How To Build a Gaming PC in 2023 - Part 1: The Basic 7 Parts ⇨ Sponsor: Micro Center! New Customer Exclusive - $25 Off ALL Processors: Monitor Madness Deals: | Custom PC Builder: ▷ MY STORE - shirts, pint glasses & hoodies: ▷ HOW TO BUILD A PC PART 2: $900 Budget Build - ▷ HOW TO BUILD A PC PART 3: $3000+ High-End Build - ▷ HOW TO BUILD A PC PART 4: System Setup and Windows Install - ► TIMESTAMPS 0:00 How to Build a Gaming PC in 2023 - Part 1 1:00 Peripherals That You Need (Some You Might Already Have!) 1:35 The 7 Basic Parts of a Gaming PC Build 3:25 PART 1: The CPU 7:46 ALSO PART 1: The CPU Cooler (Heatsink/Fan) 9:36 PART 2: The GPU (Graphics Card or Video Card) 15:35 PART 3: The Motherboard 20:08 PART 4: The Memory (RAM) 22:20 PART 5: Storage (SSD or Hard Drive) 25:10 PART 6: The Case 26:53 PART 7: The Power Supply (PSU) 29:01 There’s Always More to Upgrade, More to Learn… Most Recent Monthly Builds Video - $1200 Gaming PC Parts List: PLAYLIST: Beginner's Guide to Building a Gaming PC ► PARTS LIST (March $1200 Gaming PC) CPU: Ryzen 5800X3D ($322) Amazon - | Newegg - CPU Cooler Options: Thermalright Silver Soul 135 Black ($33 Amazon) - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ($40) - ARGB Version $39 at Amazon - (several versions for $40-$45) MOTHERBOARD - Option 1 - ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS ($140) - Option 2 - MSI B550-A PRO ($140) - Option 3 - ASUS TUF Gaming B550-PRO ($150) - Option 4 - Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 ($150) - MEMORY - Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600 ($46) Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 ($78) CASE NZXT H510 Flow ($90) - Fractal Design Focus 2 ($70) - SSD Kingston NV2 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe ($50) - TEAMGROUP MP33 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe ($49) - PSU Thermaltake Smart BM2, 80+ Bronze 750W ($70) - Silverstone Essential, 80+ Bronze 750W ($80) - Cooler Master MasterWatt 750W ($97) - VIDEO CARD - RTX 3060 12GB ($350) - Zotac / Amazon - MSI Ventus / Newegg - RTX 3060 Ti 8GB ($420) - Zotac Twin Edge / Newegg - MSI Ventus 3x / Newegg ($420 after promo/MIR) - RTX 3070 ($540) Gigabyte Eagle OC / Newegg - RTX 3070 Ti ($630) PNY Verto / Amazon - RTX 4070 Ti ($800-$830) Zotac GAMING Trinity OC / Amazon - RX 6700 XT ($360-$370) ASRock Challenger D / Newegg - MSI Mech / Newegg - RX 6750 XT ($410) AsRock Challenger Pro / Newegg - MSI Mech / Newegg - RX 6800 ($485) AsRock Phantom Gaming D / Newegg - RX 6800 XT ($560) AsRock Phantom Gaming D / Newegg - RX 6900 XT ($650) XFX Speedster MERC319 / Amazon - RX 6950 XT ($700) XFX Speedster MERC 319 / Newegg - RX 7900 XT ($800) ASRock Phantom Gaming / Newegg - 2560x1440 144Hz+ Gaming Monitors in the $200-$300 range $260 (has sold for $210) - HP X27q (2021) - $300 - Gigabyte M27Q-P - $250 - LG Ultragear 27GL83A-B - Ultrawide? $430-$450 - GIGABYTE M34WQ 34" 144Hz Ultrawide Please note that links above may be affiliate links -- clicking them earns me a small commission if you make a purchase and helps support my YouTube channel. Thank you! ▷ MY STORE - shirts, pint glasses & hoodies: ▷ SOCIAL Twitter: @paulhardware Facebook: Instagram: :::Send Me Stuff::: Paul's Hardware P.O. Box 4325 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 ► Edited by Joe Aguilar - ShaostylePostProductions Audio file(s) provided by Epidemic Sound