Building a PC

[Judge Judy]

Hey. :P

My dad and I are thinking about making a new custom build PC. So yes anyway, I have some questions that needs answering please so we can decide whether to go forward with it or not.

- How easy is it to build one? (Is it just fit and screw etc.)
- If it was for gaming what would be the price range of building one?
- Which store(s) are the best for components/who are the cheapest also?

So that's it for now. Might consider just getting a Dell if it's not worth the hassle.

(+REP to those who've answered the questions)

[mat64]

- How easy is it to build one? (Is it just fit and screw etc.)
It's easy if you know what your doing, but a headache if not. It's good to have some experience in the field.


- If it was for gaming what would be the price range of building one?Depends what sort of thing your planning really. I'm building one at the moment with a budget of £500-600 and that gets you something pretty nice.


- Which store(s) are the best for components/who are the cheapest also?
Aria.co.uk (http://www.aria.co.uk) have some pretty good deals and prices.

[Judge Judy]

It's easy if you know what your doing, but a headache if not. It's good to have some experience in the field.
Depends what sort of thing your planning really. I'm building one at the moment with a budget of £500-600 and that gets you something pretty nice.
Aria.co.uk (http://www.aria.co.uk) have some pretty good deals and prices.

Thanks Mat :) +Rep

[Recursion]

There a LOADS of tutorials around Google if you search.

www.Aria.co.uk (http://www.Aria.co.uk)
www.eBuyer.com (http://www.eBuyer.com)
www.overclockers.co.uk (http://www.overclockers.co.uk)
www.scan.co.uk (http://www.scan.co.uk)
www.novatech.co.uk (http://www.novatech.co.uk)

All good shops.

Your probably looking at about £500 for a very decent machine.

[Judge Judy]

There a LOADS of tutorials around Google if you search.

www.Aria.co.uk (http://www.Aria.co.uk)
www.eBuyer.com (http://www.eBuyer.com)
www.overclockers.co.uk (http://www.overclockers.co.uk)
www.scan.co.uk (http://www.scan.co.uk)
www.novatech.co.uk (http://www.novatech.co.uk)

All good shops.

Your probably looking at about £500 for a very decent machine.

Thanks for those sites, ebuyer is only 20 mins from me (felt like telling you that). £400-600 will probably be our budget. +Rep :)

Edit: Got to spead. I rarely rep people so it might take a few years for you to get it :P

[mat64]

ebuyer is only 20 mins from me (felt like telling you that).
I didn't realise they were that close to us :o

[N!ck]

Hey. :P

My dad and I are thinking about making a new custom build PC. So yes anyway, I have some questions that needs answering please so we can decide whether to go forward with it or not.

- How easy is it to build one? (Is it just fit and screw etc.)
- If it was for gaming what would be the price range of building one?
- Which store(s) are the best for components/who are the cheapest also?

So that's it for now. Might consider just getting a Dell if it's not worth the hassle.

(+REP to those who've answered the questions)

It's easy. Just plugging bits in and a few screws here and there. Spend about the amount you specified on the base unit. Buy online from places like Aria or Ebuyer (or go to them if you're close). getting a Dell may come to around a similar price but where's the fun in that?

[Judge Judy]

Yeah it's at Howden (next to Goole)

And thanks Nick +rep. Agreed about the not really fun not building it yourself thing. :)

[mat64]

Yeah it's at Howden (next to Goole)

And thanks Nick +rep. Agreed about the not really fun not building it yourself thing. :)
Yeh I just had a look on Google maps, you could take a boat down the Ouse if you wanted to it goes right to it :P.

[Judge Judy]

I know get off canal join the Ouse and we're there haha. We're in a town where there's millions of motorways and also rivers that could take us anywhere xD

[mat64]

I know get off canal join the Ouse and we're there haha. We're in a town where there's millions of motorways and also rivers that could take us anywhere xD
Hehe indeed, it's pretty well situated when you think about it

[grimr3ap3r]

I built my own and it cost me around $950-1000. So approximately £425-500.
I would recommend buying parts instead of buying from Dell, because they tend to have much slower machines, smaller memory, the graphics cards are horrible.

Also you can essentially customize to specifications. Like for me, I'm a gamer so I made sure I had a very nice graphics card, a 19" monitor to save some cash (About £100) instead of buying the 20" or 21"...besides the fact that the screen looked watered down with a bigger screen. The memory is also a huge factor. I have a massive music library and it's only putting a dent right now into the entire thing, lol.

