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New gaming machine help pls??

You have to consider your options here.

Option 1.

Save yourself £250 and buy this, at the same time learning how to put a PC together and overclock it saving yourself a bundle of hassle and money in the future using this spec: ( remove Vista if you don't need it )
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This spec will have faster ram ( when overclocked ), better motherboard, more harddrive space and faster hard drives.

Option 2.

Buy the OcUK prebuilt system and save yourself 3 hours but lose £250 extra.

The Spec in option 1 will out perform option 2.
 
thanks for the spec there m8 :) can you tell what tools i would need to make all this work? is it just kind of like lego with this goes here that goes there if you know what a mean :)
 
Tigz79 said:
thanks for the spec there m8 :) can you tell what tools i would need to make all this work? is it just kind of like lego with this goes here that goes there if you know what a mean :)
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It's very like Lego, just the bricks are more expensive!

For most builds the only thing that you really need is a cross-head screwdriver. The case will come with all the screws and fixings you need.

Other tools that may come in handy are fine nosed pliers and tweezers for retrieving the screws from confined spaces where they hide when you drop them!

I also like to have plenty of cable ties of various sizes to hand to keep the wiring tidy which means you need side cutters to cut off their tails.

The most important things which you will need are not really tools at all, they are a big table to do it all on and plenty of time and patience. The prime cause of builds going wrong is rushing. Read all the manuals that come with the kit and take things at a measured pace and a few hours of your time will save you a couple of hundred quid and give you a much better understanding of how your PC works.
 
If you want an idea of the steps involved in putting together a PC, have a look at this website, it's the guys at Corsair putting together a gaming rig.

Your components will be different, but the process involved is pretty much the same. It also gives a basic introduction to overclocking.
 
Hey guys so i finally bit the bullet and went for this system :)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...tid=781&subcat=

It got delivered today and its all up and running and its amazing! been playing FEAR and FARCRY looks amazing compared to ma old system lol. i need some advice tho... it came with a utility cd called abit guru? ive never used this before and i was wondering if others are using this to control there fans in there case? the main fan at the back of the case is running all the time but i dont know what i have to do with the utility to make the 2 front fans and the top mounted fan run, do they just come on when it reaches a certain temp in the case or is there a way to force start them? sorry if this is a stupid question only i havent had extra fans in a case before...... thanks for any advice ;)
 
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