I'm Building A Gaming PC - Where To Start?!

_Gawd_

Hi folks - I haven't a bloody clue how to do it but it will be a little project of mine. Something I can be chuffed about when I actually finish it. First thing's first though, I'm looking to build a gaming PC. I've been looking around online and it suddenly dawned on me that I can cut out 1,000E perhaps if I did it myself.

So, where is the best place to buy parts - Maplin or Online and secondly, what exactly do I need? I've got an old Dell casing. Will any old casing like this work or should I buy a new casing?

Craig B

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1. What is your budget? [€XXX]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer?

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes/No]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Yes/No] If yes list product name and details

5. Do you need a monitor? [Yes/No]

5a. If yes what size do you need. 19'',20'',22'' etc.

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [XXXX x XXX] [Yes/No]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard,Mouse,Wireless Card,Speakers etc]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes/No]

8. How can you pay? [Cash/Laser/Bank Transfer etc]

9. When are you purchasing?

10. If you need help building it, where are you based?

sink

First off read and fill out this.

Secondly don't touch Maplins, excepting for the odd SATA cable/molex adapter. Most people round these parts like hardwareversand.de but there is also elara.ie, dabs.ie among many more. Be warned harwareversand do not accept credit cards, only bank transfers.

_Gawd_

Craig B wrote: »

Fill out this form so we can help you

1. What is your budget? [€XXX]

€600-700.

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer?

Gaming

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes/No]

Yes

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Yes/No] If yes list product name and details

I have a Dell XPS tower. But willing to buy a new casing.

5. Do you need a monitor? [Yes/No]

No

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard,Mouse,Wireless Card,Speakers etc]

Yes, looking fir some good products.

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes/No]

Don't know what overclocking is.

8. How can you pay? [Cash/Laser/Bank Transfer etc]

Cash, Credit Card, Laser.

9. When are you purchasing?

ASAP

10. If you need help building it, where are you based?

North Dublin

See bold.

Craig B

Here's a decent build that will run most modern games at med-high settings.
It's from a german site called hardwareversand. They accept payment through bank transfer or paypal but its an extra 3% from paypal.

Item|Price
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€38.75
WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 3 6Gb/s|€63.02
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower USB 3.0 black, ohne Netzteil|€53.86
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€42.19
LG GH22NS50/70/90 bare schwarz|€17.83
ASRock Z77 Pro4, Sockel 1155, ATX|€108.11
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155|€192.84
Sapphire HD6870 1G GDDR5 PCI-E DL-DVI-I+SL-DVI-D / HDMI / DP|€150.31
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€685.90

Craig B

Forgot windows and keyboard/mouse.
get windows here if ya can and throw in a mouse from that website that ya like.
Get a keyboard anywhere else as them ones are in german layout.