How hard is it to build a gaming PC?

SirBriggsy · May 13, 2014

Im thinking of building my first pc gaming pc, I was going to just buy a pre-built one, but I found building was cheaper and had all the specs I want!
I am a teenager and will have help from my dad who knows a little about gaming computers.

ThatVietGuy · May 13, 2014

The hardest part is choosing the parts you want. The actual building is easy if you take your time and read the instructions.

i7Baby · May 13, 2014

If you have help and do your research, you'll be fine. You'll also learn a lot.

There's lots of guides - Google. And if you have a budget, use and any particular ideas, come back her and we'll help you off to a good start with a parts list and evaluation. Try Part Picker to get started. It helps make sure the components are compatible.

SirBriggsy · May 13, 2014

Thanks, Here is my Part list

CPU AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core £129.59
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing £25.45
Motherboard Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ £93.69
Memory G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 £61.01
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM £40.63
Video Card Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Toxic £257.14
Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower £45.90
Power Supply XFX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V £66.98

RazerZ · May 13, 2014

SirBriggsy :

You could go with this i5 build which would give you better for gaming, and you can add a second 770 and a CPU cooler in the future:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£100.88 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£49.98 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.63 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£239.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £718.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 16:35 BST+0100)

SirBriggsy · May 13, 2014

RazerZ :

SirBriggsy :

You could go with this i5 build which would give you better for gaming, and you can add a second 770 and a CPU cooler in the future:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£100.88 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£49.98 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.63 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£239.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £718.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 16:35 BST+0100)

Show better will it be? I also want the PC for editing

SirBriggsy · May 13, 2014

And the CPU is only 3.4 ghz? Will it still be better than the other one?

RazerZ · May 14, 2014

SirBriggsy :

Well if you want it for editing I'd stick to the eight core 8350/8320.

SirBriggsy · May 14, 2014

RazerZ :

OK, think I'm gonna go with the i5, looked at some reviews and it looks pretty good.

RazerZ · May 14, 2014

SirBriggsy :

Alright good choice. For gaming the i5 has the advantage over AMD's FX 8350 in the majority of games since it has strong single threaded performance.

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