How to build a gaming cpu?

Couldn't afford a PC or console till now. How do I go about building my first PC. Do I even do this, over just buying a laptop? Call it naive but it's been a dream to play PC games on my own desktop. Don't have any clue how to get started. Budget is conservative to begin with. Will be satisfied with 1080p medium settings on most recent games.

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Northrop Grumman Kolmogorov Feb 19, 2018

What is your budget? use pcpartspicker and look at other people's builds to get an idea of what you want. I built mine up last year with a gtx1080 for about 1300 or 1500. If you're really budget concious then just get an i5 with gtx1060 or whatever amd has, and 16 GB ram.

Microsoft iUhk32 Feb 19, 2018

If you’re building the CPU, you’d want to study lithography. Also, I’d suggest basing it off intel’s x64 arch instead of something like IBMs PPC or something like that for compatibility.

Apple Veet51 Feb 19, 2018

Either you're trolling or have no idea what you're talking about.

T-Mobile chbobka Feb 19, 2018

Lol nice, thanks for responding to one of my pet peeves: how do I build a gaming "CPU"

Microsoft N8 Feb 19, 2018

Find a refurb professional workstation with multi core Xeon, add bad ass video card and you can get her done pretty cheaply

Microsoft Skyped Feb 19, 2018

I used to build my own (since 1984) but went to Frys, picked the pieces and paid the $99. Does that make me a bad person? :) Seriously, Fry's doesn't have the lowest price but if you wait for them to put a key component on sale, it's a pretty good deal. Don't buy the latest CPU. There is a natural break in the price / performance curve. Video cards are ridiculously expensive at the moment.

Intel sillycon Feb 19, 2018

Blind is the new search?

Microsoft hskf81 Feb 19, 2018

Study Lithography and etching

Twilio gjw85 Feb 19, 2018

Pcpartpicker.com

Facebook fPJH53 Feb 19, 2018

What's your budget? Let us build one out for you (on pcpartpicker).

Nvidia Figaro Feb 19, 2018

With GPU prices where they are it is stupid to build a gaming PC. Instead consider using Gamestream service from Nvidia.

Nextdoor chunkyelep Feb 19, 2018

lol nice plug

Northrop Grumman Kolmogorov Feb 19, 2018

Make more GPU s and drive the prices down