Should I self build?

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Tony Glover

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Hi,

I'm looking to build a decent gaming rig. I'm trying to figure out if I should build it myself (saving approx £100) or get someone to do it for me.

I haven't had my hands in a PC for a while. Any suggestions? This is what I'm looking at at the minute.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1pJ8k
 
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In a word, Yes.

In a few more words it is surprisingly easy to put together a computer. The only question is what tolerance level you have for clutter and what ability you have for organization. I love having some good cable management where everything is tied up nicely. However, my ability to put together a computer and tie up all the cables is mediocre at best. None of my cables in my most recent build are in my way, but they are most certainly not all tied up nicely.
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ncasolo

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In a word, Yes.

In a few more words it is surprisingly easy to put together a computer. The only question is what tolerance level you have for clutter and what ability you have for organization. I love having some good cable management where everything is tied up nicely. However, my ability to put together a computer and tie up all the cables is mediocre at best. None of my cables in my most recent build are in my way, but they are most certainly not all tied up nicely.
 
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coozie7

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Anyone with a grain of common sense and who knows which end of a screwdriver to hold can put a PC together, and you sound as if you have the common sense part down pat, so yes, go ahead, build it yourself.
In a world so often shorn of achievement there's something deeply satisfying about hearing that little POST beep for the first time ;).
There will always be alternatives but it looks OK to me, although most will point out Intel are better gaming choices.
Only thing I would change is the cooler, it's not a particularly good one. One of the current favourites in the 'inexpensive but good' area is the Coolermaster Hyper 212, but there is PLENTY of others-check out the review of the latest from Thermalright here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/thermalright-true-spirit-heat-sink,review-32752.html
 
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rvarnier

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1) For a 3Gb video card, I'd recomend at least 16Gb RAM from a good brand;
2) Forget the TP-Link brand for your wireless and check out better cards;
3) Why not 2 HDD in RAID Zero? Better speeds and more space. Maybe even an small SSD for HDD cache will rocket your machine;
4) Windows 7!? Go for 8, now. Check for the 8.1 free update ASAP!
 
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