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[GingerNinja]

Evening ladies and gents,

I'd like some help from the combined brains on here regarding a new PC. I thought I'd probably need to describe my situation first.

I've got a budget of about £1000 but it's very vague. I have a PS3 for gaming and a work laptop, so I won't want a desktop for any hardcore gaming although maybe a bit of Football Manager. This might make it seem like I don't even need another computer at the moment so who knows..

I have no experience of doing anything internal with a PC or overclocking but I'm keen to get involved and start spending my money buying the latest versions of stuff just to keep up with everyone else..

1) Can you guys recommend a simple case to get me started? I was looking at getting an Antec P182 because it looks good and has plenty of space inside. A small htpc case would look nice under the LCD next to the PS3 but I'm worried that it might be a pain for a first build.

2) If I want to learn to overclock do you think it'd be better to buy something like an E2180 CPU so I wouldn't worry about blowing everything?

3) How easy is to upgrade a system at a later date, say if I wanted to add a graphics card after using one a motherboard?

4) I've heard that these days, building a pc is almost like putting lego together, do you guys agree?

Cheers
Andrew

 

[GingerNinja]

That sentence is confuddling my brainiator. If what you mean is "how easy is it to upgrade to a new graphics card", very easy (though considerably easier if you don't have a teeny tiny case).

I might use the wrong terminology so please bear with me...

What I was trying to say was, if I buy and assemble a PC without a graphics card and then at a later date want to add a graphics card, is it just a case of whipping out the mobo and connecting a new graphics card to it then plugging it back in?

Cheers

 

[GingerNinja]

Cheers jak, I was just planning on plugging the computer into my tv, it's 42" 1080p, would it be ok to use that?

If I did that, what do you reckon would be the best way to spend the money?

I guess I put a few 500Gb hard drives in the bays but what should my priorities be from there, CPU/mobo?

Apologies for the stupid questions.

 

[GingerNinja]

It's a Toshiba 42x3030DB, there's a spare HDMI, I think there's a DVI connection too.