Considering a full upgrade - Intimidated by prices and range of components...

Gamer Bhoy 89

I'll elaborate.

My current gaming PC has reached its peak.
The motherboard socket is FM2 'something' and the graphics card I currently have is as good as the mobo will take apparently.

Total War Three Kingdoms just got announced and I really want to get it. I have missed out on the Warhammer games and barely got to play Attila because my rig just cant handle it that well anymore - those games have always been fairly demanding and I can never keep up.

So I want to start fresh and buy each component from scratch.

I have already started saving since last week and I'm willing to put in overtime in work to earn extra.

I'm aiming to have a budget of between 700-900 - I'll go past 1,000 if I have to but this is gonna be a long stretch of time.

I went onto Newegg to browse different mobos, cpus, psus and there is just so much stuff to go through I have zero idea where to start.

Would anyone have any pointers for someone potentially building a PC from scratch?

Sorry for the overload of info.

ED E

You've covered most of it, but fill out the sticky atop this forum just to give us the most to go on.

Gamer Bhoy 89

1. What is your budget? [700-800]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Video editing] (Games such as: Total War Warhammer 2 & Battlefront 2)

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Hard drive/DVD Drive/Case/PSU/etc.] (If possible state brand and model of the parts to ensure compatibility)

5. Do you need a monitor? [No]

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1920x1080] [No]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard/Mouse/Wireless Card/Card Reader/Speakers/etc.] No

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [No]

8. How can you pay? [Visa or PayPal]

9. When are you purchasing? [Plan on saving for about 2 months, earlier if possible - Late February/early March]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [Tramore, Co. Waterford]

TrueDub

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

1. What is your budget? [700-800]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Video editing] (Games such as: Total War Warhammer 2 & Battlefront 2)

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Hard drive/DVD Drive/Case/PSU/etc.] (If possible state brand and model of the parts to ensure compatibility)

5. Do you need a monitor? [No]

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1920x1080] [No]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard/Mouse/Wireless Card/Card Reader/Speakers/etc.] No

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [No]

8. How can you pay? [Visa or PayPal]

9. When are you purchasing? [Plan on saving for about 2 months, earlier if possible - Late February/early March]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [Tramore, Co. Waterford]

I think you need to start your own thread with the detail above. This will allow people offer options and suggestions.

CruelCoin

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Would anyone have any pointers for someone potentially building a PC from scratch?
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https://pcpartpicker.com/
Thats a good place to assemble a system and check out compatibility issues before buying.

Determine what exactly you want the PC to do, your budget, etc.
For a newbie, finding a pre-assembled build list can help.

Examples:
Cheapest - http://www.pcgamer.com/build-guide-the-best-cheap-gaming-pc/
Budget - http://www.pcgamer.com/pc-build-guide-budget-gaming-pc/
Mid-range - http://www.pcgamer.com/best-gaming-pc/
High End - http://www.pcgamer.com/pc-build-guide-high-end-gaming-pc/
Extreme gaming: http://www.pcgamer.com/build-guide-the-extreme-gaming-pc/

With your budget, the "Budget" one would suit you best. Decent gaming on a 1080p screen.

The vast majority of games run on only one or two cores. Very Very few use 4 or more cores. For that reason, get a CPU with fewer cores and good core speed, as opposed to one with a sqajillion slow cores that won't get used.

There will be fanboys who argue this way or that, but if gaming is your thing, then go for intel, if all-round performance (games, video, photo editing, etc) then go AMD. That's really basic info, but generally holds true.
If you want more storage, then add a HDD, but you absolutely want your OS, Steam/origin/epic/etc, and games installed on a SSD for faster loading.

General tips?
1 - I find air coolers to be far quieter than liquid coolers.
2 - Get a bigger case than you need. Far easier to do installs, better for airflow, etc.
3 - For gaming, the biggest proportion of your spend should go on the graphics.

Gamer Bhoy 89

TrueDub wrote: »

I think you need to start your own thread with the detail above. This will allow people offer options and suggestions.

I did that and someone told me to put it in this thread..............

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057830529

[EDIT] Never Mind, someone actually answered afterwards.

K.O.Kiki

Don't buy from Newegg; most of their stuff ships from America and you'd get taxed.

Solitaire

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

I did that and someone told me to put it in this thread..............

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057830529

They meant use the form provided there in this thread but they worded it rather badly

wotzgoingon

I'd aim for a Ryzen 5 1600 build. Not sure what graphics card though. Either a 1060 or RX 480. Probably the 3 or 4GB models but if you can stretch then the 8GB Rx 480 is what I would go for.