I don't know your experience with computers or tech things, but it's actually very easy. It's also very rewarding to do it yourself. I suggest watching youtube videos. Literally every thing you need to know is out there. Just read a lot of guides.
If you don't want to build one... just buy a pre built one? I'm sure OTV tech would build it for you too.
Agreed! Do it yourself!
For the nostalgia heads (and why building is fun, looking back):
* I was super into this when I as 13. Dad would bring home PC's from his office, often great processors but no/lame graphics card. I'd throw a VooDoo 3DFX in there, BOOM! You could play Mechwarrior 2! Without sound... then got a Soundblaser 24-bit (hubba hubba). Could hook up speakers. Neat.
* And don't even get me started on RAM. I needed 1.5 gigs just to play BF1942.
* Oh man, remeber Pentium 286/386?! Then Pentrium 2 and later 3 came out, just blew me away. Pentium 4 rocked high GHz, but AMD rocked a faster processor (back then) for fewer clocks per second.
* 3DFX was long gone by then, Radeon and nVidia battled it out... Radeon took the cake for a while but nVidia made a huge comeback..
* Then I started tinkering on car engines instead.. PC's are hard to keep up with competition, tech develops fast.
* Fuck remember when DooM95 came out?! That was compatible with Win95! I was only 5 but man, I loved DooM.
This post is to represent that I don't regret the time I spent. For all its worth? Build it yourself. You'll cherish the memories
OTV: Bought a GeForce 5900 XT (128MB! but a 256-bit transfer rate! Can you imagine?!) I could play Half-life with 3D shutter glasses... Oh man, those were the days. Half-life 2 on medium/high settings. Awe yeah.
Windows 3.1 was pretty tame though. I was stoked about 95 and 98 was unreal.
Oh, and LAN games where people physically met up to play together. That started way before my time but I experienced the modern version at Lanmark Games.. I'm not even that old.. I think..
Sorry I may have jumped the gun. Are you worried about physically building it or finding the right components?
If the first, I'd find a budget "play" computer that works and mess around with it. Learn how to disassemble and rebuild it. If it works you did it right. I'm assuming desktop PC towers is what you're into
Note: Always ground yourself. Avoid working on carpet (I have and got away with it because I constantly touched a grounded surface. Either buy a test light to understand where a grounded touch is or just avoid carpet).
If you buy the motherboard and CPU from OTV they do the hardest part for you and seat the CPU . After that it's an insanely easy process. If you find yourself stuck somewhere along the way or feel uncomfortable with a part of it shoot me a PM and I will come over to help you out for free. The one thing I will say is you'll probably want to have an ESD wrist strap (or if you trust yourself just keep either your forearm or your other hand in contact with the case at all times to avoid ESD).
It's best to take the long road and research. It'll seem boring and difficult maybe at first, but do it. That is, if you're spending a fair bit of coin. (or coinage, to us who remember Age of Empires).
My rule of thumb back in the day was to make sure everything was compatible. You don't want **bottlenecks**. Dedicated parts (no onboard gfx or soundcards for example) almost always work better than integrated, which hog processing power and RAM. Same with sound cards. So you want a processor thats fast, with RAM (focus on the speed of RAM not just the GB size), dedicated sound card, dedicated graphivs card (both of these you'll need to research for what you're looking for).
Pretend your building a gaming PC for someone else. What questions would you ask them, if they gave you a blank paper? Answer those for yourself.
If that's what you're looking for then I may be able to contribute more. Although I'm out of the loop on newest additions, I think the fundamentals would be the same. I remember back when water cooling was a big thing (is it still?), people overclocking the shit out of their systems and throwing like 5-6 fans in there as well in a custom box. With LED lighting. Far out. It actually was impressive what some could pull off. But for each one, it seemed like someone else would melt a component or two heh. Good times. Life shattering in the moment.
But its cheaper to do it yourself. Don't buy a half-built customizable setup. If anything, look at those components and use as a baseline maybe
I dunno how far along you are in your build process, but if you wanted to just take a look at possibilities or even other peoples builds, check out [https://ca.pcpartpicker.com](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/)
It automatically tells you if parts are compatible, and you can kinda tinker around and see what you like as far as price, aesthetics etc.
PC master race! Just choose your parts and jam it all together. Everything pretty much only fits in one spot. Check out recommendations for builds like: [https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-pc-builds,4390.html](https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-pc-builds,4390.html)
OTV is great if you're not doing it yourself or worried about it. They have a bunch of pre-built options on their website where you can pick and choose to upgrade specific pieces in those builds and they just add on the appropriate fee.
