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pc building...next lockdown task

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Hey, Cocoa here.

Decided to try building a pc.

If you've got expert advice and can knock up a list of key items, it would be great to know your opinions.

Budget of about 1k.

Already got a monitor.

Will go for AMD.

Max £200 on graphics card.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you're looking to build a gaming rig and your budget is £1,000, you can definitely afford to spend a bit more on the GPU. Have you tried out a site called PC Part Picker? It's very good for planning and pricing builds as well as showing you what's compatible with what (CPUs and motherboards for instance).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Psu

Motherboard

Processor

Ram

Hard drive/s

Tower unit with cooling fans

Sound card

Graphics card

Pretty basic list, you are better looking on sites for compatibility too.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"If you're looking to build a gaming rig and your budget is £1,000, you can definitely afford to spend a bit more on the GPU. Have you tried out a site called PC Part Picker? It's very good for planning and pricing builds as well as showing you what's compatible with what (CPUs and motherboards for instance)."

Thank you. I will take a look.

It's me an a book right now.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Psu

Motherboard

Processor

Ram

Hard drive/s

Tower unit with cooling fans

Sound card

Graphics card

Pretty basic list, you are better looking on sites for compatibility too.

"

I think I have most but not a sound card.

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry

I'm a tight wad so I always go AMD for more bangs for your buck.

Remember to put your hand in your pocket for the motherboard and PSU. Often people max out on sexy CPU, graphics cards and RAM but neglect these and buy the cheapest. But they are also very important to the running and proformance of your system. You want a motherboard that will be long term reliable, up to date spec (to support future advancements) and wont be a performance bottle neck to your other sexy components. Also a good stable PSU with high quality components inside is important to the safe and stable long term running of a modern power hungry PC.

Good ram is worth paying for.

Personally (although these days probably the norm) pay out for a good trusted solid state drive. It makes a difference. Also if your running your operating system and lots of programs off the one drive dig deep and get something big. Many programs (especially games) these days tend to just keep getting bigger and have to be downloaded.

And with computer components be careful where you buy them from and beware sub standard counterfeits? There is a lot of dodgy stuff out there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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I think I have most but not a sound card.

"

Sound cards aren't a necessity anymore these days, they're more for the audiophiles who want the absolute best sound.

I also agree with Misfits, some things like RAM is pretty safe to buy second hand but never scrimp on your power supply or get one second hand because if it malfunctions it can kill the whole system.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I'm a tight wad so I always go AMD for more bangs for your buck.

Remember to put your hand in your pocket for the motherboard and PSU. Often people max out on sexy CPU, graphics cards and RAM but neglect these and buy the cheapest. But they are also very important to the running and proformance of your system. You want a motherboard that will be long term reliable, up to date spec (to support future advancements) and wont be a performance bottle neck to your other sexy components. Also a good stable PSU with high quality components inside is important to the safe and stable long term running of a modern power hungry PC.

Good ram is worth paying for.

Personally (although these days probably the norm) pay out for a good trusted solid state drive. It makes a difference. Also if your running your operating system and lots of programs off the one drive dig deep and get something big. Many programs (especially games) these days tend to just keep getting bigger and have to be downloaded.

And with computer components be careful where you buy them from and beware sub standard counterfeits? There is a lot of dodgy stuff out there."

Thank you and that's the problem. How would I know what's legit.

So sounds like my budget needs to expand to around £1.5k?

Yes, have checked about future proof parts.

Someone else suggested a site. Is there a good go to place to buy genuine?

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry


"I'm a tight wad so I always go AMD for more bangs for your buck.

Remember to put your hand in your pocket for the motherboard and PSU. Often people max out on sexy CPU, graphics cards and RAM but neglect these and buy the cheapest. But they are also very important to the running and proformance of your system. You want a motherboard that will be long term reliable, up to date spec (to support future advancements) and wont be a performance bottle neck to your other sexy components. Also a good stable PSU with high quality components inside is important to the safe and stable long term running of a modern power hungry PC.

Good ram is worth paying for.

Personally (although these days probably the norm) pay out for a good trusted solid state drive. It makes a difference. Also if your running your operating system and lots of programs off the one drive dig deep and get something big. Many programs (especially games) these days tend to just keep getting bigger and have to be downloaded.

And with computer components be careful where you buy them from and beware sub standard counterfeits? There is a lot of dodgy stuff out there.

Thank you and that's the problem. How would I know what's legit.

So sounds like my budget needs to expand to around £1.5k?

Yes, have checked about future proof parts.

Someone else suggested a site. Is there a good go to place to buy genuine?"

As to whether you want to spend £500 or £2K really depends on what performance you want? I haven't build a PC for about 5 years now (my current one is just fine, in the same quality case I've used for over 15yrs now). I've tended to use Scan computers myself for most parts. You should in theory be OK with any well know reputable long established UK sellers. I would just be warey of some sellers on Ebay and prices that are too good to be true. But even smaller reputable sellers and market traders have been caught out in good faith by dodgy supply lines. So you do have the be careful and be not afraid to ask questions. There is advice online how to spot counterfeit components. If in doubt about a product you've received you can also contact the manufacturer for help on if its genuine.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Thank you all for this info. I will steer clear of ebay.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Try PC Specialist website. They have a good reputation and a really good forum for asking questions, getting advice, etc

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

When building, if you can test the minimum componants outside of the case (breadboarding). Cpu, motherboard, psu, 1 stick of ram, screen connection. Boot to bios. You can either buy a seperate power switch or short the power connected on motherboard with a screwdriver to start it. Then try the gpu. Next add one drive (make it a solid state drive) and install windows. Trust me there is nothing worse than putting it together in a case and trying to diagnose problems! Testing must be thorough. Ensure all componants and once inside case, cables are seated correctly. Good luck!

