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Marty · Nov 9, 2015

Need a new PC but trying to save a bit of money by building it myself. Don't really understand what the specs mean of PC's but I've put something together that I think is pritty good. I don't need it to run anything like the latest games (I play strategy games on PC). I just want something super fast. Willing to spend about £600.

Happy for any help.

Motherboard
http://www.ebuyer.com/656190-msi-97...1-channel-hd-audio-atx-motherboard-970-gaming

Processor
http://www.ebuyer.com/409184-amd-fx...mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-fd8350frhkbox

RAM x2 (using the full 32GB allowed by the motherboard).
http://www.ebuyer.com/633799-hyperx...66mhz-ddr3-cl10-dimm-kit-of-2-hx318c10frk2-16

SSD
http://www.ebuyer.com/695893-samsung-850-evo-500gb-2-5inch-ssd-mz-75e500bw

The Graphics card and PSU will be used from my existing computer.
Graphics card :- AMD Radeon HD 6570
PSU :- Cooler master 550W bronze

olderskyblue · Nov 9, 2015

I built my own a few months ago, and was advised to to spend on the graphics card rather than another 16gb RAM...

Is your graphics card up to the job?

Also, to get a 650W PSU...

I'm sure more knowledgeable than me on here can advise if this was right or wrong...

Koality · Nov 13, 2015

32GB of RAM is overkill in my opinion, I'd stick with just 16GB or maybe even 8GB as that is all you would use for games.

Even if you don't play the latest games I would still get a better graphics card (such as a GTX 750, cheap and can handle most new games) just so if in the future you wish to play higher demanding games you can.

Marty · Nov 15, 2015

Going to stick with the 32GB RAM, Upgrading the processor this http://www.ebuyer.com/538278-amd-fx...l3-cache-retail-boxed-processor-fd9590fhhkwof and going to get a better graphics card (the one recommended). http://www.ebuyer.com/621487-evga-g...2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-02g-p4-3757-kr

stupot07 · Nov 15, 2015

How much is the whole build going cost Marty? My eldest is still badgering me for gaming PC for Xmas so he can play minecraft and make mods. I'd have to add a monitor, keyboard and mouse to the list.

He's got no chance this Christmas.

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Marty · Nov 15, 2015

The original list posted came to £502. With the graphics card and PSU, it'll be close to another £200 on top of that, then a case to stick it all in, £30. Then monitor and peripherals will probably come to about £150. Total of about £900.

Eclipse computers use to have a customise feature on there website for gaming PC's, maybe worth a look.

Nick · Nov 15, 2015

Marty said:
The original list posted came to £502. With the graphics card and PSU, it'll be close to another £200 on top of that, then a case to stick it all in, £30. Then monitor and peripherals will probably come to about £150. Total of about £900.

Eclipse computers use to have a customise feature on there website for gaming PC's, maybe worth a look.

Don't even think about eclipse! Awful!

Marty · Nov 27, 2015

stupot07 said:
How much is the whole build going cost Marty? My eldest is still badgering me for gaming PC for Xmas so he can play minecraft and make mods. I'd have to add a monitor, keyboard and mouse to the list.

He's got no chance this Christmas.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - so please excuse any spelling or grammar errors

May still be out of your reach, but the ebuyer sale isn't too bad. Upgraded to the higher spec on the CPU, got everything else the same and it comes in nearly £100 cheaper.

Marty · Dec 12, 2015

Finally got it built but I'm having a problem. The cpu fan does a quater turn on start up then just stops.

Any ideas??

Nick · Dec 12, 2015

Marty said:
Finally got it built but I'm having a problem. The cpu fan does a quater turn on start up then just stops.

Any ideas??

Is it in the right connector?

Marty · Dec 12, 2015

Yes. It's odd. I've gave it a spin with my finger and it fired up but has since stopped.

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