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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 10 2015, 09:07 PM
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Ah damn, that is a good choice but I think I need more than just 2 USB slots, need 2 for my keyboard and mouse and probably 1 for other things, like installing my OS from a USB stick. Maybe I could get away with taking out the keyboard and replacing it with the USB stick for that one occasion, I'm not sure if the keyboard is vitally necessary in the process of setting it up. I'll have a look on the reddit discussion though, I will probably find the perfect one there.

EDIT: I'm seeing a lot of cases with very few fans built into them, how hard is it to add fans and how would I do it? Is it basically just screwing them in to random open spaces around the case? Also can 2 fans keep the components cool or is it almost necessary to add extra fans? And about the USB ports, should I just get one of those multi port usb hubs that allow you to plug in more? If I stick with the case that monkey originally suggested, would I need to add extra fans? Sorry about all the questions, I literally have no experience with desktops, but hey, teach a man to fish and he can build his own pc I guess.
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- Stupid Fat Hobbit!   Building the dankest PC   Aug 7 2015, 10:24 PM
- - Porsuk   You don't need anything else , this is really ...   Aug 7 2015, 11:54 PM
- - Vincent Dank Gogh   That's pretty much the best you can get for th...   Aug 8 2015, 12:33 AM
- - 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
|- - DARwin   QUOTE (HackedPenguin @ Aug 8 2015, 12:34 ...   Aug 8 2015, 03:16 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   As long as it can play things like chiv and rocket...   Aug 8 2015, 02:47 PM
- - HackedPenguin   I have a 550W 80+ PSU, works well with my rig and ...   Aug 8 2015, 02:50 PM
- - HackedPenguin   That cable management :3 ...   Aug 8 2015, 05:10 PM
- - Yet Another Fool   Yeah I had a 550W before (i7 first gen, 6GB, GTX46...   Aug 8 2015, 06:22 PM
- - DARwin   Fool, it is just my lab station( also serves as ga...   Aug 8 2015, 07:10 PM
- - 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
- - TurboMidget   QUOTE (MonkeyFiend @ Aug 9 2015, 11:37 AM...   Aug 9 2015, 01:03 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   The wristband is like £1 and I have 3 cats which d...   Aug 9 2015, 01:32 PM
- - TurboMidget   Interchangable. Most PSU slots nowadays are just a...   Aug 9 2015, 01:40 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   Day after my gcse results, I'll either be cryi...   Aug 9 2015, 02:48 PM
- - TurboMidget   Just a joke, my sweet hobbit   Aug 9 2015, 04:52 PM
- - The Malefic Trout   I would like to take this minute to appreciate SSD...   Aug 9 2015, 05:16 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   So is that Barracuda hard drive worth getting inst...   Aug 9 2015, 05:29 PM
- - Yet Another Fool   Hobbit, I think the new Barracuda disks are (one o...   Aug 9 2015, 06:09 PM
- - dpbmt   QUOTE (MonkeyFiend @ Aug 9 2015, 01:21 PM...   Aug 10 2015, 11:23 AM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   Could someone recommend a good case for me please....   Aug 10 2015, 02:26 PM
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- - The Malefic Trout   http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/...udget...   Aug 10 2015, 06:29 PM
|- - Yet Another Fool   QUOTE (The Malefic Trout @ Aug 10 2015, 08...   Aug 10 2015, 08:48 PM
|- - Bucket   QUOTE (Yet Another Fool @ Aug 10 2015, 10...   Aug 10 2015, 09:06 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   Ah damn, that is a good choice but I think I need ...   Aug 10 2015, 09:07 PM
