Not as far as I am aware..
Its cringe to see women advertising gear like that especially swaying side to side and obviously not understanding what they are reading out.
She was reviewing something?!
Phwoaaarrrrr.

Not as far as I am aware..
Its cringe to see women advertising gear like that especially swaying side to side and obviously not understanding what they are reading out.
A few things.
Case wise:
A friend is going to help build this. It was his first build and he used an Antec 300, do case-layouts change and how drastically?
Nah, they don't really change. They are all a standard size. The motherboard always goes in the same place and is always fixed in the same way. The PSU is sometimes at the bottom rather than top. But it makes no difference, you wouldn't get confused by this. It's not rocket science.
Optical drives and HDD's always go in the same way... there's not much else to it really. So regardless of what case you get. It will still be built the same way.
However as mentioned. The more expensive models offer better cable management, this helps for improved airflow, which keeps temps down and of course it keeps it all looking nice and tidy.
With regards to the cooler question. I thought you had decided on the stock cooler that came with the CPU? That's not overboard is it?
The cooler you can keep the CPU the better. Even if you're not overclocking I would always opt for an aftermarket cooler as they keep things cooler, are far less noisy and once again, they always look better. Not to mention sometimes easier to fit than the stupid Intel stock coolers. I can never seem to click the 4 pegs into place, takes me like 5 goes. AMD stock coolers are much easier to fit.
Sort of went off topic there... sorry.
Haha, no worries. Well as stated in my op, I am literally clueless about the majority of this stuff. I'm posting on 2-3 forums to get a general idea and a few opinions on this. However, this is by far the most help out of all the forums. But anyway, that cooling question was brought about by "as far as a CPU cooler goes you don't really need to spend that much on one unless your planning to overclock it". I have no idea whether the cooling is good or not.
Ahh. You first had selected an OEM version of the Intel 2500K. This one didn't come with a cooler. It's been changed to the Retail version, which does. As much as I hate them. They do the job obviously, otherwise it wouldn't be provided with it. Like said, if you don't overclock, it'll be fine.
If you do plan on overclocking in the future. Then an aftermarket cooler is required as these are much larger and offer a lot better cooling. Usually made out of copper, which is an excellent conductor of heat.
Do you plan on overclocking?
Not for awhile to be honest. I'm VERY nervous of just putting all of this together haha. I don't think I will need it at least for a few years.
I'm currently running an Interl Core Duo E8400 @3.00GHz (x2), a Nvidia 8500 GT with 2GB of RAM and it's also three years old. I can play most of the games I play on min spec with no problems. Med spec becomes a little laggy with a slight frame rate drop. So with what I'm buying now I hope should last AT LEAST 3 years before I even consider doing anything to it. Would you agree?
I've got a bit of spare cash and have started gaming on PC a bit more recently. So I decided this would be cool and a bit of fun. Although it seems a lot more nerveracking than fun at the moment. I've been told to wear an anti-static wrist band, as well as touching a radiator and wearing powder-free latex gloves. That should rid me of any static I have. But I'm literally bricking it at the thought of breaking a £200 piece of equipment just buy touching it, let alone trying to get it into the ports.
I've been told to wear an anti-static wrist band, as well as touching a radiator and wearing powder-free latex gloves. That should rid me of any static I have. But I'm literally bricking it at the thought of breaking a £200 piece of equipment just buy touching it, let alone trying to get it into the ports.
keep the XFX unit.
I agree with stulid.
. What actually is the difference between the 100/300?
Still undecided on the 1/2GB version of the GPU.
I've also been told I don't need so high cooling on my CPU.
These chips overclock very well. Both my Core i5-2500K and Core i7-2600K hit ~4.4GHz, fully stable, using the stock low-profile cooler.
Make sure your processor is properly cooled (we used the stock Intel cooler and forced the fan to 70% RPM
Ok, So I've switched to the Antec 100, I'm staying with 2GB of VRAM and keeping my processor with the stock cooling system. As I'm not going to overclocking it for a couple of years. However, when I do, I will look into a fan.
Good choice on the case, so just swap it into your basket in post #42, and you have a great PC.
P.S, just noticed where you are, if you get stuck, just give me a holla, im always passing by.