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 17 2015, 01:07 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 |
As I said, closer to the purchase of my new pc I would post the list of all the new components you guys have mentioned throughout the thread.
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 case - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CC-9011050...ds=corsair+case }£63.90 fans - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Series-AF1..._bxgy_147_img_y Hard drive - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Barracuda-...6894&sr=1-6 £54.99 SSD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-2-5-Inch-S...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £73.13 gpu - http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GTX-980-Graphi...eywords=gtx+980 £405.77 wrist strap - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anti-Static-Wrist-...A4X3CJA6FMYV6FF £0.91 keyboard - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trust-Elight-Illum...acklit+keyboard £34.99 CPU cooler - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-RR-2...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £28.50 power supply - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Se...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £57.98 Thanks to Monkey I now have windows 8.1 pro (extremely cheeky) and an 8GB usb to store it on later today, just want to make sure I do the right things first though: According to various websites, there is a download manager for windows OS that allows you to directly install it onto the usb, but I'm not sure if this allows you to boot up a pc instantly through the usb or if I need the iso image writing software as well for this to work. The monitor is sorted as well, pretty damn huge (32 inches) but at least I don't need to buy one. Just wondering about the cables though, I've heard the VGA cable is better than a HDMI for monitor connections, or does it make very little difference? Any final changes to the components I have listed above and will they all work together still? I don't want to budge on the GPU, CPU or RAM, but if there are any better/more cost effective components please mention them. I will probably be buying it all on the 20th/21st and once it has been built then I will once again play chiv in glorious fps and graphics without my pc overheating to 80C. |
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