Recently I've embarked on the journey of building my own custom gaming PC! I wanted to know if anyone had any tips or wanted to share their build ideas with me! You can see my build HERE The parts that are missing are parts that I already ordered which are: the RAM (8GB) the wireless adapter, and the thermal paste.. Next week I plan on buying the motherboard and the HDD
Why don't you get a SSD to install your OS on? That's probably the most cost-effective upgrade, speedwise. You can keep your media/games on the HDD.
Research the FUCK out of your parts, I got a motherboard that wasn't compatible with my cpu because it was cheaper
OP's mobo/CPU combination looks fine, but I'd probably feel safer if he got a more expensive mobo (to the extent that I'll feel anything).
It's always better to get a bigger mobo that supports more ram, 32 or 64 gigs may seem like overkill now but not in 5-10 years time
It will still come with thermal paste, he didn't list a hestsink anywhere. I was just pointing it out because many people make the same mistake. Thermal paste is like 7 bucks. That's like wasteing a nice lunch.
I refuse to get an AMD mobo.. I think they are a poor company.. Just saying. ---------- Post added 28th Aug 2013 at 03:05 PM ---------- The point of building a PC is to eventually expand it. It'll get more expensive when I feel like it
I learned that the hard way with my Nvidia GeForce 8600 :/ Oh well, it was about time I upgraded to the 240 :3
