Hello! I need a new PC or laptop to record gameplay and edit videos on, as well as play Minecraft smoothly.
I want to be able to record at at LEAST 25-30 FPS (Minimum because I just want it to be playable while recording) and have decent memory, because I tend to store lots of files.
I know 8GB is a good starting point, but I'm lost beyond that. I have no clue what to do. I'm no big computer nerd, so if you could dumb it down to me, that'd be great.
Ideal budget is $400 US (max). I know it probably isn't a lot, I just want it to meet my minimum standards, anything beyond that is luxury.
Build you own PC, Ill update you with a $400 USD Build soon.
Upgradability may not be the best at that price.
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Judged on current world polution rates and percentages on increase/decrease trends, we will approximately face extinction due to it within the next 2 Centuries. However this time we have may be increased as our current evolution is becoming more efficient and are creating methods of saving power and creating new inventions to stop and decrease and even replace things that create pollution. We should be know as the Poluting Evolution and hopefully next be known as the Cleanup Evolution to symbolise that we are no longer creating amounts of pollution capable of making us Extinct.
Btw, by memory you mean hard drive memory if you store files; you should have plenty for 1Tb seeming you wont have too many steam games and apps there.
BTW!!! 8Gb memory is Ram, that is sweet point for most mid range gaming
Judged on current world polution rates and percentages on increase/decrease trends, we will approximately face extinction due to it within the next 2 Centuries. However this time we have may be increased as our current evolution is becoming more efficient and are creating methods of saving power and creating new inventions to stop and decrease and even replace things that create pollution. We should be know as the Poluting Evolution and hopefully next be known as the Cleanup Evolution to symbolise that we are no longer creating amounts of pollution capable of making us Extinct.
Hey these prices are based off of USD (United states).
Prices vary by country, I wouldn't recommend stooping below this, as this is a sweet spot and a gold pc you would be able to have I know it is an extra $70 but a few weeks pocket money and a parent loan, you'll be there buddy.
This PC is absolute kicksass for value quite decent and easy run your game with recording.
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Judged on current world polution rates and percentages on increase/decrease trends, we will approximately face extinction due to it within the next 2 Centuries. However this time we have may be increased as our current evolution is becoming more efficient and are creating methods of saving power and creating new inventions to stop and decrease and even replace things that create pollution. We should be know as the Poluting Evolution and hopefully next be known as the Cleanup Evolution to symbolise that we are no longer creating amounts of pollution capable of making us Extinct.
If you dont understand the parts, bring a screenshot of the list of parts into your local PC Shop and theyll tell you the prices on them locally.
ooorr do your research online!
Seriously doesnt take long to learn about putting PC's together so i recommend you look up details its very interesting.
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Judged on current world polution rates and percentages on increase/decrease trends, we will approximately face extinction due to it within the next 2 Centuries. However this time we have may be increased as our current evolution is becoming more efficient and are creating methods of saving power and creating new inventions to stop and decrease and even replace things that create pollution. We should be know as the Poluting Evolution and hopefully next be known as the Cleanup Evolution to symbolise that we are no longer creating amounts of pollution capable of making us Extinct.
Hey these prices are based off of USD (United states).
Prices vary by country, I wouldn't recommend stooping below this, as this is a sweet spot and a gold pc you would be able to have I know it is an extra $70 but a few weeks pocket money and a parent loan, you'll be there buddy.
This PC is absolute kicksass for value quite decent and easy run your game with recording.
Okay, so I did some looking, and all the parts appear to be available on NewEgg (Except the CPU, I found that on ProVantage), is this a reliable service? Do you have any experience with them?
I have bought only one thing from there and it was a Thermaltake Smart 550W Power supply because I'm from Australia I don't shop there often.
But yes it arrived alright and it was working.
Other reviews online are good too.
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Judged on current world polution rates and percentages on increase/decrease trends, we will approximately face extinction due to it within the next 2 Centuries. However this time we have may be increased as our current evolution is becoming more efficient and are creating methods of saving power and creating new inventions to stop and decrease and even replace things that create pollution. We should be know as the Poluting Evolution and hopefully next be known as the Cleanup Evolution to symbolise that we are no longer creating amounts of pollution capable of making us Extinct.
Hey these prices are based off of USD (United states).
