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After about 10 years of console gaming, I want to start making the switch to PC gaming. The problem is I know absolutely nothing about building a PC.

I tried Youtube videos and other forum posts, but there's just too many acronyms and things that don't make any sense to me and I want to make sure I'm doing things right and not getting ripped off while still building a quality system.

My understanding is that you can build an inexpensive PC and upgrade certain parts over time until you have a nice setup. AKA you don't have to upgrade everything at once, right?

Ideally I'd like to have a system to run games like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Overwatch for as inexpensive as possible. My ideal budget is in the $350-400 range but I understand that can be unreasonable for a good product, so I'm willing to stretch that to around $600. Remember that my idea is that I can start off with a cheap build and slowly upgrade as money becomes more available (if I'm incorrect with that, please let me know!)

Anyone have any tips or suggestions for a first time builder and can help me jump into this world of PC building?
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Building a PC is as easy as building legos. Take your time while doing so, just be sure not to put your components on a carpet of course.

As for a part list, I will leave that up to some of PC pros on this forum
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Thanks! That's actually really encouraging Some of the videos I've been watching over the past few days have been pretty intimidating but hopefully I can figure everything out and conquer this project!

JTHM wrote Building a PC is as easy as building legos. Take your time while doing so, just be sure not to put your components on a carpet of course.

As for a part list, I will leave that up to some of PC pros on this forum
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They have graphics cards damn near their MSRP. Which is hard to come by. It may be more then you wanna spend but it's an option.
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Do you need a monitor?
If not, what monitor(s) will you be using with this system?
Do you need any other peripherals?
Will you overclock?
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13 wrote Do you need a monitor?
If not, what monitor(s) will you be using with this system?
Do you need any other peripherals?
Will you overclock?


I currently have nothing so yes, I'd need to buy a monitor.

Based on what I've read about overclocking, it's not something I would do right away. I think I'd be more comfortable buying a CPU that can handle what I'd put it through rather than try to push the limits since, based on what I can tell, overclocking can be risky if you don't know what you're doing and I admittedly don't have a clue what I'm doing lol.
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No need for 2 threads. Especially when you give 3 completely different budgets. You're not getting anything decent with a monitor for under $400. This is the absolute minimum I'd recommend;

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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($99.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($95.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($27.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $450.61

Ask Newegg to update the motherboard BIOS for you when you buy it. I'd recommend upping to a 240-256GB SSD for an extra $30-40. I'd also look in to grabbing a used GTX 960 or GTX 770 for about $100, maybe an R9 380(x) if you're lucky. Or, potentially look in to buying a used GTX 970 for around $160. Adding any of these GPUs would be a nice upgrade over the R3 2200G Vega 8 iGPU.
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