How do I Build a Custom Gamer PC?

Build a custom-made personal computer to enhance your gaming experience.

Game lovers who build a custom gamer PC (personal computer) own a system that operates at high levels of speed and power to create an incredible laptop gaming system. These types of computers contain upgrades and features that most laptops and desktops do not have. If you know how to install computer parts, enjoy the testing process and do not mind spending money to get the parts you need or using components you have at your disposal, you can build a custom gamer PC on your own. Otherwise, find a company that specializes in computers for gamers such as iBuyPower, which buy parts and build your system.

Instructions

1. Purchase a tower for your gaming system. Think about what color you want to use for your computer tower. If you can't decide on a color, look at the location where the computer will sit and see what color matches best with your surroundings.

2. Buy the parts that you plan to put inside your computer, including hard drive, memory, motherboard and compact disc (CD) player. Look for optional parts such as a Blu-ray DVD burner, a sound card that supports surround sound and a CPU cooler that utilizes heat pipe technology to give you the power for which you yearn.

3. Search for a suitable case illumination system. You can buy lights for your computer tower that make it shine brightly and further enhance your level of gaming enjoyment. Put these lights on while you play games in the dark to show your friends what your computer can do.

4. Find a fan that cools your computer thoroughly. Since your gaming computer will use a great deal of power, it is important to have a fan that cools off your processor and the other parts of your computer during periods of usage.

5. Locate a high-quality sound card and video card to handle the audio and visual aspects of your gaming computer. These components allow you to hear sounds with movie theater-style loudness, and experience vivid gaming images.

6. Find a network card. When you get a card that has the power to handle incoming and outgoing traffic from your network, positions of players in a game and plug-and-play technology, you can have fun with your game and not have to sacrifice features such as computer speed or image quality.

References

• iBUYPOWER: High Performance Custom Gaming Computers and Laptops
• Bigfoot Networks: Game Networking DNA