Building the dankest PC, thomas the dank engine Options

[Stupid Fat Hobbi...]

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

[TurboMidget]

CPU: no need to replace it if you don't want to. i7's and i5's don't have huge differences in gaming though but there are, considering the price differences and depending on what game you want to play, definitely some things that set them apart and again, depending on the circumstances, they're way bigger than 1-2%, that much I can guarantee you. If you're sticking mostly to games like chivalry or rocket league (games that don't need a great deal of calculating power but rely more on graphics to make things look pretty) then a high i5 should do fine. If you play strategy games as well (or other games that require more calculating as to what unit is where etc), then you'll see better performance with an i7. Outside of games, when there's calculations coming into play (think anything from editing videos/photoshop to running simulation programs/CAD for school/college) the i7 will again prove to be at a advantage.

Basically, if you feel more comfortable having an i7 over an i5, go i7. No need to listen to what every single person on the internet says if you don't want to, this post included

As for your laptop, it probably has a Mobile i5 CPU in it. They're specifically designed for laptops and tend to have lower clockspeeds, less cache memory etc to make sure it doesn't burn a hole in your laptop case. i5M's are more comparable to a desktop i3's than to desktop i5's.

And for some personal experience: I currently have a 2 year old i5-4670K in my desktop. It can easily handle multiple tabs in chrome and a game like the witcher 3 at the same time, but I am starting to see limits in strategy games. Sometimes this is because of crappy coding in the game itself, sometimes this is because I want bigger units in Rome 2 or Shogun 2 than my CPU can handle. I don't regret getting an i5 instead of an i7 (i7's were a lot more pricier 2 years ago compared to i5's), but I don't think my CPU will be able to keep up with modern strategy games 3 years from now.

And a final note: CPU's fit in a socket on your motherboard. These sockets will have a number like 2011 to show what size it is. This number is mentioned at the CPU description as well. If you switch from an i7 to an i5, you'll most likely have to look for a new motherboard as i7's and i5's have different sizes and therefore different socket types.

[Yet Another Fool]

I currently have a 2 year old i5-4670K in my desktop.

Got the same Nice CPU !

If you switch from an i7 to an i5, you'll most likely have to look for a new motherboard as i7's and i5's have different sizes and therefore different socket types.

NO MILORD

http://ark.intel.com/products/75048/Intel-...-up-to-3_80-GHz -> FCLGA1150
http://ark.intel.com/products/80807/Int...-up-to-4_40-GHz -> FCLGA1150

[TurboMidget]

http://ark.intel.com/products/75048/Intel-...-up-to-3_80-GHz -> FCLGA1150
http://ark.intel.com/products/80807/Int...-up-to-4_40-GHz -> FCLGA1150

Huh, lucky hobbit then.