PC’s are popular mainly because everyone can create the right configuration in a short amount of time. It takes little technical knowledge to create an affordable gaming machine. Many online computer shops have system configuration programs that will let everyone create the PC they need in a budget.

You can use the filters from most online computer shop to narrow the search down to the components matching the requirements. Don’t worry, you can’t go wrong matching an Intel processor with a motherboard with chipset for AMD processors. Nobody stops you buying both if you need them. Most shopping sites have put AMD and Intel motherboard in different categories. This way when you check an AMD processor you will see only motherboards with chipsets for AMD.

The next step is to choose the right amount of RAM that is necessary to run applications on your computer. This step requires a little help from a person that knows more about hardware and memory limits of different type of processors.

If you are playing one of the following games: Fallout 3, Half Life 2, Bioshock, Call Of Duty: World At War, Far Cry 2, Diablo 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, Age of Empires 2, or Call of duty 4 you are in luck and you can play them on x64 operating systems that support higher amount of RAM. The list of games that are compatible or designed for x64 processors and operating systems is growing at a very slow pace since the gaming industry focuses on 32 bit processors because these are wide spread and preferred by a lot of people. Even though x64 processor are affordable and very powerful, users tend to use x86 or 32 bit operating systems because there is a large number of applications supported on them.

You must remember that by definition 32 bit processor is built to use 32 bits to refer to each location for every byte of memory. The technical calculation is 2^32 = 4.2 billion. Simply put a memory address with the length of 32 bits can only refer to 4.2 billion unique location (4 GB memory limit on 32 bit operating systems). Don’t worry you can play a lot of rich graphic games that don’t require too much RAM.

Everyone focuses on the graphic processor. The rule to stick within your budget is to choose two ore three games and check their system requirements to be able to build an affordable PC. Gaming PC become outdated in a few months so you don’t need to overspend thinking that you will be able to play the latest games for the next few years.

These first steps in configuring your own systems are as easy as building with Lego bricks. The most important aspect when creating a new system from scratch is the type of PSU. Unfortunately this step gets the least amount of attention that can lead to disasters. In the least terrifying scenario choosing the wrong type of power supply will create auditory discomfort. This way in the moments of peak usage of your computer you will hear humming and buzzing as if you will use a coffee grinder or a juicer.

Choosing power supply for gaming PC needs a thorough article that will explain every aspect you need to consider when creating your custom made system.

Dave has been writing articles for about 6 years now. Not only does the author talk about tech, the computers and Apple, he owns a site on MMORPG games which is a large community that discusses MMO games.