First ever build!!

Andy_Curtis · 27 Nov 2017 at 19:12

Hi All,

After a lot of help and advice from many members of this forum, I've pulled the trigger and ordered the components for my first ever PC build

This will be used for gaming and photo editing, I am super excited to start the build. ill be VLOGGING the build for my YT channel. (Not sure if shameless plugging to a YT is allowed here?) I'll be keeping you all updated with progress, pics, and no doubt, some stress with my first build.

I managed to order it all just before the deals disappeared, so I got it all for much cheaper than the basket below. Just using the BB code to show you all what I went with. I also paid the extra to get it delivered tomorrow morning

Andy

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus B350 Motherboard & Ryzen 3/5 Processor Gaming Bundle **WITH FREE GAMES** = £276.94
- CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
- Motherboard:Asus ROG Strix B350-F AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £149.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N1070G1-GAMING-8GD)= £419.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £139.99
1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £69.95
1 x Acer H277HUsmipuz 27" 2560x1440 IPS Widescreen LED ZeroFrame Monitor - Silver/Black (UM.HH7EE.018)= £299.99
1 x Cougar 600K Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Cherry MX Red - UK Layout= £49.99
1 x Asus ROG Gladius FPS USB Gaming Mouse= £35.99

Total: £1,455.43 (includes shipping: £12.60)

Minibiker · 27 Nov 2017 at 19:22

Good choice bud, Youll enjoy the process of building, if you need any help eith the build give me a shout, im in Swindon also

Andy_Curtis · 27 Nov 2017 at 19:26

Minibiker said:
Good choice bud, Youll enjoy the process of building, if you need any help eith the build give me a shout, im in Swindon also

Ah a fellow Swindonian. If I hit some struggles I’ll let you know

LewisRaz · 27 Nov 2017 at 20:17

Did you remember to buy a case?

tamzzy · 27 Nov 2017 at 20:18

Swap the monitor for the £199 MVA panel and save a hundred quid (and also it's a 75hz panel)?

Also for the same price, you could get a 1070ti instead of a 1070 which I think is more value?

savagesam117 · 27 Nov 2017 at 20:30

tamzzy said:
Swap the monitor for the £199 MVA panel and save a hundred quid (and also it's a 75hz panel)?

Also for the same price, you could get a 1070ti instead of a 1070 which I think is more value?

He didn't pay these prices, he got the black friday prices, so i'm assuming was a bit cheaper than the Ti.

tamzzy · 27 Nov 2017 at 20:33

@savagesam117 ah true that

Andy_Curtis · 27 Nov 2017 at 20:56

savagesam117 said:
He didn't pay these prices, he got the black friday prices, so i'm assuming was a bit cheaper than the Ti.

Very true indeed, I ordered it all today, whilst the deals were still on, but a few hours later i noticed they'd all disappeared. Was a close one!

Andy_Curtis · 27 Nov 2017 at 21:03

LewisRaz said:
Did you remember to buy a case?

Nope, I didn't need to. Its my Bday tomorrow and my mother offered to gift me the case. Went with the Obsidian 450D

Ah.... How do I upload an image? I have it on Imgur, the links don't seem to work? Or do I need to post more than 100 times or something? I can't find anything about it in the forums.

savagesam117 · 27 Nov 2017 at 21:07

Andy_Curtis said:
Nope, I didn't need to. Its my Bday tomorrow and my mother offered to gift me the case. Went with the Obsidian 450D

Ah.... How do I upload an image? I have it on Imgur, the links don't seem to work? Or do I need to post more than 100 times or something? I can't find anything about it in the forums.

Looks like a decent build, good luck!

Click on the image, copy the BBcode and then paste it here!

Andy_Curtis · 27 Nov 2017 at 21:08

I trie

savagesam117 said:
Looks like a decent build, good luck!

Click on the image, copy the BBcode and then paste it here!

Thanks

I tried that. It didn't work though. Ill try again....

***EDIT***

It worked, the image is massive though, Ill have to play around with sizing

Andy_Curtis · 27 Nov 2017 at 21:08

savagesam117 · 27 Nov 2017 at 21:09

Also resize your images to 1024x768

Andy_Curtis · 27 Nov 2017 at 21:12

I tried resizing it on Imgur, doesn't seem to make a difference though.

savagesam117 · 27 Nov 2017 at 21:14

It did for me

Andy_Curtis · 27 Nov 2017 at 21:17

Hmmmm. peculiar. Ill try again tomorrow when all the components turn up.

Again.... not sure if I'm allowed to link to my Youtube in here? As I will be Vlogging the build. I don't want to get banned for linking to my Youtube channel haha

savagesam117 · 27 Nov 2017 at 21:17

Andy_Curtis said:
Hmmmm. peculiar. Ill try again tomorrow when all the components turn up.

Again.... not sure if I'm allowed to link to my Youtube in here? As I will be Vlogging the build. I don't want to get banned for linking to my Youtube channel haha

Haha, nope. OCUK don't sell youtube channels so you'll be fine. Check the rules though

Andy_Curtis · 28 Nov 2017 at 10:39

Its all arrived

Except Windows 10. Cant wait to start building it! Forgot to order some LED lighting though

Im missing the famous packet of Haribo though

orbitalwalsh · 28 Nov 2017 at 11:02

Phanteks halo rings, more tasteful then led stripes

famas · 28 Nov 2017 at 18:39

Congrats, enjoy the build. Lots of helpful people on here if you need any advice along the way.