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    I'd be clueless on what to buy, are there any guides for that?
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    Build it yourself, it isn't that hard and will def be more cheaper and more reliable.
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    Go have a look on pcpartpicker.com
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    Building your first computer is terrifying and exciting all in the same instance, but is ultimately a rewarding experience. You save a noteworthy amount of money, you can ensure that it's able to be fully customized and upgraded, and you can pick and choose where, part-wise, you want to allocate your money. For a new builder, I might suggest taking a look at NZXT's new build-a-pc service. In essence, it's an online interactive tutorial that walks through the design, building, and installation, step-by-step. If you need help choosing a pc, as recommended above, I would suggest pcpartpicker. It's an excellent resource that even pc building veterans use, simply because it removes the hassle and time spent verifying part compatibility. It's also nice for finding the occasional deal, sale, etc. Here is a sample pc that I threw together, holding the $1100 budget that is just under what you mentioned (somewhere, cbf to find the exact post). Note: I would not buy these parts right away. This is simply a template. Do your research and make your own list. Ask questions here or private message one of us. You're not alone in the building process.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JordanRSPS View Post
    Yeah I will most probably do that, but out of general curiosity do you have any suggested pre built ones that are worth around $1200?
    msi trident 3 really good pre built can game is portable and small so u can take it with u to lan parties if need be and is really speced nicely
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    Quote Originally Posted by Terrowin View Post
    Building your first computer is terrifying and exciting all in the same instance, but is ultimately a rewarding experience. You save a noteworthy amount of money, you can ensure that it's able to be fully customized and upgraded, and you can pick and choose where, part-wise, you want to allocate your money. For a new builder, I might suggest taking a look at NZXT's new build-a-pc service. In essence, it's an online interactive tutorial that walks through the design, building, and installation, step-by-step. If you need help choosing a pc, as recommended above, I would suggest pcpartpicker. It's an excellent resource that even pc building veterans use, simply because it removes the hassle and time spent verifying part compatibility. It's also nice for finding the occasional deal, sale, etc. Here is a sample pc that I threw together, holding the $1100 budget that is just under what you mentioned (somewhere, cbf to find the exact post). Note: I would not buy these parts right away. This is simply a template. Do your research and make your own list. Ask questions here or private message one of us. You're not alone in the building process.
    Thank you for that I appreciate it, I'm going to grab my friend from work who's semi - good at these kind of things and hopefully he'd be able to help me through the building process. Thank you though, I'll definitely take a look into those sites!
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    Quote Originally Posted by JordanRSPS View Post
    Hello, so I am wanting to buy a new gaming PC. I have a £1k budget which is equivalent to $1266 and am needing some suggestions on what PC / Specs I should get. I am not 100% knowledgeable when it comes to making PCs so if there are any pre built ones out there that you think is good then please let me know. Some things I am looking for:
    1. A good graphics card as I love playing games such as H1Z1, DayZ, Arma 3, CS:GO etc.
    2. Liquid Cooling or something along the lines of that as some of you may know I record YouTube videos (JordanRSPS) and (Skinz RSPS) and so I want to try and eliminate as much noise as possible.
    3. A good CPU
    4. Good hard drive
    Anything else is really a bonus, if it comes with Windows 10 as well that'd be great.
    Please let me know any suggestions you have, thank you

    1. Build your own, so many YouTube guides you can follow to help you through the process.
    2. Choose the right parts for your use case.

    I can cook up a couple PCPartPicker guides for you? Need to know what you will be mainly doing on the PC to determine what you would need. Examples; Editing/rendering, gaming
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    Quote Originally Posted by JordanRSPS View Post
    I have a £1k budget which is equivalent to $1266 and am needing some suggestions on what PC / Specs I should get. I am not 100% knowledgeable when it comes to making PCs so if there are any pre built ones out there that you think is good then please let me know
    For the love of god, do not waste 1.2k on a prebuilt pc, get it custom built no matter what.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PUBG View Post
    1. Build your own, so many YouTube guides you can follow to help you through the process.
    2. Choose the right parts for your use case.

    I can cook up a couple PCPartPicker guides for you? Need to know what you will be mainly doing on the PC to determine what you would need. Examples; Editing/rendering, gaming
    I'll be doing mainly things such as gaming, rendering / editing, designing etc.
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    With that budget, you can build a decent gaming build with ease, especially for those games you mentioned.
    The main questions you want to answer are:
    • What resolution will you be gaming at?
      • If you're gaming at 1920x1080p, you won't need anything above an RX 480 or a GTX 1060.
      • For 1440p or 2K, if you're on a tight budget, I'd go with the RX 580 or GTX 1060, however, if you want to max out settings, a GTX 1070 is perfect for this.
      • For 4K gaming, price to performance ratio goes out the window and it really puts focus on the games you play. Considering your games are pretty well optimized, I'd go with a GTX 1080 or 1080ti if you want to max out settings.

    • What editing programs will you be using?
      • If you're more of an Adobe platform user, an Nvidia graphics card is a way to go since those cards offer CUDA, which are used to enhance rendering (even if CPU doesn't have crazy core count).
      • If you use more Sony Vegas than anything, an AMD graphics card wouldn't be so bad.
      • If you use both pretty equally, Nvidia will be a better trade off in the long run since they have popular features like Shadowplay, CUDA and etc. (AMD Relive doesn't have as good quality). I myself wish I purchased an Nvidia card instead since I've been getting into Adobe After Effects a lot more recently. I put more blame on Adobe for not supporting OpenGL though.


    For CPU, the i7 7700k seems like the best buy since it provides the best single core performance (not many games utilize all cores), but if you want to save a few bucks, you could definately get away with an i5 at the expense of render speeds (if using an Adobe programs with AMD graphics card) and a couple FPS. Personally, I have an i7 6700k overclocked to 4.8GHz and I think it's kind of overkill for my needs in gaming, but when it comes to editing, it really shines. For cooling, I believe bigger cases allow more airflow, but my case is a mid tower and is dead silent except when gaming. Silence really comes down to fan tuning, just make sure you have (silent edition) fans and atleast 240mm radiator in your liquid cooling system. I use an H100iv2.

    On a final note, a prebuilt PC is meant for those who either don't want the hassle of damaging PC parts while building, or want a good warranty, but that's all BS. I myself had the same reluctance until I actually built it and saw it turn on for the first time. After a shitton of mistakes, frequent hits to my motherboard with my screwdriver, blood drips on my motherboard from getting cut by the IO shield, it actually wasn't that bad. All I did was watch LinusTechTips build a PC and followed along. In the end, I had the luxury of looking at my own artwork, all my parts customly picked out and saved some money to invest in peripherals. I'd make you a list, but I still don't know your preference, gl tho.

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