Too bad most of them cost an arm and a leg.

Heres how to build your own for less.

Its also remarkably quiet.

The Case:Silverstone RAVEN RVZ01B, $84: This is the really unique part of this build.

The Silverstone RAVEN series aims to have a more console-like look, feel, and size.

Alternatively, you’re free to stand it up vertically next to your TV stand.

Its cheap, comfortable, and works out of the box with most modern games.

HDMI cable: youll need one.

It doesnt need to be expensive.This one($5.49) will work fine.

you’re able to also save some money by downgrading the video card to theAMD R9 380.

Its $100 cheaper than the GTX 970 we recommend, but it will decrease performance significantly.

In addition, itll become obsolete faster than the GTX 970 will.

Its up to you if you want to make that tradeoff.

(We didnt.)

Heres the basic step-by-step:

Start by opening the case.

Unscrew the two screws on the back of the side panel and slide the side panel off.

Unwrap the front panel cables and put them to the side for now.

Next, unscrew and remove the video card bracket.

There are six screws here, so be sure to get them all.

Well need this later, so set it aside as well.

First, drop in the power supply.

Unscrew the power supply bracketthere are four screwsand carefully pull it out.

Slide the power supply into the bracket, fan side down, and screw it in.

When youre done, put the power supply bracket back in place and screw it in.

A magnetic screwdriver is very helpful here, since you cant really reach down to grab fallen screws.

Release the CPU lever and fire up the bracket.

Grab your RAM sticks and undo the latches on the motherboards RAM slots.

confirm the notches line up, and press your RAM into place.

You should hear the latches on the side click closed.

Because this case is cramped, now is a good time to plug in a few cables.

Grab the 24-pin and 4-pin cables that came with your power supply, and plug them into the motherboard.

(Dont plug them into the power supply just yet.)

Grab the I/O shield from your motherboard box and snap it into your case.

Refer to your motherboards manual for more information on where each of these go.

When youre done with that, its a good time to roll out the CPU cooler.

Its a tight fit, but you should be able to do it with a bit of wiggling.

Now the fun part: installing the video card.

This case uses a sideways GPU adapter to fit big, powerful video cards into a small case.

check that its firmly in place, then screw the GPU in to stabilize it.

Plug in the PCI power cables, and lower the GPU bracket into its bay.

The sideways adapter should press firmly into the PCI slot on the motherboard.

Once everythings in place, screw the bracket into the case.

(Remember, there are six screws in total heredont forget any!)

Your case should have come with a three-pin Y adapter for your fans.

you could even install a vertical or sideways version of the RAVEN logo.

If you did everything right, it should start up and you should see the POST screen.

If itdoesntturn on, youll need to open it back up and do some troubleshooting.

you could find some troubleshooting tips at the end ofour general computer building guide here.

How to Set Up Windows, Steam, and Your Games

The hard parts over.

First, head to OC Tweaker > Load XMP Setting > XMP 1.3 Profile 1.

This ensures your RAM is running at the correct speed.

Next, go to H/W Monitor > Chassis Fan 1 Setting and choose Performance or Full Speed.

This ensures that the fan is running high enough to keep your gear cool.

Launch it when it finishes downloading.

choose the Create installation media for another PC option and click Next.

Choose your language and edition of Windows.

(If you used the copy we recommended, itll be the Home edition.

Otherwise, check your box or the email you got when you bought Windows 10.)

Choose what kind of media you want to create.

We recommend using a USB flash drive.

The Media Creation Tool will download and burn the installation files for you.

Boot from your flash drive by pressing F12 as the computer turns on.

Then, choose your flash drive from the list that appears.

grab the hard drive you want to install Windows 10 on.

Chances are, you only have one hard drive installed, so press that one.

tap the Format button.

(If the Format button is grayed out, click Delete, then click New.)

Press Next to install Windows on that drive.

Allow the installation wizard to guide you through the rest of the process.

Now you just need to install your motherboard drivers, graphics card drivers, and Steam.

This is easy:

Head toASRocks web siteand download the INF Driver and Rapid Storage Technology driver.

Double-click both ZIP files and extract them to your desktop.

Double-tap the installer to install those drivers.

Lastly,download and drop in the Steam clientfrom Steams web site.

Once installed, launch Steam and access.

Head to Steam > tweaks > Interface.

Check the Start Steam in Big Picture Mode box.

When youre done, reboot your machine.