Speck me a £400 basic gaming PC

HXSVN · 9 Jan 2018 at 11:46

Plec said:
Lol, a parcel addressed to HXSVN - they'll probably think it's a flu virus strain and evacuate the building

Hah! Its a small business so we all know each other. Ill be waiting for the postman all day anyway!

Thanks once again to @lltfdaniel

HXSVN · 9 Jan 2018 at 15:43

Do I need any solvent/pastes/glues? If so, which one. My friend mentioned a thermal paste?

HXSVN · 9 Jan 2018 at 22:17

Plec said:
For City Skylines, Football Manager and general browsing the basic TP Link should be fine.

Im guessing the MB doesnt have built in wifi and bluetooth hence this post?

HXSVN · 9 Jan 2018 at 22:25

Plec said:
Not the gigabyte b350 Gaming, no.

Bluetooth is cheap to add ~£10 and your TP Link is fine for your needs.

Okay thats fine, most stuff come with a bluetooth dongle anyway

HXSVN · 10 Jan 2018 at 14:09

All the parts except PSU and GPU!! This is exciting

HXSVN · 10 Jan 2018 at 14:47

Plec said:
Hope you've got a case stashed somewhere off shot...

Oh yes of course, the Carbide 270r !

HXSVN · 10 Jan 2018 at 16:21

lltfdaniel said:
Right i think i know why he didn't receive the graphics card, i added the town in the address line ;/ silly me.

I have just been to the post office and my gtx 970 is on way to him,

If this doesn't work next time i give up.

Thanks for trying, I appreciate it a lot!

Hopefully it all ends well

HXSVN · 10 Jan 2018 at 16:32

lltfdaniel said:
You will find it will arrive to you in a anti static bag,

I told the post office man it is a graphics card and the net worth of it is £100.

First class, hope it arrives in one piece.

When it arrives to you at your work place, your folks will know what it is so no worry about thinking it is something else.

Thanks Daniel, will be on the lookout tomorrow.

HXSVN · 10 Jan 2018 at 16:57

lltfdaniel said:
Exactly!

Anycase the graphics card (gtx 970) would have just sit there collecting dust, anyways i have saved the op about 100 quid... so yeah.

And Im very grateful for that

HXSVN · 10 Jan 2018 at 16:59

marco.da.man said:
get pics posted when sorted, look forward seeing it

Oh for sure, If anyone has any tips before I start building it will be great!

HXSVN · 10 Jan 2018 at 17:10

marco.da.man said:
just take your time, do you have anymore fans etc for cooling etc

No more fans than whats stock. I didnt want to spend unless it was absolutely necessary.

lltfdaniel said:
It will be a bit tricky but you will succeed anycase there will be people here on this forum to help you build your pc and also read the motherboard instructions.

I also have a friend whos done it before, he should be helpful.

marco.da.man said:
that corsair Carbide 270r is a nice case too, room for rad at top or front or even 2 x 140mm fans at top for extra cooling

Oh yeah, I love the case. Want to add red details to it too.

HXSVN · 11 Jan 2018 at 12:57

Guess who has a new GTX 970 GPU!!!!

Thanks to the amazing @lltfdaniel

HXSVN · 11 Jan 2018 at 14:11

lltfdaniel said:
I feel for you!

Enjoy my friend!

Excellent is all I have to say, get ready to fire her up in your new PC.

Yes anyways any damage or is the card in one piece?

p.s. i'm not gay hah anycase it really isn't like that as far as i can see.

You now have a decent pc ready to be built enjoy we could play a pc game together or something if your up for that.

Thanks mate! It was in perfect condition as far as i see. Didnt open the packaging.

Wouldnt be a problem if you were!

And definitely, once I get it up and running

HXSVN · 14 Jan 2018 at 23:20

Guys, a quick update on my progress, I will be building the PC on Saturday hopefully. Had a lot of uni work and part-time work, couldn't find time.

But, for those that are curious, the specs are:

AMD Ryzen 5 1600
MSI GTX 970 - thanks @lltfdaniel
Super Flower Platinum King 450W 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply
Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM HDD
GIGABYTE AB350M Gaming Motherboard
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C14R Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2x8 GB) DDR4 2400 MHz C14 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Memory Kit
Corsair Carbide 270R Case
SAMSUNG C24F396 Full HD 24" Curved LED Monitor

HXSVN · 15 Jan 2018 at 22:12

Guys I built the PC, but the motherboard isnt getting any power. The USB ports arent showing any lights but they connected keyboard is on because the lights are on. What could I have done wrong?

HXSVN · 15 Jan 2018 at 22:22

No

Plec said:
Have you built a computer before?

Nope, first time

HXSVN · 15 Jan 2018 at 22:27

Plec said:
Have you built a computer before?

Now its on, Processor and Graphics card fan spinning but no display. Tried MBD and GPU HDMI output

HXSVN · 15 Jan 2018 at 22:31

Plec said:
Have you got the lead from the monitor to the computer connected to the right output?

Double check you have it connected to the GPU and not the motherboard output.

Yes, definitely the GPU hdmi output

HXSVN · 15 Jan 2018 at 22:36

Plec said:
Have you made sure your monitor is set to display form the correct HDMI?

Absolutely, only one hdmi slot

HXSVN · 15 Jan 2018 at 22:41

Plec said:
Yes, but sometimes the monitor needs to be told that its using the HDMI slot - or the right HDMI input if it has more than one.

Check the panel settings and make sure HDMI is selected.

Found the problem, had to reboot eith HDMI in GPU. My first boot i plugged the hdmi after booting.