Hi, thank you for stopping by to read this. I was recommended to come here by a friend to ask for help. While i'm not new to PCs and PC gaming, I've never built one from parts and the thought of the whole process has made me sick. (Like, I've ACTUALLY thrown up from the stress to far.) I have a limited budget to work with ( 500 USD ), and I can risk my stupidity breaking any of the parts as I wouldn't have the money for replacements for around another year.
I haven't bought any parts yet at the time of typing this out, but as part of Cyber Monday this year I will have the chance to buy parts within my budget. I'm using this article as a guide to buying.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3120287/computers/how-to-build-a-cheap-but-powerful-gaming-pc-for-500.html
What would I need to know with putting parts like this together? I don't know how much variance there is with how parts need to be assembled, but I assume it's somewhere in between "Each is a Special Snowflake" and "They Have a Plug A and a Slot B with possibly a Slot C." How fragile should I expect these part to be? How easy is it to identify what goes where? What additional tools do I need besides screw drivers? And what do I need to do AFTER it is built?
Thank you for your time and/or help. This is incredibly scary for me to even think about. I've never done this before or even something similar.
I haven't bought any parts yet at the time of typing this out, but as part of Cyber Monday this year I will have the chance to buy parts within my budget. I'm using this article as a guide to buying.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3120287/computers/how-to-build-a-cheap-but-powerful-gaming-pc-for-500.html
What would I need to know with putting parts like this together? I don't know how much variance there is with how parts need to be assembled, but I assume it's somewhere in between "Each is a Special Snowflake" and "They Have a Plug A and a Slot B with possibly a Slot C." How fragile should I expect these part to be? How easy is it to identify what goes where? What additional tools do I need besides screw drivers? And what do I need to do AFTER it is built?
Thank you for your time and/or help. This is incredibly scary for me to even think about. I've never done this before or even something similar.