Gaming pc first ever one

lee32uk · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:08

One other thing. If you ever plan to add a 2nd GTX 980 ti in the future with the skylake spec, then swap the psu and board for the ones below.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair RM Series RM850X '80+ Gold' 850W Modular Power Supply (CP-9020093-UK)= £104.99
1 x Asus Z170-E Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99

Total: £225.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)

kenny_st · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:37

thank you

kenny_st · 15 Dec 2015 at 20:42

Well spoke to the wife and I have decided to build it myself and do the build in stages.ie save up every month and get the bits, this way I won't need to put it on the credit card and maybe I could get a better psu and board for a future upgrade if needed.

First order will be tomorrow

RockoSRI · 15 Dec 2015 at 20:46

Building it yourself is the fun part!

if it all works out well haha...

An X99 Build with a 5820K is as a good shout if you don't need the extra PCI Lanes... Probably be a bit cheaper also with skylake being pretty expensive at the moment.

kenny_st · 15 Dec 2015 at 21:05

I am still going for the skylake set up I'm ordering a few bits right now,well the stuff that is on offer that is, I should have a complete build by March and in the mean time I will be looking at a lot of beginner build guides on YouTube lol

jpod · 15 Dec 2015 at 23:54

Nice one post some pics along the way if you can, it is great learning to build - after all - if there is a niggle in the future it is ace if you are confident to take the side off and reseat a few things and do a system test.

Have you got a techy friend who can help with your first go?

Gaming4Life · 16 Dec 2015 at 00:34

I would suggest watching PCpartpickers videos on YouTube. That's how I learnt to build mine without needing friends help or instruction manuals (for most of it)

kenny_st · 16 Dec 2015 at 09:15

cheers I will have a look at the vids and also no one that could help so on my own so to speak

kenny_st · 16 Dec 2015 at 14:58

is it sad that I have ordered the case and getting excited about the build?sort it out I'm 34 lol

BSmith · 16 Dec 2015 at 15:10

If by sad you mean awesome then yes. Your ascension begins.

kenny_st · 16 Dec 2015 at 15:15

that's what I wanted to hear ha

Gaming4Life · 16 Dec 2015 at 15:17

kenny_st said:
is it sad that I have ordered the case and getting excited about the build?sort it out I'm 34 lol

Doesn't matter what age you are, everyone would be excited about their first build and any build really

kenny_st · 18 Dec 2015 at 16:52

Went to ikea today to get my desk set up and led track lighting for the desk, happy days and some of my pc build turned up today,just lucky no one took it,good old Royal Mail lol

BluD · 18 Dec 2015 at 18:51

kenny_st said:
is it sad that I have ordered the case and getting excited about the build?sort it out I'm 34 lol

My dad still gets excited about new toys and hes about 20 years older than you, i dont think age matters

kenny_st · 18 Dec 2015 at 20:26

Guys this is going to be a stupid question but do I need thermal paste for the build as I'm ordering more parts now so will add that on to the list to ??????

lee32uk · 18 Dec 2015 at 21:22

kenny_st said:
Guys this is going to be a stupid question but do I need thermal paste for the build as I'm ordering more parts now so will add that on to the list to ??????

Aftermarket coolers come with thermal paste either pre-applied or in a tube/sachet, so you don't need to buy any extra.

kenny_st · 18 Dec 2015 at 21:37

Cheers lee

mickyflinn · 18 Dec 2015 at 22:29

Which cooler did u go for ?

kenny_st · 19 Dec 2015 at 08:27

went for Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler

kenny_st · 19 Dec 2015 at 17:55

Guys I'm going with the skylake build which is in page one can I add a cd,blue ray drive to it ?? And which one just to note I will be adding this to the build at a later date cheers all