Prices vary by country, I wouldn't recommend stooping below this, as this is a sweet spot and a gold pc you would be able to have I know it is an extra $70 but a few weeks pocket money and a parent loan, you'll be there buddy.
This PC is absolute kicksass for value quite decent and easy run your game with recording.
1. That motherboard and processor are not compatible. I would build this PC instead:
You'd be surprised by the Ryzen 3 2200G's integrated graphics, and I think for Minecraft atleast, it packs a very fine CPU and GPU combo. This should get around 200fps at 16 render distance with everything set to max
As for additional things, you may remove the SSD, or get a B350 Mobo.
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About Me: Hi, my name is April and I am a 20yo trans woman who enjoys anime and gaming. I am currently studying to go into IT. (She/Her)
PCs: Ryzen from the Ashes, Lenovo ThinkPad X250, Acer Verizon M4620G, Apple iMac G4 2002
It's not too hard. Most of the time, you should expect smooth sailing when it comes to a PC. Here are some things to know before you begin, though:
- While static should not be much of an issue most of the time, certain factors can increase the risk of you shocking a component. Don't eat or drink while you are building a PC, don't wear socks, and try not to build on carpet. A normal desk with a decent amount of space is ideal.
- Talking about static shock, It's best to place your motherboard on it's box since static is not a conductor. However, don't place it on the bag, which is conductive on the outside
- Be VERY careful when working with the CPU. It has many pins on the bottom that you can easily bend. Hold the CPU by the edges to avoid bending a pin. It's also not a good idea to touch the heatspreader (the metal part on-top) because getting finger grease on it could impact cooling performance.
- If you decide to make a partslist yourself, please post it here so we can make sure It's a decent system and give suggestions
- While Microsoft does encourage you to buy Windows 10, you most likely won't need to. The only features that are disabled are lockscreen/desktop background setting, the worst thing you will likely encounter is the Activate Windows Watermark in the bottom right which really is not too intrusive, and decent recording software won't usually pick it up as long as you have it set to record Minecraft's window only.
-If you decide to get the SSD, Install Windows and other basic applications (for example, Firefox/Chrome, Spotify, ect) and install your games on the hard drive. An SSD is much faster then a hard drive, but usually contains less storage.
- On that topic, AMD ReLive (AMD GPUs) and nVidia Shadowplay (nVidia GPUs) are likely the best ways to record since they come with your graphics card (the Ryzen 3 2200G uses a integrated AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 GPU
- If you want to test yourself, buy an old PC on ebay (around the 2007 Core2/Phenom era), make sure that it works and boots into an OS. Take it apart, and then put it back together.
Alright Now, Time for the build guide. This is one that I'm making myself, however, I'll post a video if you are a visual learner (note, this is the order of steps that I usually build PCs in)
#1: Install your Hard Drive and SSD (This depends on your case, read the manual)
#2: Open your Motherboard Box, but don't get it out of the antistatic bag quite yet.
#3: Find the I.O Shield. Install this into your case, you will need to pop it into place, and make sure it's popped in (work around the I.O Shield)
#4: Take out your motherboard out of the antistatic bag and place it on the motherboard box
#5: Install your CPU. With AM4 (Ryzen 3 2200G, Ryzen 3 1200), pull up the metal lever and align it with the arrow on the socket. Be careful not to bend a pin.
#6: Install your CPU Cooler. This depends on what cooler you get, so look it up in the manual. Make sure to plug it in to the CPU fan header (usually CPU_FAN 1)
#7: Install your RAM. Pull down the 2 latches on both sides of the RAM Slots and install your RAM (make sure the notches line up, and once you've got it, push down. Do not be afraid to use some force as this is required for installing ram. Upon successful installation, the latches will lower themselves and you should hear a click). Your motherboard may require you to put it in a certain order (for example, for dual channel memory, slots 2 and 4 are to be populated).
#8: This is optional, but you may decide to connect your PSU connecters, Plug your computer in to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse and short the power pin to test that the machine is working so far. If you don't want to do this step, continue reading
#9: Get out your case, take the 2 side panels of on each side. You will find usually a bag or box of stuff that will be useful in the near future (another common place is the drive bays)
#10: Install your case standoffs. Some cases come with them pre-applied. Usualy there is marking in the case or in it's manual to indicate where standoffs go depending on your mobo form-factor.