Find out what you require:
-Memory
-Monitor Size (Do you REALLY need a 20"-21", save some £/$$)
-Graphics Card (Can't stress this enough)
-Does the machine need extra cooling? Might need to consider installing fans.

That's all for now.

[Judge Judy]

Thanks for those tips.

Memory I'm hoping to get 3gb or 4gb. The monitor, I have a 21 inch one in the garage which hasn't been used for a while. Graphics card I need to find out which are decent nowadays - I've seen threads say the 8800 is a decent one for gaming, don't know about fans but more the merrier I guess.

Thanks +Rep

[Recursion]

8800GT is outdated really now, 9800GTX or something is the way to go.

[Johno]

This could be useful to you: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=15268

:)

[Judge Judy]

8800GT is outdated really now, 9800GTX or something is the way to go.

I thought that also. But I heard from people's experience it's just really good.



This could be useful to you: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=15268

:)

If I do go on with this then it would help thanks.
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If people have custom built PCs, if you have time to do so, could you list what parts you bought then I'll have the general idea of what to get. :)

[mat64]

I thought that also. But I heard from people's experience it's just really good.It is, but the 9800GTX is obviously the next one up, buying one of those now will make your computer pretty future proof if you plan on playing all the latest releases.

[Recursion]

the GTX280 is futureproof, or the ATI 4700x2 or whatever it is.

[N!ck]

I thought that also. But I heard from people's experience it's just really good.




If I do go on with this then it would help thanks.
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If people have custom built PCs, if you have time to do so, could you list what parts you bought then I'll have the general idea of what to get. :)

CPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950 - £130
Mobo: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132275 - £76
RAM: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130429 - £53
PSU: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/114945 - £68
HDD: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146252 - £43
DVD-RW: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142274 - £16
Case: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131551 - £65
GPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148468 - £115 or http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148210 - £173
OS: Vista Home Premium x64 - Around £70


Over budget but a good PC ;).

[Judge Judy]

CPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950 - £130
Mobo: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132275 - £76
RAM: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130429 - £53
PSU: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/114945 - £68
HDD: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146252 - £43
DVD-RW: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142274 - £16
Case: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131551 - £65
GPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148468 - £115 or http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148210 - £173
OS: Vista Home Premium x64 - Around £70


Over budget but a good PC ;).

Thanks for this list. I won't be needing the Vista because I've got that ready :P So really in the price range xD. Also I can now look at sites other than ebuyer to see where I can find the cheaper products :P

[N!ck]

Thanks for this list. I won't be needing the Vista because I've got that ready :P So really in the price range xD. Also I can now look at sites other than ebuyer to see where I can find the cheaper products :P

Look at Tom's first post in this thread for that then. Overclockers are extremely highly recommended. Possible the best e-tailer out there?. The aftersale service is superb, but their prices are higher than most places. I also recommend Aria as the prices are cheap and their shop/warehouse is near me :). Another is microdirect.

[Recursion]

I recommend Novatech, when my 2 week old motherboard died I had a new one in 4 days.

They paid for the shipping back to them, then they paid for overnight shipping back with a new board.

[.:Tom-:.]

Buy your parts of ebuyer
its the best!
and its well easy to build one it build mine!

[Judge Judy]

Look at Tom's first post in this thread for that then. Overclockers are extremely highly recommended. Possible the best e-tailer out there?. The aftersale service is superb, but their prices are higher than most places. I also recommend Aria as the prices are cheap and their shop/warehouse is near me :). Another is microdirect.

Thanks for a review and recommendations there :P


I recommend Novatech, when my 2 week old motherboard died I had a new one in 4 days.

They paid for the shipping back to them, then they paid for overnight shipping back with a new board.

Novatech do free deliveries also don't they. That might help. Thanks again.


Buy your parts of ebuyer
its the best!
and its well easy to build one it build mine!

Thanks.

What we're going to do is go through the sites for the items, then see who're cheaper then save up a few weeks/months then we're actually going to do this thing.

So thanks to those who have answered/helped me. :D

[scottish]

I personally use ebuyer to buy everything as their prices are cheap.

[.:Tom-:.]

I personally use ebuyer to buy everything as their prices are cheap.

agreed!
i get every thing off there more than half price i payed £25 for a brand new 250gig hdd !:P

[DaveTaylor]

overclockers.co.uk as i got munnnies off!

[scottish]

how u get monies off?

lol ebuyer gave me £10 free posting or something since its my bday this week ^_^