New PC required

[Murbal]

I'm looking/needing to build myself a new PC. I haven't built one in 3/4 years so a bit out of touch.

Is there someone here who would be able to spare me 20mins or so on teamspeak to discuss possible builds? I'm UK based if that matters

Many thanks in advance

[PandaTantrum]

You don't have to actually buy from this site - but definitely worth using.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/

It will literally ask you step by step what you want to buy, so power supply, GPU, CPU, monitor etc., it will then tell you what will and won't work together, recommend changes to make it run smoother etc... Then, if you don't mind spending that bit extra, they'll build it, stress test it, overclock it and install OS and send it to you meaning you just plug it in and go..

But like I said, you don't even have to buy from there just use their build your own PC form and see what'll work

[Vakarian]

You don't have to actually buy from this site - but definitely worth using.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/

It will literally ask you step by step what you want to buy, so power supply, GPU, CPU, monitor etc., it will then tell you what will and won't work together, recommend changes to make it run smoother etc... Then, if you don't mind spending that bit extra, they'll build it, stress test it, overclock it and install OS and send it to you meaning you just plug it in and go..

But like I said, you don't even have to buy from there just use their build your own PC form and see what'll work

A bit expensive there most of the time.
But yeah what he said, It's a hell of a lot cheaper building the PC yourself you can use that site for parts you want and just search them over the web say like Ebay or amazon.

[Murbal]

Sounds like a great place to start, thanks!

I usually buy my parts on ebuyer and have access to Free OS which also keeps it down but this will get me started at least then I can maybe ask some opinions.

[inactive]

Being in the UK from my understanding prices for a build are more expensive, but can be done many sources for on a budget to unlimited funds. Don't cheap out if you going to do it go it right. :)
Happy to help if needed just PM me.

[SalmonTR]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ This may help as well.

[The_War_Duck]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...7E5OLQ67NVPFZA

Just take a loan out and buy this crazy PC its on 20k. lol

[KaosC57]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...7E5OLQ67NVPFZA

Just take a loan out and buy this crazy PC its on 20k. lol

The funny thing is, it's ALOT cheaper to build that yourself. About 200% cheaper actually.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£894.95 @ BT Shop)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£107.93 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£221.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£296.27 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£163.63 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£261.34 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) (£1006.77 @ PC World Business)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) (£1006.77 @ PC World Business)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) (£1006.77 @ PC World Business)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX ATX Mid Tower Case (£138.69 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£204.88 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£82.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £5392.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-10 17:27 BST+0100

[Murbal]

Interesting, I have never over clocked before. But the over clock with limited new parts would obviously be cheaper. I'm surprised that it would be twice as fast as the proposed new build

[KaosC57]

Interesting, I have never over clocked before. But the over clock with limited new parts would obviously be cheaper. I'm surprised that it would be twice as fast as the proposed new build

Intel CPU's are MUCH faster in just about every respect compared to the AMD CPU's that are similar. It's not all about Clock Speed, it's also about what the CPU does with those clock cycles.

[Murbal]

Thanks for all the advice, I have taken it on board and am going for the upgrade option. Might need some help if I try to over clock

[KaosC57]

Thanks for all the advice, I have taken it on board and am going for the upgrade option. Might need some help if I try to over clock

I personally used the Easy OC function in the Bios of my MSI Z170A SLI Plus for about 3 - 4 months before attempting a manual Overclock. And i've gradually just boosted the OC further. I'd go for 4.7Ghz, but I don't think I can do it on the Air Cooler I have.