First time builder

tom_lindsay · 10 May 2015 at 17:18

Hi guys after many years away from PC gaming ive decided to go ahead an build a gaming pc, I want to build it myself because as a teenager a taught myself a lot about my PC and could diagnose fix and upgrade it by my self.

Modern day me is very different because obviously I was being bought a PC so I had something to work from but I have forgotten all I had taught myself and starting building a PC from scratch is very different.

Im not afraid to do the homework but websites ive come across so far are just your basic quick help guides, I am looking to spend around £700 on the base unit but that could be higher as I may buy the bits piece by piece to spread the cost.

IF anybody could help me it would be very much appreciated anything from hardware recommendations to links to handy websites would be great.

tom_lindsay · 10 May 2015 at 17:53

no ill purchase the os extra, I dont have a monitor yet as I cant decide if to run it through my tv or not. Yes gaming only I have a laptop for other things

tom_lindsay · 10 May 2015 at 18:10

WHAT A GUY!!!!!!! Thank you very much

tom_lindsay · 11 May 2015 at 19:03

I have taken what you did and run with it, hows this look @stulid ?

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle

TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01)

Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)

SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black

Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD

Antec VSP5000 Silenced Tower Case - Black

tom_lindsay · 11 May 2015 at 19:52

Tommyzz said:
Think of building a PC as a puzzle, it only fits one way and you shouldn't need to force it. Linus Tech Tips on Youtube has loads of tutorials.

Thanks, ill be checking out that channel

stulid said:
Looks great.

Did you want a bigger heatsink rather than the stock intel item?

if you could recommend one that would be great. How important are they to upgrade?

tom_lindsay · 11 May 2015 at 20:15

I thought id added that sorry, and when you asked I was thinking of something completely different. So that huge 120mm fan sits on the CPU? Id only ever seen the smaller ones

tom_lindsay · 11 May 2015 at 20:24

stulid said:
Yes it sits on the CPU (with thermal paste added in-between) and does a better job at cooling the CPU than the tiny stock heatsink does.

Sounds like you really do need to go and watch some PC build guides on Youtube.

And if you are unsure, just ask.

Yeah I do, dont worry I wont even start until I feel like I know everything I need to, I like to take my time and scroll the internet and teach myself before I do anything.

Thanks a lot man youve been a great help, top guy.