idiots guide to DIY pc

Dom86 · 15 Nov 2015 at 22:46

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving**= £266.98
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G1600HC9DC01)= £35.99
1 x MSI Radeon R7 370 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £119.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA200)= £53.99
1 x Aerocool Aero 500 Midi-Tower Case - Black Window= £29.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR)= £43.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £85.99

Total: £649.52
(includes shipping: £12.60)

lordzargon · 16 Nov 2015 at 09:02

I agree with Dom86's (above) build, but if you need to bring that budget down, swap out:
Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6/GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM

for this:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seag...64mb-cache-hdd-oem-st1000dm003-hd-334-se.html

It'll save £15, 1TB should be plenty for what a 13-year old needs - its enough for me, and I make games.

He doesn't need a disk drive with the above spec, but its worth checking that he doesn't have any games on disc that he can't download (he should know this). Unless he has Blu-Ray films to watch, and no access to a PS3/PS4/XBox One, stick with a DVD drive. They're much cheaper, and you can stream just about any film in HD these days on Netflix, etc.

Also - Windows 10 is a must over Windows 8.

Above build has some upgrade headroom later, but its also a damn-fine specification for right now, it should have no problem tacking just about any game he throws at it.

olivier renault · 16 Nov 2015 at 10:08

Best 'how to' build a PC tutorials. Old, but still relevant.

There has been a two part update on that that's a little bit more up-to-date.

smiley sue · 17 Nov 2015 at 17:16

Hi again. my son really wants these. will they work

Asus H81-PLUS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
Stock Code MB-581-AS
16 In stock
1
£49.99*
£49.99*

Intel Core i5-4590 3.30GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
Stock Code CP-534-IN
10+ In stock
1
£155.99*
£155.99*

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9)
Stock Code MY-299-CS
ETA: 20.11.15
1
£39.95*
£39.95*

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N960OC-4GD)
Stock Code GX-171-GI
10+ In stock
1
£158.99*
£158.99*

EVGA 600W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0600-K3)
Stock Code CA-025-EA
18 In stock
1
£39.95*
£39.95*

Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
Stock Code HD-334-SE
50+ In stock
1
£38.99*
£38.99*

Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible
Stock Code CD-162-SA
30 In stock
1
£14.99*
£14.99*

Bitfenix Nova Midi Tower Case - Black Window
Stock Code CA-220-BX
50+ In stock
1
£26.99*
£26.99*

Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
Stock Code SW-172-MS
20+ In stock
1
£79.99*
£79.99*

really appreciate your help so far and i got my son to look at all your suggestions but wants the above.thanks

stulid · 17 Nov 2015 at 17:18

I believe that all looks good.

One thing is does he need a optical drive? games are all digital downloads these days using either Steam, Origin, Uplay etc.

You can get Win10 on a USB drive for £85.

smiley sue · 18 Nov 2015 at 07:07

stulid said:
I believe that all looks good.

One thing is does he need a optical drive? games are all digital downloads these days using either Steam, Origin, Uplay etc.

You can get Win10 on a USB drive for £85.

Is that Samsung thing on the list above an optical drive?
And whats that youve put "win 10 on a usb drive"?

Thanks

Dom86 · 18 Nov 2015 at 12:39

smiley sue said:
Is that Samsung thing on the list above an optical drive?
And whats that youve put "win 10 on a usb drive"?

Thanks

Yeah the Samsung thing is an optical drive, you can buy windows 10 on a usb stick so you can install it without an optical drive.

smiley sue · 18 Nov 2015 at 15:25

Ahhh

. Told you I was clueless.

Thank you everybody for your help, your all priceless.

jpod · 18 Nov 2015 at 20:40

Awesome, this is an ace thread.

I sincerely hope 'smiley son' is going to post some build photos. And make his Mum the odd cuppa tea for such a wicked rig