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How would you feel about building one yourself? We can provide links to video tuts and help walk you through the process. We can spec something better than that for £800 notes
 
Been thinking about self building but never had the 'bottle' to do it.

Sausage fingers and all that :D

Shall I start a 'Spec Me' thread or would you guys be so kind as to put it in here?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.95
Total : £861.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Building yourself is not as difficult as it used to be. Most components now and just plug in and work!

also looking at that spec in the OP is not the k version i5 processor so you wont be able to overclock it (if you wanted to and is very easy to do get it to 4.2/4.4GHz
 
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Brenn said:
Been thinking about self building but never had the 'bottle' to do it.

Sausage fingers and all that :D

Shall I start a 'Spec Me' thread or would you guys be so kind as to put it in here?
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £94.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £69.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £41.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.95
Total : £860.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



Mini-itx just to be a little different.

The prebuild rig you are looking at doesn't have sataIII and being a H61 mobo you can't overclock which is why they haven't put in a 3570K (The K means it's unlocked for OC'ing).
 
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What I learnt is if you are seriously considering building a PC is to make sure you get the correct components at the start so you don't have to buy things again. I would stick with a standard ATX case and a standard ATX motherboard. For this reason I would go with a popular case as a this Coolermaster one. Would fit most beginner and high end builds.
 
There has been some great advice above about building your own PC and it is as easy as they make it sound. All you really need is a screwdriver.

A mini-ITX build does look nice but can be very fiddly to build and can be expensive. Best to stick to ATX, that way you can't get a component that won't fit.

Going out on a limb but there will always be people on here and in person who can help you out..
 
As others have mentioned, I say build it yourself there are plenty of people here that would help you if you got stuck and plenty of youtube videos. You will have much more satisfaction knowing you built it and you will save some pennies.
 
Doomedspeed said:
There has been some great advice above about building your own PC and it is as easy as they make it sound. All you really need is a screwdriver.

A mini-ITX build does look nice but can be very fiddly to build and can be expensive. Best to stick to ATX, that way you can't get a component that won't fit.

Going out on a limb but there will always be people on here and in person who can help you out..
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To be fair the prodigy is larger than most mini-itx cases but I see where you are coming from.......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.95
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £865.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Happy now? ;)
 
Go for this:
I5 3570k, z77 motherboard hd 7950, 8gb mem 1600, 128gb ssd, 1tb hdd, 600w psu
the rest is pretty basic and personal choice... case, optical drive and brands.
 
Brenn said:
Been thinking about self building but never had the 'bottle' to do it.

Sausage fingers and all that :D

Shall I start a 'Spec Me' thread or would you guys be so kind as to put it in here?
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It is nerve-racking the first time but the key is to take it slow and do not rush if you are unsure, any problems take a break come on here and ask a question no matter how small, then go back to it feeling confident about what you are doing. Once you get that first build out of the way you will wonder what all the fuss was about!
 
Looks like I'll be building my own then guys after watching the YouTube video that was linked, the thought of it was very daunting at first.

Also thanks for all of the specs. Already have a 128 crucial SSD which is in my current desktop store bought PC.

might come in handy?
 
Brenn said:
Looks like I'll be building my own then guys after watching the YouTube video that was linked, the thought of it was very daunting at first.

Also thanks for all of the specs. Already have a 128 crucial SSD which is in my current desktop store bought PC.

might come in handy?
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You're welcome :)

It's your build so have some fun with it. Find a case you like. I used the Shinobi as that's what the linked prebuild used, so I figure you like the style and colour. Building isn't difficult really. The tricky part is picking the best parts and balancing it all to a budget.

I look forward to seeing you give it a crack.....we won't laugh just point out any adjustments if needed.

P.S Yes the SSD will indeed be handy
 
honosuseri said:
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £94.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £69.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £41.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.95
Total : £860.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



Mini-itx just to be a little different.

The prebuild rig you are looking at doesn't have sataIII and being a H61 mobo you can't overclock which is why they haven't put in a 3570K (The K means it's unlocked for OC'ing).
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I'm in love with these cases kinda regret not building one for myself now! If I was gonna build a PC now it would be this for sure, although personally I would have a SSD and Windows 7 ;)
 
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