#11: Place your motherboard on the standoffs, making sure they align and screw in (usualy, looking at the I/O Shield, and making sure the I/O on your motherboard matches up with the I/O Shield. This can help you make sure that your mobo is in the right spot
#12: Screw in your motherboard. Don't screw it in too tight, or else you could risk stripping a screw.
#13: Install your PSU in your case. Connect any modular cables that you might need
#14: Connect your front panel I/O to the pins and connectors on the motherboard. This can be different depending on the case, but common ones are USB 3.0, USB 2.0, Power and Reset buttons, and Power and Reset LEDs.
#15: Plug in your case fans to the motherboard. Most cases come with 2. Note that even though these are only 3-pin, the 4th pin is for PWM, allowing dynamicly controlled speed (most case fans will work at 100% all the time). a 3 pin fan connector will still fit in a 4 pin one
#16: In your motherboard box, you should receive 2 cables. These are SATA and Data cables. Plug the data cable from your hard drive and/or SSD into the motherboard
#17: Now, your PSU should come with some SATA plugs, plug them in to the SATA slot (right beside the Data slot on the HDD/SSD)
#18: Plug in the 24-Pin connector to your motherboard. This has a latch so it cannot be accidentally inserted on the wrong side.
#19: Plug in 8-Pin EPS connector. You should hear a click when in
#20: Insert your graphics card (if you decide to go with my build, skip this step). Pull down the PCIe latch and insert the graphics card. once inserted, make sure to SCREW IT IN! Sorry I put that in bold, but people always forget this step and because of modern graphics card fans, it's easy for a graphics card not screwed in to tear out your PCIe slot, ruining both a mobo and potentially a graphics card.
#21: For higher-powered graphics cards, you will be required to plug in a PSU connector to it. This can vary depending on graphics card.
#22: Flip the switch on your PSU from 0 to 1 and then plug it in to the wall, a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse.
#23: Turn on your PC. It should POST at this point. Go into the setup screen
#24: Ensure that all your components are there and working properly
#25: Install Windows or whatever OS you plan on installing. Do this on an SSD
#26: Install drivers for your hardware and applications
#27: And now, you're done
Please excuse me for spelling errors - It's 1:00AM and I've been up for roughly 19 and a half hours now, so I'm pretty tired right now. Anyways, If you want a video guide, here one is (from the excellent channel Bitwit)
You'd be surprised by the Ryzen 3 2200G's integrated graphics, and I think for Minecraft atleast, it packs a very fine CPU and GPU combo. This should get around 200fps at 16 render distance with everything set to max
As for additional things, you may remove the SSD, or get a B350 Mobo.
I can safely say that this will absolutely destroy Vanilla MC, and if you want you can just throw in a graphics card later on for shaders mod or even much more demanding games (throw in a $150 graphics card and you could be running battlefield 1 easily on low-medium settings at 1080p, with 60fps).
This thread is actually amazing. I totally forgot about it as I ended up getting a laptop that destroys Minecraft for Christmas, however the partslist that Hestia gave is pretty tempting to blast my money on once I get the dough. This thread is also super helpful for people who want to build a PC themselves and I just wanna thank y'all for the support.
Hello! I need a new PC or laptop to record gameplay and edit videos on, as well as play Minecraft smoothly.
I want to be able to record at at LEAST 25-30 FPS (Minimum because I just want it to be playable while recording) and have decent memory, because I tend to store lots of files.
I know 8GB is a good starting point, but I'm lost beyond that. I have no clue what to do. I'm no big computer nerd, so if you could dumb it down to me, that'd be great.
Ideal budget is $400 US (max). I know it probably isn't a lot, I just want it to meet my minimum standards, anything beyond that is luxury.
My Name Is Bhexion and I make datapacks.
Find me on PlanetMinecraft and Youtube.
Build you own PC, Ill update you with a $400 USD Build soon.
Upgradability may not be the best at that price.
Judged on current world polution rates and percentages on increase/decrease trends, we will approximately face extinction due to it within the next 2 Centuries. However this time we have may be increased as our current evolution is becoming more efficient and are creating methods of saving power and creating new inventions to stop and decrease and even replace things that create pollution. We should be know as the Poluting Evolution and hopefully next be known as the Cleanup Evolution to symbolise that we are no longer creating amounts of pollution capable of making us Extinct.
