Absolute Beginner

[bigred55555]

Hello everybody.  This is my first post on this site.  I have been following Linus' videos on YouTube for a few months, and I am ready to build my first gaming PC.  I know nothing about reputable places to pick out components and was wondering if there is a place on this site with recommended builds, or guides for newbies like myself.  I want the experience to be as painless as possible but also want to get the biggest bang for my buck without having to pour over tons and tons of hardware specs making sure I am getting the good stuff.  Any tips are greatly appreciated.  Thanks. 

[Nocte]

The best place to plan your build is https://pcpartpicker.com as it will warn you if components are incompatible as well as providing prices, stores, and reviews for each components. All on the same site, for free

[Adorable Cat]

Hey, welcome!

Definitely check out https://pcpartpicker.com/, it lets you create a list of your parts, and automatically does compatibility checks, and has links to where you can buy the parts. 

There's plenty of posts and people on the forum that can help you decide between parts within a budget, if you can't find an answer just ask.

 

[TH3R34P3R]

if you want help, give a budget. there are a bunch of us on here that will give insight into any budget build you may want, and with whatever accessories you may want too. 

[aisle9]

4 minutes ago, bigred55555 said:

Hello everybody.  This is my first post on this site.  I have been following Linus' videos on YouTube for a few months, and I am ready to build my first gaming PC.  I know nothing about reputable places to pick out components and was wondering if there is a place on this site with recommended builds, or guides for newbies like myself.  I want the experience to be as painless as possible but also want to get the biggest bang for my buck without having to pour over tons and tons of hardware specs making sure I am getting the good stuff.  Any tips are greatly appreciated.  Thanks. 

I'm assuming you're in the US, and if so, the buildapcsales subreddit is a good place to start. There's also the related buildapc subreddit. Both are useful.

[Cyracus]

Welcome to the forum. Unfortunately to get the best bang for your buck requires a bit of research or foreknowledge. If you post your budget, country, and use case (gaming, video editing, etc) people will usually build you a list on pcpartpicker. 

[GoodBytes]

Hello! Welcome to the forum

 

Just to say,

Once you have a system planned, you can post it in the forum section called: New Builds and Planning

Include budget and what you plan to do with the system. And you'll have the community check what you plan in getting, and help you out by sharing feedback on your build, propose alternatives hardware that you might be interested in, advice you if it may be worth waiting a moment or not for something newer/better, etc.

And also help you finding places which are reputable/good experience to order the hardware.

 

We also have a Troubleshooting section on the forum, where the community is ready to help you if you face issues in building your system, or face system level issues (example: system shutdown on you, no image on screen when turning on, etc.) And of course, we have the Windows forum section for any Windows related questions, problems, etc.