Advice on building a gaming pc

Cisco001

Strider590 wrote: »

I'm not going to pretend they are the cheapest, but a bundle is the way to go. When you look at how a PC works and all the different component manufacturers out there, it's a miracle they work at all. So why increase that risk buy putting together something that's never been tried/tested?
Even if something works on paper, when you connect it up to something else, you never really know what's going to happen.

I work in an industry where these principles are taken to the extremes, can't even replace a resistor if it hasn't been mil spec qualified, the risks you create by just banging together some parts that "should work according to the datasheet", are just astronomical.

I'm well versed in the art of bodging stuff together, I have countless projects on the go at any one time, but that's a hobby. When i'm looking at £800-£1500 for a new PC tower, I make sure I take away as much risk as possible.

If that is the case, just buy a pre-built. Why bother to assembly one yourself?

Cisco001

Strider590 wrote: »

I know, i've done it several times and that's why i'd go with a bundle.

Manufacturers want to sell their products, the criteria for the compatibility list could vary from "will it run well?" to "will it explode?". Unless your willing to trawl through support forums to look for possible issues, then (IMHO) it's not worth risking.

Get everything from sold by amazon/ scan at ebay.
They are easy to return if you find the component not compatible/ DOA.
If it is sell by amazon, you can post it back through collect plus store.
With Scan ebay store, take it to nearest argos.

Strider590

Cisco001 wrote: »

If that is the case, just buy a pre-built. Why bother to assembly one yourself?

There's a lot more to a PC than the mobo, CPU and memory.