Btw, by memory you mean hard drive memory if you store files; you should have plenty for 1Tb seeming you wont have too many steam games and apps there.
BTW!!! 8Gb memory is Ram, that is sweet point for most mid range gaming
Judged on current world polution rates and percentages on increase/decrease trends, we will approximately face extinction due to it within the next 2 Centuries. However this time we have may be increased as our current evolution is becoming more efficient and are creating methods of saving power and creating new inventions to stop and decrease and even replace things that create pollution. We should be know as the Poluting Evolution and hopefully next be known as the Cleanup Evolution to symbolise that we are no longer creating amounts of pollution capable of making us Extinct.
CPU: i3-7100 = $120
CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper T2 = $18
Graphics Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 550 2Gb = $85
Power Supply: Corsair VS Series VS500 (500W PSU) 80+ = $40
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A = $50
Case: DiyPC DIY-J22 Black USB 3.0 ATX Gaming = $50
Storage WD Blue 1Tb 7200RPM HDD = $50
Ram: Patriot Signature Line 8gb ddr4 2133Mhz = $53
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| $470
Hey these prices are based off of USD (United states).
Prices vary by country, I wouldn't recommend stooping below this, as this is a sweet spot and a gold pc you would be able to have I know it is an extra $70 but a few weeks pocket money and a parent loan, you'll be there buddy.
This PC is absolute kicksass for value quite decent and easy run your game with recording.
Judged on current world polution rates and percentages on increase/decrease trends, we will approximately face extinction due to it within the next 2 Centuries. However this time we have may be increased as our current evolution is becoming more efficient and are creating methods of saving power and creating new inventions to stop and decrease and even replace things that create pollution. We should be know as the Poluting Evolution and hopefully next be known as the Cleanup Evolution to symbolise that we are no longer creating amounts of pollution capable of making us Extinct.
If you dont understand the parts, bring a screenshot of the list of parts into your local PC Shop and theyll tell you the prices on them locally.
ooorr do your research online!
Seriously doesnt take long to learn about putting PC's together so i recommend you look up details its very interesting.
Judged on current world polution rates and percentages on increase/decrease trends, we will approximately face extinction due to it within the next 2 Centuries. However this time we have may be increased as our current evolution is becoming more efficient and are creating methods of saving power and creating new inventions to stop and decrease and even replace things that create pollution. We should be know as the Poluting Evolution and hopefully next be known as the Cleanup Evolution to symbolise that we are no longer creating amounts of pollution capable of making us Extinct.
Okay, so I did some looking, and all the parts appear to be available on NewEgg (Except the CPU, I found that on ProVantage), is this a reliable service? Do you have any experience with them?
My Name Is Bhexion and I make datapacks.
Find me on PlanetMinecraft and Youtube.
Yeah, they sure are.
I have bought only one thing from there and it was a Thermaltake Smart 550W Power supply because I'm from Australia I don't shop there often.
But yes it arrived alright and it was working.
Other reviews online are good too.
Judged on current world polution rates and percentages on increase/decrease trends, we will approximately face extinction due to it within the next 2 Centuries. However this time we have may be increased as our current evolution is becoming more efficient and are creating methods of saving power and creating new inventions to stop and decrease and even replace things that create pollution. We should be know as the Poluting Evolution and hopefully next be known as the Cleanup Evolution to symbolise that we are no longer creating amounts of pollution capable of making us Extinct.
Lenovo ideapad 310
15.6 inch
AMD A12-9700P;
AMD Radeon R5
1TB 5400RPM/
12GB DDR4
Depend on your budget, check these http://pc4u.org/best-laptop-under-400-dollars/
1. That motherboard and processor are not compatible. I would build this PC instead:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($62.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *MSI - GeForce GT 1030 2GB AERO ITX OC Video Card ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.19 @ OutletPC)
Total: $399.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-05 14:43 EDT-0400
It has a better (and compatible!) Processor. If you want to shave off some cash, this is cheaper and not much worse:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($78.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($62.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *MSI - GeForce GT 1030 2GB AERO ITX OC Video Card ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.19 @ OutletPC)
Total: $375.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-05 14:43 EDT-0400
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any luck finding a decent laptop that can actually handle minecraft for around 400 dollars?
