Building the dankest PC, thomas the dank engine |
Building the dankest PC, thomas the dank engine |
Aug 7 2015, 10:24 PM
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Squire Group: Members Posts: 136 Thank(s): 21 Points: 136 Joined: 9-April 14 From: The Shire Member No.: 4,447 |
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, <<<<<<333333 Hobbit |
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Aug 11 2015, 09:40 PM
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Squire Group: Members Posts: 136 Thank(s): 21 Points: 136 Joined: 9-April 14 From: The Shire Member No.: 4,447 |
There are only 3 things I'm worrying about when building this PC.
1. Some parts not fitting correctly or a component that doesn't work with the others. 2. The power cable management, like plugging all the right wires into the corresponding pins and sockets. 3. Something going wrong as soon as I turn it on, like something short circuiting or bursting into flames. I watched the tutorial for a second time, and I'm pretty sure I know how to prevent these things from happening but obviously I'm worried something will go wrong, but at least I know about the USB ports now, but why are they on the back of the case? Also, when installing the CPU, does it matter about the orientation of the CPU placement on the motherboard? If so, is it easy to tell the orientation just by looking at it or do I need to read some manuals to figure it out? Other than that, the OS is still bothering me. I haven't got a problem downloading it off of TPB, but if I put it onto a USB stick, will it definitely work and run so I can install it when I boot up my PC? |
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