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By *aCaiMan
over a year ago

Telford

Pc part picker is definitely a lot of use. Pc specialist is also pretty good for customising parts they also do a fantastic job building it and shipping. If you were thinking of going that route.

If you’re building it yourself it’s ideal to run all the parts through a site like pc part picker to ensure compatibility without trying to repeat already given advice. If you are building a pc make sure you ground yourself before taking parts out of their packaging. Also some things to note when actually building a lot of the pins on things like the processor. Are very easy to snap and bend. So when you seat your processor ensure it’s seated correctly it shouldn’t take much force to bring the clip down. I’ve seen countless failed builds from people failing to line up the processor correctly !

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By *aCaiMan
over a year ago

Telford


"When building, if you can test the minimum componants outside of the case (breadboarding). Cpu, motherboard, psu, 1 stick of ram, screen connection. Boot to bios. You can either buy a seperate power switch or short the power connected on motherboard with a screwdriver to start it. Then try the gpu. Next add one drive (make it a solid state drive) and install windows. Trust me there is nothing worse than putting it together in a case and trying to diagnose problems! Testing must be thorough. Ensure all componants and once inside case, cables are seated correctly. Good luck!"

In reply to this I would say build the entire PC out of the case first and foremost. You won’t need to do any hacks and tricks you can simply build the pc without the case as you normally would and use the motherboard to power up and boot to BIOS

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Would hold off building one or you be paying a premium for older parts amd ryzen 4000 are just about to come out mean all ur 3000 parts will drop

And nvidia 3000 series is just about to launch witch means ur 2000 stuff is about to go down in price

Ither sit and wait and pick up the latest stuff or catch the shops off loading overstock off

The amd 3900x and 2080it

Amd right now is the way to go they crushing intel by a mile

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By *AYENCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

I guess a lot will depend on what you're using it for but consider adding a second screen - so useful if you do several tasks at once.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Try PC Specialist website. They have a good reputation and a really good forum for asking questions, getting advice, etc"

Thank you.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"When building, if you can test the minimum componants outside of the case (breadboarding). Cpu, motherboard, psu, 1 stick of ram, screen connection. Boot to bios. You can either buy a seperate power switch or short the power connected on motherboard with a screwdriver to start it. Then try the gpu. Next add one drive (make it a solid state drive) and install windows. Trust me there is nothing worse than putting it together in a case and trying to diagnose problems! Testing must be thorough. Ensure all componants and once inside case, cables are seated correctly. Good luck!"

Points well taken! Thanks.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Pc part picker is definitely a lot of use. Pc specialist is also pretty good for customising parts they also do a fantastic job building it and shipping. If you were thinking of going that route.

If you’re building it yourself it’s ideal to run all the parts through a site like pc part picker to ensure compatibility without trying to repeat already given advice. If you are building a pc make sure you ground yourself before taking parts out of their packaging. Also some things to note when actually building a lot of the pins on things like the processor. Are very easy to snap and bend. So when you seat your processor ensure it’s seated correctly it shouldn’t take much force to bring the clip down. I’ve seen countless failed builds from people failing to line up the processor correctly !"

This is proving to be much more of a mountain trek than a lockdown 5k walk in the park.

I might have to resort to letting someone else go at it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Would hold off building one or you be paying a premium for older parts amd ryzen 4000 are just about to come out mean all ur 3000 parts will drop

And nvidia 3000 series is just about to launch witch means ur 2000 stuff is about to go down in price

Ither sit and wait and pick up the latest stuff or catch the shops off loading overstock off

The amd 3900x and 2080it

Amd right now is the way to go they crushing intel by a mile "

Any idea how long?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I guess a lot will depend on what you're using it for but consider adding a second screen - so useful if you do several tasks at once. "

Thanks, but that reminds me of work. This is just for gaming tbh.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Would hold off building one or you be paying a premium for older parts amd ryzen 4000 are just about to come out mean all ur 3000 parts will drop

And nvidia 3000 series is just about to launch witch means ur 2000 stuff is about to go down in price

Ither sit and wait and pick up the latest stuff or catch the shops off loading overstock off

The amd 3900x and 2080it

Amd right now is the way to go they crushing intel by a mile

Any idea how long?"

Not shour best bet is to watch you tube Linus tech tips and jay2cent normal the first batch off YouTube reviews to get they hands on stuff but jay has all ready talked about both the 4000 and 3000 series so not far away probably end off q3 start off Q4

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick


"If you're looking to build a gaming rig and your budget is £1,000, you can definitely afford to spend a bit more on the GPU. Have you tried out a site called PC Part Picker? It's very good for planning and pricing builds as well as showing you what's compatible with what (CPUs and motherboards for instance)."

I'd second that site too.

Loads of people post their build configurations and also offer to come up with a configuration for you too bad on what you are after.

When you know what you want, they are also happy to rip it apart and tell you what you can do better

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