Building your own computer, whether it’s for gaming, school, or work, can be an exciting project. It lets you get the PC of your dreams. But even before you start to build your PC, you need to pick your components and that is a step that can get exceedingly complicated. From all the different motherboard chipsets, to the different CPU and GPU generations, RAM types, power supply ratings, and storage solutions, getting everything together can be tricky.You need to make sure everything is compatible and can hit your performance targets. You need to factor in noise levels, cooling potential, component clearance, and how it will all look when you’re done. If you aren’t sure what you’re doing, picking the wrong components can leave you with a PC that doesn’t meet your needs at best, and one that doesn’t work at all at worst.Fortunately, picking components is an easy-to-learn skill, and one you too can acquire with enough research. To get you started on that journey of discovery and understa...
