5 Tips To Building A Low Budget Gaming/Non-Gaming PC

Gnomie Robert Holman writes:

Building a low budget PC is easier than you think. As long as you have a good idea for what you want in your new PC, it’s simple. Here are some tips to getting good, cheap parts.

1. Do your research. You may look at, say, a video card that’s upwards of $500. A product that does the same thing can literally cost a fraction of the cost.
2. Shop around. You may be pretty adamant about going to one site to buy your computer parts, but chances are you can find them for a bit cheaper on another site.
3. Don’t always do name brand. Though we all know this to be true with anything, when it comes to PC components, though, this is more true. Where one component may cost $200 for a name brand, a “generic” brand component that does the same exact thing will probably cost you about $50-$100 less.
4. Buy SATA. Not only is SATA faster, but it’s also becoming much cheaper than IDE components. No joke. But it’s not like it’s a bad thing, though, as IDE has kind of overstayed its welcome.
5. Make sure the parts are compatible. Though this doesn’t seem to have much to do with spending less, it’s nice to make sure that everything is going to work in your new build, because if it doesn’t… that means having to spend money shipping the product back, a possible restocking fee, etc.

It is hoped that this will help the penny pincher make a better decision when building a computer, whether or not it be for gaming.