I'm thinking about buying an Ideapad 110 which this says is good for light gaming https://thetechreviewer.com/tech-tips/best-laptop-under-400/
But I want to make sure an r5 will be enough to have enough framerate to play minecraft at max resolution which with this model seems to only be 720p
are dedicated graphics card in laptops under $500 pretty much non-existent?
maybe I should try to build a desktop instead?
I'm not that great at like hardware stuff lol which is why I am looking at laptops but there is a first time for everything I guess
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($98.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *ASRock - A320M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($48.26 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($103.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: HP - 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($37.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $415.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-23 22:40 EDT-0400
You'd be surprised by the Ryzen 3 2200G's integrated graphics, and I think for Minecraft atleast, it packs a very fine CPU and GPU combo. This should get around 200fps at 16 render distance with everything set to max
As for additional things, you may remove the SSD, or get a B350 Mobo.
About Me: Hi, my name is April and I am a 20yo trans woman who enjoys anime and gaming. I am currently studying to go into IT. (She/Her)
PCs: Ryzen from the Ashes, Lenovo ThinkPad X250, Acer Verizon M4620G, Apple iMac G4 2002
Phones: Google Pixel 2 XL, ZTE Axon 7 Mini, ZTE Zinger
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Wow that is tempting. How hard is it to build a computer for the first time if you've never done it? Any good guides or videos out there?
It's not too hard. Most of the time, you should expect smooth sailing when it comes to a PC. Here are some things to know before you begin, though:
- While static should not be much of an issue most of the time, certain factors can increase the risk of you shocking a component. Don't eat or drink while you are building a PC, don't wear socks, and try not to build on carpet. A normal desk with a decent amount of space is ideal.
- Talking about static shock, It's best to place your motherboard on it's box since static is not a conductor. However, don't place it on the bag, which is conductive on the outside
- Be VERY careful when working with the CPU. It has many pins on the bottom that you can easily bend. Hold the CPU by the edges to avoid bending a pin. It's also not a good idea to touch the heatspreader (the metal part on-top) because getting finger grease on it could impact cooling performance.
- If you decide to make a partslist yourself, please post it here so we can make sure It's a decent system and give suggestions
- While Microsoft does encourage you to buy Windows 10, you most likely won't need to. The only features that are disabled are lockscreen/desktop background setting, the worst thing you will likely encounter is the Activate Windows Watermark in the bottom right which really is not too intrusive, and decent recording software won't usually pick it up as long as you have it set to record Minecraft's window only.
-If you decide to get the SSD, Install Windows and other basic applications (for example, Firefox/Chrome, Spotify, ect) and install your games on the hard drive. An SSD is much faster then a hard drive, but usually contains less storage.
- On that topic, AMD ReLive (AMD GPUs) and nVidia Shadowplay (nVidia GPUs) are likely the best ways to record since they come with your graphics card (the Ryzen 3 2200G uses a integrated AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 GPU
- If you want to test yourself, buy an old PC on ebay (around the 2007 Core2/Phenom era), make sure that it works and boots into an OS. Take it apart, and then put it back together.
Alright Now, Time for the build guide. This is one that I'm making myself, however, I'll post a video if you are a visual learner (note, this is the order of steps that I usually build PCs in)
#1: Install your Hard Drive and SSD (This depends on your case, read the manual)
#2: Open your Motherboard Box, but don't get it out of the antistatic bag quite yet.
#3: Find the I.O Shield. Install this into your case, you will need to pop it into place, and make sure it's popped in (work around the I.O Shield)
#4: Take out your motherboard out of the antistatic bag and place it on the motherboard box
#5: Install your CPU. With AM4 (Ryzen 3 2200G, Ryzen 3 1200), pull up the metal lever and align it with the arrow on the socket. Be careful not to bend a pin.
#6: Install your CPU Cooler. This depends on what cooler you get, so look it up in the manual. Make sure to plug it in to the CPU fan header (usually CPU_FAN 1)
#7: Install your RAM. Pull down the 2 latches on both sides of the RAM Slots and install your RAM (make sure the notches line up, and once you've got it, push down. Do not be afraid to use some force as this is required for installing ram. Upon successful installation, the latches will lower themselves and you should hear a click). Your motherboard may require you to put it in a certain order (for example, for dual channel memory, slots 2 and 4 are to be populated).
