7 Responses to “whats the best way to assemble a gaming PC?”

1. Super Super Chris says: July 30th, 2011 at 12:25 pm

2. To build your own PC from scratch it usually cost more. So i would recommend that you look on ebay and see what you can get for your money. There are tonnes of web-sites that provide this service like alienware, dell, gateway etc etc …..

   Ps make sure that the processor is good and the GPU these are essential for gaming and the rest should follow.

3. dunrobin46 says: July 30th, 2011 at 12:30 pm

4. First choose Motherboard, then processor, then graphics and sound cards.
   That forms the basics.

   Then HD storage, cd/dvd writer player.

   Lastly monitor, keyboard and mouse.

   Most people will choose their parts then buy on Ebay

5. KamranAliV1 says: July 30th, 2011 at 1:15 pm

6. IF you make it yourself, check all the speeds and sockets match for all your components with your motherboard.
   A good site for components is http://www.ebuyer.com.

   OR you can get it custom built and delivered to you.
   http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk
   http://www.overclockers.co.uk

7. dkgungod says: July 30th, 2011 at 2:10 pm

8. i great pre assembled gaming PC is Alienware but nothign beats making your own PC, the satisfaction of making it your slef is amazing. and if you do it right it is much faster that any pre assembled PC out there. i am not sure about the prices in ponds but a great refernece place to see parts are available is http://www.newegg.com/ .

9. jay h says: July 30th, 2011 at 2:18 pm

10. Right first off are you just after a PC base unit or do you need a monitor and the like. If you don’t need a monitor and are just after a base unit then £700 will buy you one hell of a machine.
    Would definitely go Intel either dual or quad core and make sure you get a good motherboard either something like the evga 680i or something by asus just make sure it will accept a 775 chip and you will be OK. Ram if you don’t want to overclock then you cant go far wrong with geil dragon ram. Graphics card is down to personal choice and change all the time so just pick up a copy of PC format or computer shopper and see whats new.
    Hope this helps

11. nurgle69 says: July 30th, 2011 at 2:59 pm

12. Gigabyte S775 Intel P35 ATX DDR2 Audio £72
    http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=4MTJ&CategorySelectedId=11143&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11143,51000000,405070000,417720000&InMerch=1
    * Nice motherboard with pci-x16 slot

    Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz 6M Cache S775 1333MHZ £128
    http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4YCZ&CategorySelectedId=11147&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11147,420630000,4294958803
    * Great processor

    OCZ 2×1GB 240DIMM PC2-6400 DDR2 Gold £34
    http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4KZC&CategorySelectedId=11150&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11150,4294959063,4294959239,50830000,4294960364,4294955840,50121,4294959062
    * Basic 800MHz ram with nice heat spreaders

    ASK Inno3D GeForce 9600GT 512MB £93
    http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=53JT&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=9600gt&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=50570000
    * Best budget card around but with serious horsepower behind it and better yet we have only spent £327 and Got the motherboard/ram/processor/graphics card!!

    Thermaltake VA7000SWA Shark Case £79
    http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3KBV&CategorySelectedId=11145&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11145,350510000
    * A large case perfect for a begginer, looks good and has great cooling

    CoolerMaster 620W REAL POWER PRO MODULAR £72
    http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=4QZW&CategorySelectedId=11259&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11259,49450000&InMerch=1
    * Modular means that the cables are removable thus you don’t have unessecary wires all over the place plus it has great reviews

    Seagate Barracuda 7200.1 500GB 7200RPM 32MB £53
    http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4QXH&CategorySelectedId=11154&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11154,370810000,4294960493,361720000,50410
    * I have two of these in a 1Tb stripped raid array they are large, faster,quiet and cheap

    £531 Spent and we are almost done

    LG Electronics 20x DVD+/-RW/12X RAM SATA £16
    http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4ZHX&CategorySelectedId=11155&NavigationKey=11155,4294953229,4294959720,4294956835
    * not much to say really such basic tech now

    Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro £15
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105994
    * Nice cooler for your processor

    Digimate L2041W 20″ TFT Monitor 1680×1050 £107
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141501/show_product_reviews
    * Nice reviews but monitors are personal prefrences

    Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2b OEM £56
    http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=44RX&CategorySelectedId=11168&NavigationKey=11168,48230000
    * Basic operating system

    keyboard/mouse/floppy drives
    these things are like £5 each now so no need for a link

    £725 and you can get a rocking good computer, dx10 graphics card, 45nm core 2 duo, 2 gig of ram, 500 gig harddrive and a 20 inch monitor.
    Building your own is very cheap but its always just a question of how much is the hasslefree nature of prebuilts worth to you
    These are contempary products and getting a system like this will do you good

13. dat rapper says: July 30th, 2011 at 3:30 pm

14. CyberPower PC UK are great for that kind of thing:

    http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/

    But usually it’s cheaper to build yourself, as you get a better feel for the system and will feel more comfortable modding and upgrading. Buy parts from Aria Components, they’re great, and have an individual forum for each of their products, which is free for everyone to use. If you can’t be bothered to build it yourself, though, here’s a great sub-£700:

    http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/gamer_infinity_800/

    Do a bit of customization on the site to fit the PC to your £700 budget and then order it. Simple.

    Here’s the Aria link:
    http://www.aria.co.uk/

    And here’s a build it yourself guide:
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 (OC it!!) £110
    2GB DDR2-800 RAM £29
    nVidia GeForce 9600GT £100
    Creative SoundBlaster Audigy SE £16
    20″ monitor £110

    Choose your own from there, you’ve got a bargain!