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post Aug 7 2015, 10:24 PM
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So, after much thought and cost induced heart attacks, I have decided that instead of a crappy ol' laptop, I'm going to join the elite of the master race and not just get a PC, but build it as well with literally 0 seconds of experience in building anything remotely mechanical or electrical, yes I know I AM so brave, but when I have youtube videos and tutorials as my sword and hopefully you guys as my shield, I'm pretty sure I can do this.

Talked with monkey quite a bit about this, and because of the legend he is, he procured a list of the finest components for this beast at a reasonable price (I'm only 16 I don't have wads of cash to spend like you guys)

Here is said list with links and stuff:

cooling gel - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-MX-...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £3.95

motherboard - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K8KJ..._1_1&sr=8-1 £91.74

CPU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Core-i7-4790...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £256.90

RAM - http://www.amazon.co.uk/HyperX-Series-1866...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £35.54

fans - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Series-AF1...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £17.36

case - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CC-9011052...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £47.38

Hard drive - http://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-Desktop-SATA-Dr...=2tb+hard+drive £60.48

SSD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-2-5-Inch-S...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £73.13

graphics card - http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GTX-980-Graphi...eywords=gtx+980 £405.77

monitor - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-VE228TR-Wides...ords=hd+monitor £86.99

The total cost of it with a monitor as well (ikr mad innit?) is just under £1080

You may be thinking, "hey you stupid hobbit, listen 'ere m9, stop bragging and being so awesome" but it cannot be helped and also, I really do need your help, since, as I said before, I have no experience in doing this, I have never even owned a PC of my own, let alone built one.

Monkey told me to ask you guys if you have any objections or recommendations to the components listed above, such as a cheaper option or whatever you can think of; any help is greatly appreciated! I will probably be ordering this stuff after the 20th of August, as this is riding on my GCSE's, so any input before then would be great.

Thanks in advance,

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post Aug 9 2015, 12:39 AM
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listen 'ere m9. About the CPU cooler, I forgot to post it and lost it in the links monkey sent me, but he didn't forget, don't worry about that http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-RR-2...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS

For the monitor, I decided to forget even buying one, I'll just use my bro's 32" TV that he had at uni, he doesn't even use it, so if I just hook it up to the PC it should be fine, is a HDMI cable enough for that?

Monkey chose the case, but I'm not too fussed about the look of the case, as long as it can fit all the components and has fans built in (I was wondering about the case monkey sent and if it could actually cool because I didn't see any fans in the pic)

I think I have a surge protector somewhere, but I only included it in my optional purchases, like the DVD player.

Already had a look at a 30 minute tutorial, explained it really well and I am actually pretty handy and have dabbled in the arts of pro lego building and warhammer constructing and painting, so I think I can handle this, it definitely does look fun, and it will pay off for sure.

First games I'm going to play are definitely rocket league (since I had to put it at the lowest settings and actually decrease the resolution to get playable fps) and Skyrim. I remember when this laptop was somehow able to run Skyrim on ultra, but now that I think about it, I did have 50 less mods back then, so...

I'm used to the overheating, my left hand has actually left a mark on my laptop because it gets so hot, I'll send a pic one day, looks bloody hilarious. I will get the cooling gel though, it's only a couple of quid, no big problem.

I'll stick with the samsung EVO and the intel processor this time, since I'm not super experienced in this stuff, but I'm learning slowly. That point about the OS was extremely helpful, not sure about pirating it and how I would go about that, but I forgot Microsoft are doing free upgrades to Windows 10 for a while, would be a waste of money to buy something I can get for much cheaper.

I think I will send an updated list of all the stuff I need (including peripherals like a keyboard) before I buy it, just so you guys can review it once more.

P.S. If you could link me a good case, that would be awesome, I have no idea about the dimensions and all that so I kind of need your help with it. It doesn't need to have lights, just in-built fans and stuff will do, but cheeky lights will be a bonus biggrin.gif
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- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   Once I saw mount and blade 2 I new this would be w...   Aug 8 2015, 01:16 AM
- - The Malefic Trout   You might also want to invest in a surge protector...   Aug 8 2015, 10:22 AM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   Yeah, found windows 10 on a usb for £99, I don...   Aug 8 2015, 10:35 AM
- - The Malefic Trout   Yup, that would be it Works just the way you desc...   Aug 8 2015, 11:01 AM
- - HackedPenguin   Don't lose your mind when you get 30 FPS on ch...   Aug 8 2015, 11:34 AM
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- - Yet Another Fool   Yeah I had a 550W before (i7 first gen, 6GB, GTX46...   Aug 8 2015, 06:22 PM
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- - GuyIncognito   1. Cooling gel is REALLY not needed as you will ge...   Aug 8 2015, 11:28 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   listen 'ere m9. About the CPU cooler, I forgot...   Aug 9 2015, 12:39 AM
- - MonkeyFiend   The list that I pulled together was only a quick 5...   Aug 9 2015, 09:37 AM
|- - The Malefic Trout   QUOTE (MonkeyFiend @ Aug 9 2015, 11:37 AM...   Aug 9 2015, 10:09 AM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   Yeah monkey, you did include the cpu fan and heats...   Aug 9 2015, 10:31 AM
- - dpbmt   my pirate copy of win 7 updated to win 10 just fin...   Aug 9 2015, 11:07 AM
|- - MonkeyFiend   QUOTE (dpbmt @ Aug 9 2015, 12:07 PM) my p...   Aug 9 2015, 12:21 PM
|- - Yet Another Fool   QUOTE (dpbmt @ Aug 9 2015, 01:07 PM) oh a...   Aug 9 2015, 04:17 PM
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