Hello all,
I'm in the market for a new Desktop.
After umm-ing and ahh-ing for the last couple of months and almost buying a pre-built touchscreen unit from, (gasp) PC World I've decided to do it myself.
I'm not very technically minded and have never built a computer before (though I have some experience in destroying them). So I'm looking for some help in coming up with spec idea's.
I'm looking to spend around £1500 for everything. Monitor, mouse, keyboard etc... (Except Office, which the missus will use for uni work)
My requirements are that I'm looking to use it for gaming, but I'm not a massive gamer. anything that can run KOTOR 1 and 2 and possibly BF3 at a decent rate is good enough.
My other requirement would be for it to look awesome, which I understand is personal preference but after looking around I'm thinking maybe white/red case with some visible neon kicking around. I really like the Alienware laptops so think backlit keys and that kind of thing.
Also a half decent monitor (not touchscreen) and SSD are on the cards.
I do have a friend who has offered to help me build it but I'd prefer to do it myself so if people know a case is particularly hard to work with or some bits of hardware can be problematic then I'd like to avoid that. (Any troubleshooting I may have to do post-build I'll need to teach myself how to do... Well youtube will, so I'd like to avoid it)
Once I've gone firm on something I'll post a step-by-step diary with pics (and injuries/accidents) for everyone to enjoy or laugh at.
BTW I'm nearly 30 and have just decided I'm going to be good with computers... Mid-life crisis anyone?
... Good thing I can't afford a sports car.
Questions are welcome and all help is very much appreciated.
I'm in the market for a new Desktop.
After umm-ing and ahh-ing for the last couple of months and almost buying a pre-built touchscreen unit from, (gasp) PC World I've decided to do it myself.
I'm not very technically minded and have never built a computer before (though I have some experience in destroying them). So I'm looking for some help in coming up with spec idea's.
I'm looking to spend around £1500 for everything. Monitor, mouse, keyboard etc... (Except Office, which the missus will use for uni work)
My requirements are that I'm looking to use it for gaming, but I'm not a massive gamer. anything that can run KOTOR 1 and 2 and possibly BF3 at a decent rate is good enough.
My other requirement would be for it to look awesome, which I understand is personal preference but after looking around I'm thinking maybe white/red case with some visible neon kicking around. I really like the Alienware laptops so think backlit keys and that kind of thing.
Also a half decent monitor (not touchscreen) and SSD are on the cards.
I do have a friend who has offered to help me build it but I'd prefer to do it myself so if people know a case is particularly hard to work with or some bits of hardware can be problematic then I'd like to avoid that. (Any troubleshooting I may have to do post-build I'll need to teach myself how to do... Well youtube will, so I'd like to avoid it)
Once I've gone firm on something I'll post a step-by-step diary with pics (and injuries/accidents) for everyone to enjoy or laugh at.
BTW I'm nearly 30 and have just decided I'm going to be good with computers... Mid-life crisis anyone?
... Good thing I can't afford a sports car.Questions are welcome and all help is very much appreciated.
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