Building my first PC

smudge523 · 27 Oct 2014 at 16:20

hi there, looking to build my own PC, got a few ideas from reading about, hoping someone would be able to give me some advice on power supply, graphics card and a case? I'm looking to dabble in a bit of overclocking too.

Thanks in advance for the help!

stulid · 27 Oct 2014 at 16:22

Hi,

It will help if you mention what your budget is and what exactly you need (tower unit, OS, keyboard, monitor).

Also what do you want to use this PC for?

smudge523 · 27 Oct 2014 at 16:29

i didn't even put the link in for my build either! idiot....

Competitor

don't really want to spend much more than 850 for the PC itself, as i only have a mouse at the moment. currently my build stands at 826 on ************, but I'm assuming ill be able to find components cheaper by shopping around, or am i overpaying just for a brand name?

only really looking to use it for gaming.

ill need an operating system also (i assume windows 7 or 8?)

thanks again.

stulid · 27 Oct 2014 at 16:31

You should read the forum FAQs,

No promotion of OcUK's competitors
We, Overclockers UK (OcUK) are happy to provide the resources of these forums to responsible individuals without charge. They cost a substantial amount of money to maintain and use considerable amounts of bandwidth which is paid for exclusively by us. As you know OcUK are in the computer hardware business and therefore the promotion of OcUK's competitors is forbidden. Examples of promotion are :-
Posting links to competitors websites
Posting links to reviews that promote competitors
Quoting the names or contact details of competitors
Offering to provide the names or contact details of competitors
Hinting about product availability at competitors and their pricing
Using the forums to notify a member of intent or actual supply of names or contact details of competitors
Listing competitors names, URL's or e-mail addresses in signatures
Listing competitors names, URL's or e-mail addresses in profile
Posting links to or the mentioning of auction sites
Disguising attempts to do any of the above

So thats why I've had to remove your link.

But judging by what I just seen, heres some bits from ocUK,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £258.58
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £229.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £886.01 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Use the code from here to get £30 off the card - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631947

The PSU+case entitle you to free shipping - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207

smudge523 · 27 Oct 2014 at 16:36

ok, no worries!

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card
Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

stulid · 27 Oct 2014 at 16:37

Ive added a basket above for you.

smudge523 · 29 Oct 2014 at 08:31

thanks for the help, expecting my delivery today, exciting times!