First ever gaming PC - need a little help

[SeraphX]

Alright sweet. Thanks for your help mate.
One last thing, whats the difference between AMD and Intel? is there much difference? A friend of mine said I should go for Intel, does it really matter? I've seen a lot of rigs using AMD so I'd assume not, right?

difference is money, intel are great if you have loads, AMD are better on a budget,

 

[SammiiDoogles]

Awesome Thanks for the help guys, I'm extremely greatful - it's been super helpful.

I'll be sure to come back if I need more help

 

[SeraphX]

highly unlikely you'll get many replies, other than "remove the link to a competitor's site" and/or "why don't you buy it from here".

is it nice eating your own words, go troll in GD, they love posts like yours

 

[MeMeMeMe]

building a computer is simple, you need some clean space, preferably static free, so a desk, not carpet, a pozidrive screwdriver, a calm cool head and non fidgity fingers, add that to about half an hour to 45 minutes and you will have a working machine

If it's your first build, you can expect to have a few moments of bafflement - I would expect to set aside at least 3 hours, and possibly have a spare computer to ask questions of the people here while you're doing it.

If you can live without PhysX and can stretch to an extra £15, this is a much better graphic card to get, at least while stocks last:
MSI 5850 Deal, £125

 

[SeraphX]

If it's your first build, you can expect to have a few moments of bafflement - I would expect to set aside at least 3 hours, and possibly have a spare computer to ask questions of the people here while you're doing it.

If you can live without PhysX and can stretch to an extra £15, this is a much better graphic card to get, at least while stocks last:
MSI 5850 Deal, £125

it's not much better for the extra 15 quid, the increase in performance is neglible against the 460

 

[MissileMoose]

I was trying to send you a PM, but I'm new here aswell and not sure how to...

Anyway, I was in pretty much the same situation as you coming from a background of laptops, so I decided to build a gaming PC. I was worried at first about how I would manage, but after reading a few articles on the web and viewing a couple of Youtube videos it seemed very easy. The only thing I found tricky was installing the RAM, but that was sorted in a couple of minutes after I posted on here!

So good luck with your first build and don't be afraid!
-MM

 

[MeMeMeMe]

it's not much better for the extra 15 quid, the increase in performance is neglible against the 460

I agree it's not a vast improvement, and some games are close than others, but I'd say it was worth £15.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/180?vs=164

 

[Walsandrew]

anandtech need to update their benches! still no option to compare any of the latest generation of cards..