ueatgoodfood said: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=5fc48f33-be8d-4b87-b319-afa2a0f45fa7I also am not sure how to build it myself. For a first timer, should I try to build it myself or just pay somebody to do it for me?
TSMichaelB said: ueatgoodfood said: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=5fc48f33-be8d-4b87-b319-afa2a0f45fa7I also am not sure how to build it myself. For a first timer, should I try to build it myself or just pay somebody to do it for me? Welcome to the forum. Most of the components look great, however I noticed you have both an air cooler and liquid cooler selected. The included air cooler with the Ryzen 5 3600 will outperform the air cooler you selected and would save you money. The liquid cooler will definitely out perform the air cooler, but won't really give you much of a performance boost, mostly just lower temperature and acoustics with the added RGB aesthetics.I also noticed you have both a 2.5 inch 500GB SSD and 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD paired with a 2TB HDD. While I am one that believes you can never have too much SSD space, I wanted to make sure this was intended and not an oversight.I see you included a capture card as well. Do you plan to capture video from external sources (game consoles, secondary PC, etc)? If you are simply gaming and streaming from just your PC with no intent to capture from another source, this capture card might not do much for you as your GPU and CPU can already perform the required encoding to stream your content. As for whether or not you should perform the build or pay someone to build it, that will depend entirely on your comfort level. PC building has gotten much easier and is definitely a fun hobby to get into. If you have patience and take time to prep, I think you'll do just fine. We can also help here on the forum if you run into any roadblocks and have any questions. That being said, we do offer build services in-store: https://www.microcenter.com/site/service/instore-service-complete-build.aspx. I wish you the best of luck with your build, and I hope you enjoy your entry into the world of custom gaming PC's.
ueatgoodfood said: TSMichaelB said: ueatgoodfood said: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=5fc48f33-be8d-4b87-b319-afa2a0f45fa7I also am not sure how to build it myself. For a first timer, should I try to build it myself or just pay somebody to do it for me? Welcome to the forum. Most of the components look great, however I noticed you have both an air cooler and liquid cooler selected. The included air cooler with the Ryzen 5 3600 will outperform the air cooler you selected and would save you money. The liquid cooler will definitely out perform the air cooler, but won't really give you much of a performance boost, mostly just lower temperature and acoustics with the added RGB aesthetics.I also noticed you have both a 2.5 inch 500GB SSD and 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD paired with a 2TB HDD. While I am one that believes you can never have too much SSD space, I wanted to make sure this was intended and not an oversight.I see you included a capture card as well. Do you plan to capture video from external sources (game consoles, secondary PC, etc)? If you are simply gaming and streaming from just your PC with no intent to capture from another source, this capture card might not do much for you as your GPU and CPU can already perform the required encoding to stream your content. As for whether or not you should perform the build or pay someone to build it, that will depend entirely on your comfort level. PC building has gotten much easier and is definitely a fun hobby to get into. If you have patience and take time to prep, I think you'll do just fine. We can also help here on the forum if you run into any roadblocks and have any questions. That being said, we do offer build services in-store: https://www.microcenter.com/site/service/instore-service-complete-build.aspx. I wish you the best of luck with your build, and I hope you enjoy your entry into the world of custom gaming PC's. Hello. I wasn't aware of the Ryzen 3600 coming with an aircooler. So then should I remove the liquid cooler in addition to the extra air cooler I selected?Also, I'm not too sure about the SSD. I may have accidentally selected 2 with different sized memories. Is only 1TB needed? That's the part that confuses me the most.I actually plan to require console play so that is why I plan to get a graphics card. I'm mostly getting the pc to stream some retro console games actually.
