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There are plenty of good reasons to build your own gaming PC.

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A liquid-cooled gaming PC with red RGB lighting.

No, you don’t need a liquid-cooled GPU – but it’s still the most important component in your build

Regardless of what GPU you choose, it should inform your component choices for the entirety of your build.

is the graphics card length clearance in your case.

2TB is generally a good starting point.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

No, you don’t need a liquid-cooled GPU – but it’s still the most important component in your build

Lastly, on the topic of a case: unless youreallycare about aesthetics, leave this til last.

And frankly, if money and space are no object, you should just pick theCorsair iCUE RGB 5000X.

For the uninitiated, we’ve got a detailed guide onhow to get started with overclocking your PC.

AMD AM5 Ryzen 7000 CPU

Any high-end gaming system is going to need a powerful CPU to boost performance

As for stuff like RAM overclocking.

Don’t bother unless you’re a serious hardware fiend.

The gains are typically minimal and not worth the effort.

An XPG Core Reactor II 1200W power supply on a desk

It’s generally a good idea to get a bit more power supply than you need

Proxmem Kerberos DDR5 RAM installed in a motherboard

You will need 32GB of DDR5 RAM for a high-end system, ideally 64GB for maximum power