BUILD ME A PC! v1

Well as you can probably tell my time looking for parts really didn't as planned as I don't know what's good... What's not so good, and what's worth its money. But you guys do! Which is why this thread is dedicated to you guys deciding whats worth getting for me...

Yeah I am starting from scratch but only need the tower, I have a moniter and speakers (which I may change later on)... I'm a hardcore GAMER so i'm hoping to get a pretty powerful comp to play games at high detail and a high framerate...

I have roughly £900 (give or take) to spend on a new machine... If your going to link me could you try your hardest to make it a UK site please

I'm hoping for this thread to be a success and help me decide on what to get.

Over to you

 

My personal advice would be to buy one from a reputable supplier, like Dell. £900 will get you a fairly good machine, and it's likely to be more reliable than one that is put together from assorted parts. You can always add anything specific that you need at a later date, as funds permit.

A lot of people disagree with me on this, but I speak from my own personal experience.

I built a pc a couple of years ago, and as I'm no hardware expert I took apparently good advice on what to buy. It was OK, but nothing special. My girlfriend bought an off-the-shelf, basic Dell, for about the same cost, and it was embarassingly better, so much that I cannibalised mine for parts and got rid of it.

Ignoring my own advice, I've just spent £1300 on a 'bespoke' pc, designed and built for me by a computer supplier in Liverpool, and to be frank (but don't tell my girlfriend!!), I wish I'd spent the money elsewhere. While it's pretty good, it does have some 'quirks', and I still find myself using the old Dell for day to day tasks.

You might get lucky, but unless you're 100% sure what you're doing, I'd go for a pre-built PC. Just don't go to the likes of PC World, 'cause you'll need a second mortgage!

Each to their own, of course, but thats my opinion.