Custom Gaming PCs in West Bromwich: Spec Yours With Our Online PC Builder
A lot of the gaming PCs that come into the workshop for repair have the same story behind them. They were bought online as a “bargain” pre-built, and somewhere along the line a corner was cut: a power supply with no real headroom, a case with poor airflow, or a graphics card that doesn’t suit the rest of the system.
That’s the main reason I build custom gaming PCs. You get parts that suit each other and suit what you actually play, not whatever happened to be in a bundle.
Spec it yourself with our online PC builder
To make this easier, there’s now a Custom PC Builder on our shop. It walks you through a gaming build step by step:
- Pick a platform: AMD (AM4 or AM5) or Intel (LGA1700 or LGA1851).
- Choose your case, then the core parts: processor, motherboard, memory and graphics card.
- Add storage and the rest of the build.
- Watch the running total, shown both excluding and including VAT, so there are no surprises.
You can play around with it as much as you like. Swap a graphics card, drop down a processor tier, and see straight away what it does to the price.
Where to spend and where to save
After more than 25 years of building and repairing PCs, this is roughly how I’d split a gaming budget:
- Graphics card first. For most games it makes the biggest difference to frame rates.
- Don’t skimp on the power supply. A cheap unit is one of the most common causes of the faults I see on gaming PCs.
- A mid-range processor is usually enough. Most games will be held back by the graphics card long before a modern six or eight-core CPU.
- Choose the case for airflow, not just looks. Glass and RGB are fine, but hot components throttle and wear out sooner.
Memory is expensive at the moment, which I covered in why RAM and SSD prices are so high in 2026. The AM4 platform uses DDR4, which currently costs less than DDR5, so it can still be a sensible choice for a tighter budget.
Built and tested in West Bromwich
Every custom PC is assembled here in our West Bromwich workshop and tested under load before it goes out. That means checking temperatures, stability and that everything performs as it should, not just that it switches on.
If something isn’t right later on, you know exactly who built it and where to find us.
Already have a gaming PC?
You don’t always need a new machine. A graphics card, more memory or better cooling can often give an existing PC a new lease of life. Take a look at our gaming PC repair and upgrades page, or bring it in and I’ll give you an honest opinion on whether it’s worth upgrading.
Get started
Have a go with the Custom PC Builder, or if you’d rather talk it through first, call or WhatsApp 07958 468 173.
