{"id":14805,"date":"2022-08-17T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/how-to-choose-a-prebuilt-gaming-pc-infographics\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T08:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:35:59","slug":"how-to-choose-a-prebuilt-gaming-pc-infographics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/how-to-choose-a-prebuilt-gaming-pc-infographics\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose a Prebuilt Gaming PC [Infographics]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-Choose-a-Prebuilt-Gaming-PC.jpg\" alt=\"How to Choose a Prebuilt Gaming PC\" class=\"wp-image-24086\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Prebuilt gaming PCs are the best option for users who do not have the technical skills to build their own gaming PC. However, you need to consider a number of factors before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowerpc.com\/category\/prebuilt-pcs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buying a prebuilt gaming PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the things you need to consider when choosing a prebuilt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowerpc.com\/category\/gaming-pcs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gaming PC<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is the goal of your gaming PC?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is your budget?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the specifications you need to check?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CPU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motherboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RAM Memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video Card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memory Storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Case<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the infographic below as a guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-Choose-a-Prebuilt-Gaming-PC-Infographics.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24084\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-what-is-the-goal-of-your-gaming-pc\"><strong>1 &#8211; What is the goal of your gaming PC?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>What software, apps, and video games do you want to install on your gaming PC? Do you want to play the latest AAA games or a gaming rig that can run VR games?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2 &#8211; What is your budget?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Decide which features you want your gaming PC to have and how much you can spend on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3 &#8211; What are the specifications you need to check?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you choose a prebuilt gaming PC, you need to check the following specifications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The CPU serves as the brain of your PC. Check its clock speed and the number of cores, and see if it can be overclocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Motherboard<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for higher-end models as they have better features. You also need to look at the chipset and its form factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RAM Memory<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>16GB RAM is sufficient for budget gaming PCs. But go for 24GB or 32GB for high-end games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Video Card<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose a video card that can handle all 3D rendering and heavy games and is compatible with your CPU to prevent bottlenecking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Memory Storage<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Get at least 1TB of storage on your primary drive. An SSD is highly recommended as it can run programs faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Case<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose a case that supports your motherboard and other PC components and comes with fans, LEDs, and side-panel windows for better ventilation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prebuilt gaming PCs are the best option for users who do not have the technical skills to build their own gaming PC. However, you need to consider a number of factors before buying a prebuilt gaming PC. Here are the things you need to consider when choosing a prebuilt gaming PC: Use the infographic below&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/how-to-choose-a-prebuilt-gaming-pc-infographics\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Choose a Prebuilt Gaming PC [Infographics]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":14803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2720],"tags":[7191,8106,7195,8062,8107,8108],"class_list":["post-14805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-tos","tag-buy-prebuilt-gaming-pc","tag-buy-prebuilt-pc","tag-how-to-buy-prebuilt-gaming-pc","tag-prebuilt-gaming-pc","tag-prebuilt-gaming-pc-how-to-buy","tag-prebuilt-pc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14805"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21104,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14805\/revisions\/21104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}