- - The Malefic Trout   Hobbit, your motherboard comes with 12 USB ports, ...   Aug 10 2015, 10:31 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   lol I really don't get this, I guess I have to...   Aug 10 2015, 11:02 PM
- - Vincent Dank Gogh   The motherboard will slot into the case in such a ...   Aug 10 2015, 11:23 PM
- - Yet Another Fool   Hobbit, assembling a surprise from a KinderSurpris...   Aug 10 2015, 11:56 PM
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- - The Malefic Trout   I've been wondering, guys what do you guys thi...   Aug 11 2015, 08:34 AM
- - TurboMidget   I think most of those little things the internet s...   Aug 11 2015, 11:01 AM
|- - MonkeyFiend   QUOTE (TurboMidget @ Aug 11 2015, 12:01 P...   Aug 11 2015, 11:49 AM
|- - The Malefic Trout   QUOTE (MonkeyFiend @ Aug 11 2015, 01:49 P...   Aug 11 2015, 03:16 PM
- - TurboMidget   Hmm, didn't know that. I just figured that you...   Aug 11 2015, 12:05 PM
- - TurboMidget   Well, there's still the thing where you should...   Aug 11 2015, 03:25 PM
- - The Malefic Trout   Should have thought about my heart earlier, you...   Aug 11 2015, 03:45 PM
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- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   Told my mum I'm not getting a laptop and inste...   Aug 11 2015, 05:33 PM
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- - Yet Another Fool   I don't understand that debate about grounded/...   Aug 11 2015, 08:17 PM
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|- - Yet Another Fool   If you are wearing a wool hoodie, yes you MAY have...   Aug 12 2015, 01:10 AM
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- - MonkeyFiend   There is an issue of stuff not working together to...   Aug 12 2015, 08:44 AM
|- - Yet Another Fool   QUOTE (MonkeyFiend @ Aug 12 2015, 10:44 A...   Aug 12 2015, 06:17 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   Can't find my usb stick, I probably just have ...   Aug 12 2015, 10:34 AM
|- - MonkeyFiend   QUOTE (Stupid Fat Hobbit! @ Aug 12 2015, ...   Aug 12 2015, 11:38 AM
|- - HackedPenguin   QUOTE (MonkeyFiend @ Aug 12 2015, 12:38 P...   Aug 12 2015, 02:06 PM
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|- - Yet Another Fool   QUOTE (GuyIncognito @ Aug 13 2015, 08:52 ...   Aug 13 2015, 07:19 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   As I said, closer to the purchase of my new pc I w...   Aug 17 2015, 01:07 PM
|- - Yet Another Fool   QUOTE (Stupid Fat Hobbit! @ Aug 17 2015, ...   Aug 17 2015, 03:30 PM
|- - The Malefic Trout   QUOTE (Yet Another Fool @ Aug 17 2015, 05...   Aug 17 2015, 03:55 PM
|- - Yet Another Fool   QUOTE (The Malefic Trout @ Aug 17 2015, 05...   Aug 17 2015, 05:16 PM
- - The Malefic Trout   I don't even think the performance increase is...   Aug 17 2015, 05:26 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   So basically just replace the CPU with the most po...   Aug 17 2015, 06:17 PM
|- - Yet Another Fool   QUOTE (Stupid Fat Hobbit! @ Aug 17 2015, ...   Aug 17 2015, 06:35 PM
- - TurboMidget   CPU: no need to replace it if you don't want t...   Aug 17 2015, 07:07 PM
|- - Yet Another Fool   QUOTE (TurboMidget @ Aug 17 2015, 09:07 P...   Aug 17 2015, 07:52 PM
|- - TurboMidget   QUOTE (Yet Another Fool @ Aug 17 2015, 09...   Aug 17 2015, 08:15 PM
- - Stupid Fat Hobbit!   Well I pretty much play everything, not just rocke...   Aug 17 2015, 08:23 PM
|- - Yet Another Fool   QUOTE (Stupid Fat Hobbit! @ Aug 17 2015, ...   Aug 17 2015, 10:57 PM
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- - Obi-Wan Kenobi   I have a dark rock 3 so I don't know about wat...   Aug 21 2015, 08:49 PM
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