TSMichaelB said: ueatgoodfood said: TSMichaelB said: ueatgoodfood said: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=5fc48f33-be8d-4b87-b319-afa2a0f45fa7I also am not sure how to build it myself. For a first timer, should I try to build it myself or just pay somebody to do it for me? Welcome to the forum. Most of the components look great, however I noticed you have both an air cooler and liquid cooler selected. The included air cooler with the Ryzen 5 3600 will outperform the air cooler you selected and would save you money. The liquid cooler will definitely out perform the air cooler, but won't really give you much of a performance boost, mostly just lower temperature and acoustics with the added RGB aesthetics.I also noticed you have both a 2.5 inch 500GB SSD and 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD paired with a 2TB HDD. While I am one that believes you can never have too much SSD space, I wanted to make sure this was intended and not an oversight.I see you included a capture card as well. Do you plan to capture video from external sources (game consoles, secondary PC, etc)? If you are simply gaming and streaming from just your PC with no intent to capture from another source, this capture card might not do much for you as your GPU and CPU can already perform the required encoding to stream your content. As for whether or not you should perform the build or pay someone to build it, that will depend entirely on your comfort level. PC building has gotten much easier and is definitely a fun hobby to get into. If you have patience and take time to prep, I think you'll do just fine. We can also help here on the forum if you run into any roadblocks and have any questions. That being said, we do offer build services in-store: https://www.microcenter.com/site/service/instore-service-complete-build.aspx. I wish you the best of luck with your build, and I hope you enjoy your entry into the world of custom gaming PC's. Hello. I wasn't aware of the Ryzen 3600 coming with an aircooler. So then should I remove the liquid cooler in addition to the extra air cooler I selected?Also, I'm not too sure about the SSD. I may have accidentally selected 2 with different sized memories. Is only 1TB needed? That's the part that confuses me the most.I actually plan to require console play so that is why I plan to get a graphics card. I'm mostly getting the pc to stream some retro console games actually. I think the included cooler for the Ryzen 3600 will do just fine for your needs. As for the SSD, I'd personally just use the 1TB model and if you need extra storage, pair it with the 2TB HDD. It sounds like the capture card will do just fine for capturing the input of your retro consoles, assuming you have the means to connect them via HDMI.Overall, these tweaks should save you a fair bit of cash, so you can put that into faster components if you feel the need to do so, or simply invest that money elsewhere.
ueatgoodfood said: TSMichaelB said: ueatgoodfood said: TSMichaelB said: ueatgoodfood said: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=5fc48f33-be8d-4b87-b319-afa2a0f45fa7I also am not sure how to build it myself. For a first timer, should I try to build it myself or just pay somebody to do it for me? Welcome to the forum. Most of the components look great, however I noticed you have both an air cooler and liquid cooler selected. The included air cooler with the Ryzen 5 3600 will outperform the air cooler you selected and would save you money. The liquid cooler will definitely out perform the air cooler, but won't really give you much of a performance boost, mostly just lower temperature and acoustics with the added RGB aesthetics.I also noticed you have both a 2.5 inch 500GB SSD and 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD paired with a 2TB HDD. While I am one that believes you can never have too much SSD space, I wanted to make sure this was intended and not an oversight.I see you included a capture card as well. Do you plan to capture video from external sources (game consoles, secondary PC, etc)? If you are simply gaming and streaming from just your PC with no intent to capture from another source, this capture card might not do much for you as your GPU and CPU can already perform the required encoding to stream your content. As for whether or not you should perform the build or pay someone to build it, that will depend entirely on your comfort level. PC building has gotten much easier and is definitely a fun hobby to get into. If you have patience and take time to prep, I think you'll do just fine. We can also help here on the forum if you run into any roadblocks and have any questions. That being said, we do offer build services in-store: https://www.microcenter.com/site/service/instore-service-complete-build.aspx. I wish you the best of luck with your build, and I hope you enjoy your entry into the world of custom gaming PC's. Hello. I wasn't aware of the Ryzen 3600 coming with an aircooler. So then should I remove the liquid cooler in addition to the extra air cooler I selected?Also, I'm not too sure about the SSD. I may have accidentally selected 2 with different sized memories. Is only 1TB needed? That's the part that confuses me the most.I actually plan to require console play so that is why I plan to get a graphics card. I'm mostly getting the pc to stream some retro console games actually. I think the included cooler for the Ryzen 3600 will do just fine for your needs. As for the SSD, I'd personally just use the 1TB model and if you need extra storage, pair it with the 2TB HDD. It sounds like the capture card will do just fine for capturing the input of your retro consoles, assuming you have the means to connect them via HDMI.Overall, these tweaks should save you a fair bit of cash, so you can put that into faster components if you feel the need to do so, or simply invest that money elsewhere. Can you explain what HDD and SSD are? Do I really need both the SSD or should 1 be just fine?
ueatgoodfood said: Thanks guy! My last question would be on how do I know if my computer can handle certain games? I plan to plan Fortnite, GTA V and Valorant for the most part
ueatgoodfood said: Thank you so much guys! I hope to purchase all this equipment by the end of this week. Unfortunately, the graphics card isn't available anymore on the Microcenter website
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