Selecting Storage, Ram, and Power Supply

 

Building A PC in 2023?

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Part 6: Selecting Storage, Ram & PSU

Finally, we’re going to look at what you should do when selecting your RAM (memory), PSU (Power Supply Unit), and SDD/HDD (Storage Drives). I’ve decided to group these components together as they are the easiest parts to shop for and decide on.

For the RAM, the most important decision you’ll have to make is how much you’d like. If you plan on doing some heavy gaming, your best bet is to go for 16GB – 32GB of ram, as this will allow your game to run a lot smoother. You may hear people saying that 8GB is sufficient, and while it may be perfectly fine for some smaller games, the majority of games will require you to have at least 16GB. Starting with 16GB-32BG is also preferred as it will ensure you won’t have to make an upgrade for a good while. Essentially future-proofing your build. You also have to look at the type of ram, DDR4 being the most popular and DDR5 being the newest. Although DDR5 is newer and better, DDR4 is perfectly fine for the everyday gamer. It’s also cheaper.

 

For the PSU, there’s not really much to talk about. The only things you really need to consider are the Voltage and the efficiency rating. For the voltage, you need to make sure that your PSU is providing enough power to run your PC properly. You can find out which Voltage PSU you need by checking the requirements on your GPU, CPU, and motherboard. For the efficiency rating, the higher the better. This will ensure that your PSU is not using more electricity than it needs to in order to run your PC. High-Efficiency rated PSUs are more expensive up-front, but you will save money on electricity in the long term.

The storage side of the PC is arguably the easiest to decide on. SDD is hands down your best bet, as it’s faster than HDD. Search for an SDD with a read/write speed of around 200mb/s – 500mb/s and you shouldn’t have any problems. Also, make sure you choose an SDD with sufficient storage. I would recommend starting with a 1TB SDD so that you can download and install all of the recommended software for your PC to run smoothly, while also having enough room for all of your games and apps.





 


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