building my first gaming pc

ConorArc · 17 Feb 2017 at 18:58

Hello everyone!
ive decided to build my very first gaming pc but to be honest i have no idea how to start or what products to buy first, im even having problems deciding which case to use, my budget for the build is between 700 - 900 pound if that sounds any good. Looking for any help that is possible
Thank you.

mickyflinn · 17 Feb 2017 at 19:33

Will this just be a pc or will you need anything else like windows, monitor , etc ?

ConorArc · 18 Feb 2017 at 00:14

basically ill need everything

DONOHUE07 · 18 Feb 2017 at 00:49

What monitor are you planning on buying? That will impact the build and budget.

Also if you can hold off for a month AMD are releasing there new CPU's, if the reports and rumours are true, it's definitely worth going with AMD

ConorArc · 18 Feb 2017 at 01:02

I was thinking of an asus 17 inch monitor? Would they be the best brand?

uber soldat · 18 Feb 2017 at 10:05

ConorArc said:
I was thinking of an asus 17 inch monitor? Would they be the best brand?

For a gaming PC nowadays you should aim for at least a 25" monitor. 17" just doesnt cut it nowadays and monitors are cheap enough.

mickyflinn · 18 Feb 2017 at 11:20

24 inch monitor will be fine.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Acer KA240HQ 23.6" 1920x1080 TN 1ms Widescreen LED Monitor - Black (UM.UX6EE.B09)= £99.95
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-KR)= £44.99
1 x Aerocool VS-1 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window= £26.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.95
1 x Intel 600P 256GB M.2-2280 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe 3D NAND Solid State Drive (SSDPEKKW256G7X1)= £89.99
1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £45.95
1 x Intel Core i5-7400 3.00GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £179.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-B250M-D3H Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £74.99
1 x Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0= £59.99
1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 480 Devil 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £218.99

Total: £931.78
(includes shipping: £0.00)