, it should cover all those needs. Always\ngo for PSUs with an 80+ certification. There are 80+ white, bronze, silver,\ngold, platinum and titanium certifications. It just refers to the efficiency\nof the PSU in delivering the power. 80+ means, it will do it with at least 80%\nefficiency. If you did not choose the PSU well, it might even cost you the\nwhole build.",[340,411,329],{"id":412},"case",[296,414,415],{},[346,416],{"alt":412,"src":417},"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002F290620\u002Fcase.jpg",[296,419,420],{},"Nowadays there are a wide variety of choices for the cases. But you have to\nconsider the size of your components before deciding on a model, especially\nyour Motherboard. The cases come from mini-ATX to ATX sizes. The ATX cases\nwill usually support smaller motherboards but not vice-versa. Also, you have\nto make sure you have enough space to install extra fans in order t provide\nbetter cooling to your build.",[340,422,332],{"id":423},"fans-and-coolers",[296,425,426],{},[346,427],{"alt":428,"src":429},"fans","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002F290620\u002Ffans.jpg",[296,431,432],{},"When you are building a high-performance PC, the components are going to\ngenerate a good amount of heat. Most of the components cannot work beyond a\nlevel of temperature. The CPU should have a dedicated cooler – no questions\nasked. You can have air\u002Fwater cooling according to your need and convenience.\nMost of the new AMD processors, comes with a stock cooler, but you could opt\nfor another cooler as per your need. In case of Intel, you have to buy a\nseparate cooler. Also, the Case accumulate more and more heat, if there was\nnot enough circulation. So, you have to make sure of the same in order to keep\nyour components in an optimum temperature, which will not only result in\nhigher performance, but also the longevity of them.",[340,434,335],{"id":435},"monitors",[296,437,438],{},[346,439],{"alt":440,"src":441},"monitor","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002F290620\u002Fmonitor.jpg",[296,443,444],{},"This should be a no-brainer. You must have a monitor. But now there are lot of\nchoices out there. If you are a creator, it is better to go with a monitor\nthat offer high resolution and more colors. But if you are building a gaming\nPC, a 1080p or 1440p resolution screen with high refresh rate and response\ntime is the one you should go with. There are screens that offer higher\nresolution and high refresh rate together. But they are much more costly and\nyou also need costlier components to push that much data into the monitor.",[340,446,338],{"id":447},"keyboard-mouse",[296,449,450],{},[346,451],{"alt":452,"src":453},"keymouse","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002F290620\u002Fkeymouse.jpg",[296,455,456],{},"There are lot of options for keyboard and mouse now. These components are\nunavoidable for the inputs. With the choices available, I think one should\nexplore on this one and choose for themselves. 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