#8: This is optional, but you may decide to connect your PSU connecters, Plug your computer in to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse and short the power pin to test that the machine is working so far. If you don't want to do this step, continue reading
#9: Get out your case, take the 2 side panels of on each side. You will find usually a bag or box of stuff that will be useful in the near future (another common place is the drive bays)
#10: Install your case standoffs. Some cases come with them pre-applied. Usualy there is marking in the case or in it's manual to indicate where standoffs go depending on your mobo form-factor.
#11: Place your motherboard on the standoffs, making sure they align and screw in (usualy, looking at the I/O Shield, and making sure the I/O on your motherboard matches up with the I/O Shield. This can help you make sure that your mobo is in the right spot
#12: Screw in your motherboard. Don't screw it in too tight, or else you could risk stripping a screw.
#13: Install your PSU in your case. Connect any modular cables that you might need
#14: Connect your front panel I/O to the pins and connectors on the motherboard. This can be different depending on the case, but common ones are USB 3.0, USB 2.0, Power and Reset buttons, and Power and Reset LEDs.
#15: Plug in your case fans to the motherboard. Most cases come with 2. Note that even though these are only 3-pin, the 4th pin is for PWM, allowing dynamicly controlled speed (most case fans will work at 100% all the time). a 3 pin fan connector will still fit in a 4 pin one
#16: In your motherboard box, you should receive 2 cables. These are SATA and Data cables. Plug the data cable from your hard drive and/or SSD into the motherboard
#17: Now, your PSU should come with some SATA plugs, plug them in to the SATA slot (right beside the Data slot on the HDD/SSD)
#18: Plug in the 24-Pin connector to your motherboard. This has a latch so it cannot be accidentally inserted on the wrong side.
#19: Plug in 8-Pin EPS connector. You should hear a click when in
#20: Insert your graphics card (if you decide to go with my build, skip this step). Pull down the PCIe latch and insert the graphics card. once inserted, make sure to SCREW IT IN! Sorry I put that in bold, but people always forget this step and because of modern graphics card fans, it's easy for a graphics card not screwed in to tear out your PCIe slot, ruining both a mobo and potentially a graphics card.
#21: For higher-powered graphics cards, you will be required to plug in a PSU connector to it. This can vary depending on graphics card.
#22: Flip the switch on your PSU from 0 to 1 and then plug it in to the wall, a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse.
#23: Turn on your PC. It should POST at this point. Go into the setup screen
#24: Ensure that all your components are there and working properly
#25: Install Windows or whatever OS you plan on installing. Do this on an SSD
#26: Install drivers for your hardware and applications
#27: And now, you're done
Please excuse me for spelling errors - It's 1:00AM and I've been up for roughly 19 and a half hours now, so I'm pretty tired right now. Anyways, If you want a video guide, here one is (from the excellent channel Bitwit)
anyways, hoped this helped
About Me: Hi, my name is April and I am a 20yo trans woman who enjoys anime and gaming. I am currently studying to go into IT. (She/Her)
PCs: Ryzen from the Ashes, Lenovo ThinkPad X250, Acer Verizon M4620G, Apple iMac G4 2002
Phones: Google Pixel 2 XL, ZTE Axon 7 Mini, ZTE Zinger
More details about specs in bio
I can safely say that this will absolutely destroy Vanilla MC, and if you want you can just throw in a graphics card later on for shaders mod or even much more demanding games (throw in a $150 graphics card and you could be running battlefield 1 easily on low-medium settings at 1080p, with 60fps).
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5 Years on Minecraftforum. Over 9 on minecraft itself. Mod developer for 4 years.
Y'all
This thread is actually amazing. I totally forgot about it as I ended up getting a laptop that destroys Minecraft for Christmas, however the partslist that Hestia gave is pretty tempting to blast my money on once I get the dough. This thread is also super helpful for people who want to build a PC themselves and I just wanna thank y'all for the support.
My Name Is Bhexion and I make datapacks.
Find me on PlanetMinecraft and Youtube.