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Memory prices and impossible to find GPUs got you down? Well hear not because PC Building Simulator has been released in Early Access on Steam to help ease the symptoms of having no hardware to play with. In the game you can build your ultimate battle station in a free-build mode, learn how to build a PC, or play a career mode of repairing or building PCs from customers.

While I have no played it yet, I have to say, graphically it looks impressive, and it seems fairly accurate. With the launch they are announcing AMD Ryzen processors are in game now, so I can finally do that Threadripper build I've been dreaming about. The developer states that cable management, water cooling, overclocking, and case modding are coming over the next months. If you're interested, PC Building Simulator is currently on sale for 10% off ($17.99) on Steam.

From launch, you’ll have access to many of your favourite hardware manufacturers including: COOLER MASTER, CORSAIR, EVGA, MSI, NZXT, RAIJINTEK, SILVERSTONE, CRYORIG, GIGABYTE and ARCTIC. To test out your in-game PC, we’ve also got Futuremark on-board so you can benchmark your builds using a simulation of 3DMark.
 
rgMekanic said:
Memory prices and impossible to find GPUs got you down? Well hear not because PC Building Simulator has been released in Early Access on Steam to help ease the symptoms of having no hardware to play with. In the game you can build your ultimate battle station in a free-build mode, learn how to build a PC, or play a career mode of repairing or building PCs from customers.

While I have no played it yet, I have to say, graphically it looks impressive, and it seems fairly accurate. With the launch they are announcing AMD Ryzen processors are in game now, so I can finally do that Threadripper build I've been dreaming about. The developer states that cable management, water cooling, overclocking, and case modding are coming over the next months. If you're interested, PC Building Simulator is currently on sale for 10% off ($17.99) on Steam.

From launch, you’ll have access to many of your favourite hardware manufacturers including: COOLER MASTER, CORSAIR, EVGA, MSI, NZXT, RAIJINTEK, SILVERSTONE, CRYORIG, GIGABYTE and ARCTIC. To test out your in-game PC, we’ve also got Futuremark on-board so you can benchmark your builds using a simulation of 3DMark.
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Kwaz said:
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Kwaz said:
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I dunno, I thought the idea sounded stupid when they sold it as "My Summer Car," but that sold pretty well, bugs and all!

You'd be surprised how many boring "build it" simulations are popular on Steam.
 
Craigslist auction house

The TIM drawing game

The "I forgot a plug" leak test

The "oh no is a btx board/case"

The reflow your bga in the toaster oven time attack

The cable routing game

The over clock with a pencil or defogger repair kit

The good old amd cpu has one more pin than the socket super fun time

The fix the intel bent pin socket game

The try try again getting your socket 2011 to have all the ram slots work
 
Doesn't replace the thrill of finding mystery cuts or troubleshooting hardware issues without testing hardware!

DLC: RGB Fans, Lights, Keyboard and Mice
 
So 8 - 12 parts, some screws and we need a simulator? OK. My new Ryzen build is going in my ancient 24" tower from last century. I painted it red about 10 years ago. This will be number 4 in this case, and I guess number 8 altogether.

I still remember my PPro in the Desktop I had long ago. Sweet Quake machine, once the processor was told a few things.
 
Next up: Helpdesk Simulator! "Solve your user's problems by rebooting their PCs for them, showing them how to copy and paste, and hooking up their USB-powered candle warmers! See if you can beat the AI's ticket-closing rate and win Employee of the Month."
 
pacmanfan said:
Next up: Helpdesk Simulator! "Solve your user's problems by rebooting their PCs for them, showing them how to copy and paste, and hooking up their USB-powered candle warmers! See if you can beat the AI's ticket-closing rate and win Employee of the Month."
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This might be a good thing though, the expansion pack could include cyber crime email awareness!
 
nightanole said:
Craigslist auction house

The TIM drawing game

The "I forgot a plug" leak test

The "oh no is a btx board/case"

The reflow your bga in the toaster oven time attack

The cable routing game

The over clock with a pencil or defogger repair kit

The good old amd cpu has one more pin than the socket super fun time

The fix the intel bent pin socket game

The try try again getting your socket 2011 to have all the ram slots work
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That last one had me LOL...
 
I don't see an existing PC enthusiast really enjoying this, but for people who are new to building PCs? Depending on how accurate this is, it could be a nice tool to help people learn.

For those talking about "lol building a gaming PC on your gaming PC"...the minimum specs for this are relatively low, you could probably play it on a fairly stock OEM machine.
 
Does it have memory compatibility simulation in computer shop mode?
"Oh no, you chose memory that isn't on the motherboard manufacturer's QVL, so your system crashes! The customer is pissed!"
or
"Maybe that new beta BIOS that just got released could fix it, or it could make things worse! The customer doesn't want to pay more money, but will spend some coin to fix the problem. Choose your option: [__] Use QVL memory for $100; [__] Update BIOS for free which appears to fix the memory compatibility problem but risk USB problems for the customer later due to a future Windows update that prevents his 2002-era printer from working; [__] Swap motherboard for $200"

How about thermal simulation?
"That vertical GPU mounting method pushed the GPU over 90C while playing some games! They are getting terrible FPS and Johnny the customer is getting pwned by his online friends and he blames you for making his PC overheat! Noob!"
 
Wheres the option to sacrifice a kidney for a graphics card and ram....

I just feel like you should start out with a pawn shop android tablet, schedule a meet up with a craigslist guy and sell the kidney first.

This game skips the
WHOLE PROLOGUE
 
it should have been like surgeon simulator where you have a dead line with a clock running.

Dumping cards off shelves, throwing memory into the case.

Accidently filling the hampster maze looking loop with Windex.

I just can't take it seriously.
 
Does it...

Simulate blood oozing out of the cut you sustain when you accidentally bump into the super sharp copper cooling fins on your CPU heat sink while trying to screw a cooling fan in place?

Simulate dropping a screw while trying to install a hard drive and have it fall into some inaccessible cavity in the case or the space in between the motherboard and the case?

Simulate trying to connect a fan power plug onto the motherboard under the front drive bay, but don't quite have fingers long enough or the flexibility required?

Simulate holding a flashlight in your mouth while trying to do stuff with your hands while kneeling on the ground under your computer desk to upgrade a board on your computer without having to disconnect all the monitors and USB peripherals you have attached to the computer?

Simulate the frustration you have when you realize that you've snapped off (as in broke it) the SATA data connector on the Hard Drive main board when you tried to shove the HDD drive cage into place and the SATA cable snagged on something?

If not, it's not hard core realistic enough. ;-)
 
As a game, seems pretty meh. However, since the part models are based on real world components, maybe there is some potential for this as a cheap design tool. Check out different color schemes and loop layouts and whatnot.
 
What this needs is moddability, user-designed parts, so I can build a system with a five-Threadripper mobo in a case made from carbon fiber and tempered glass and adamantium that looks like a dragon on a castle. If we can simulate unrealistic things like "buying new video cards" we should be able to go all the way.
 
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