By Shirley Campbell


PC gaming is a pretty big thing these days which is why gaming computers are all the rage among video gamers who do not want to buy consoles. Of course, if one wants to be able to play games in a computer, then he or she must have a gamer pc. In order to create a good gaming pc, then he or she must know the specs of a good computer so that he or she may customize it and make it work well.

The first thing that one has to take into consideration would be the CPU. At the very least, one must have a two core processor to take most basic games. However, one will definitely have to check the processor requirements of each individual game to see if that particular game would need a higher core processor.

Aside from that, one must also take into consideration how the processor would affect the definition of the game. In order to get a high def gaming experience, the least that one would need is a 2.5Ghz processor. For more modern processors, the thing to watch out for would be whether the processor is an i5 or i7 wherein the i5 is the minimum needed for gaming and the i7 is the most powerful type.

After the processor has been handled, the next thing to think of would be the graphic cards. In order to have a good gaming quality, the motherboard has to be able to run dual graphic cards which means that there must be a dual slot to be able to take these cards. Also, the motherboard must have the right slots for either the NVIDIA cards or the AMD Crossfire cards as these are the recommended graphic cards.

With regard to the graphic cards, you need to get the ones that support the display settings. Good graphic cards would have memories of around 2GB and 4GB to play up to 60 frames per second. If you can, get a video card that can take up to 90 frames per second. This would help prevent lagging or slow running.

Next up is the RAM which is either a DDR3 or a DDR4 as these two are the best RAMs for a gaming motherboard. Do take note that these are also the most compatible with gaming computer motherboards as well. With regard to memory, 32GB is the most recommended but 16GB will do depending on the game.

Lastly, one has to consider the hard drive storage. HDD storage is probably the most common and must have a 7200RPM with a cache memory of at least 16MB in it. As for the storage memory, it is wise to have at least 250GB but if one can get a memory of up to 500GB, then all the better.

These are some of the basic things to think of when building a gaming computer. Other things to take note of would be the resolution from the monitor, the power supply, the mouse, the keyboard, and the cooling fans. However, those things can come later after the basic stuff have been taken care of.




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