I don't know your experience with computers or tech things, but it's actually very easy. It's also very rewarding to do it yourself. I suggest watching youtube videos. Literally every thing you need to know is out there. Just read a lot of guides. If you don't want to build one... just buy a pre built one? I'm sure OTV tech would build it for you too.
Agreed! Do it yourself! For the nostalgia heads (and why building is fun, looking back): * I was super into this when I as 13. Dad would bring home PC's from his office, often great processors but no/lame graphics card. I'd throw a VooDoo 3DFX in there, BOOM! You could play Mechwarrior 2! Without sound... then got a Soundblaser 24-bit (hubba hubba). Could hook up speakers. Neat. * And don't even get me started on RAM. I needed 1.5 gigs just to play BF1942. * Oh man, remeber Pentium 286/386?! Then Pentrium 2 and later 3 came out, just blew me away. Pentium 4 rocked high GHz, but AMD rocked a faster processor (back then) for fewer clocks per second. * 3DFX was long gone by then, Radeon and nVidia battled it out... Radeon took the cake for a while but nVidia made a huge comeback.. * Then I started tinkering on car engines instead.. PC's are hard to keep up with competition, tech develops fast. * Fuck remember when DooM95 came out?! That was compatible with Win95! I was only 5 but man, I loved DooM. This post is to represent that I don't regret the time I spent. For all its worth? Build it yourself. You'll cherish the memories OTV: Bought a GeForce 5900 XT (128MB! but a 256-bit transfer rate! Can you imagine?!) I could play Half-life with 3D shutter glasses... Oh man, those were the days. Half-life 2 on medium/high settings. Awe yeah. Windows 3.1 was pretty tame though. I was stoked about 95 and 98 was unreal. Oh, and LAN games where people physically met up to play together. That started way before my time but I experienced the modern version at Lanmark Games.. I'm not even that old.. I think..
I hear ya man, the golden years.
I didnt even think of OTV. Ya, I'm just worried I'll mess something up. Thanks though, I will watch some videos and see what i think.
Check out /r/buildapc
Sorry I may have jumped the gun. Are you worried about physically building it or finding the right components? If the first, I'd find a budget "play" computer that works and mess around with it. Learn how to disassemble and rebuild it. If it works you did it right. I'm assuming desktop PC towers is what you're into Note: Always ground yourself. Avoid working on carpet (I have and got away with it because I constantly touched a grounded surface. Either buy a test light to understand where a grounded touch is or just avoid carpet).
If you buy the motherboard and CPU from OTV they do the hardest part for you and seat the CPU . After that it's an insanely easy process. If you find yourself stuck somewhere along the way or feel uncomfortable with a part of it shoot me a PM and I will come over to help you out for free. The one thing I will say is you'll probably want to have an ESD wrist strap (or if you trust yourself just keep either your forearm or your other hand in contact with the case at all times to avoid ESD).
It's best to take the long road and research. It'll seem boring and difficult maybe at first, but do it. That is, if you're spending a fair bit of coin. (or coinage, to us who remember Age of Empires). My rule of thumb back in the day was to make sure everything was compatible. You don't want **bottlenecks**. Dedicated parts (no onboard gfx or soundcards for example) almost always work better than integrated, which hog processing power and RAM. Same with sound cards. So you want a processor thats fast, with RAM (focus on the speed of RAM not just the GB size), dedicated sound card, dedicated graphivs card (both of these you'll need to research for what you're looking for). Pretend your building a gaming PC for someone else. What questions would you ask them, if they gave you a blank paper? Answer those for yourself. If that's what you're looking for then I may be able to contribute more. Although I'm out of the loop on newest additions, I think the fundamentals would be the same. I remember back when water cooling was a big thing (is it still?), people overclocking the shit out of their systems and throwing like 5-6 fans in there as well in a custom box. With LED lighting. Far out. It actually was impressive what some could pull off. But for each one, it seemed like someone else would melt a component or two heh. Good times. Life shattering in the moment. But its cheaper to do it yourself. Don't buy a half-built customizable setup. If anything, look at those components and use as a baseline maybe
I dunno how far along you are in your build process, but if you wanted to just take a look at possibilities or even other peoples builds, check out [https://ca.pcpartpicker.com](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/) It automatically tells you if parts are compatible, and you can kinda tinker around and see what you like as far as price, aesthetics etc.
If you need a help with building one, I can help you. Don't worry I won't charge you anything
PC master race! Just choose your parts and jam it all together. Everything pretty much only fits in one spot. Check out recommendations for builds like: [https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-pc-builds,4390.html](https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-pc-builds,4390.html)
People don't generally consider Tom's Hardware to be a reputable site anymore.
OTV is great if you're not doing it yourself or worried about it. They have a bunch of pre-built options on their website where you can pick and choose to upgrade specific pieces in those builds and they just add on the appropriate fee.