Help my kid build a gaming computer

Allen Hanford · Jun 29, 2017

My 12-year-old son wants to build a windows 7 compatible computer for gaming. I've never built any electronics except for a guitar pedal, although I build motorcycles so I'm technically-minded.

I really want to encourage this, so where do we start?

Calvin7 · Jun 29, 2017

Windows 7 is not supported on the latest AM4 and Intel 7th Generation CPUs, so you may want to choose an older AM3+ model.

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GIGABYTE GA-970-Gaming SLI
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Scottray · Jun 29, 2017

You've come to the right place! Here's an article on this site to get you started: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-pc,2601.html. This link has some suggested builds to look at: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-pc-builds,4390.html#p1. Here's a site to help pick out parts/prices: https://pcpartpicker.com/. It also has guides and suggested builds, too. Last, there's lots of YouTube videos to show you how to put it together.

You mentioned Windows 7 compatible. I'm not sure if you mean that you have a copy of Windows 7 you plan to use or you mean just a Windows PC in general. If you're building a new PC, I would highly suggest you buy a copy of Windows 10. This is the latest version of Windows and you won't have compatibility issues with the newer parts that are generally available now.

Allen Hanford · Jun 29, 2017

I haven't purchased anything yet but I just talked to him and he definitely wants to run Windows 7. There's problems with the games he plays on Windows 10.

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