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The "Fwee" Thread
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I'm going to be building my first computer sometime soon. Any advice? What are the best places for buying parts in the UK? Most recommendations I've seen are geared towards Americans.
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Mmhm...
I'm actually not the best person to ask about buying components since most of the components I used were bought by a friend of mine who is pretty tech-y. Basically what happened was my friends all pooled their money together and the result was a new computer ready to build, haha. A friend of my friend also happened to work for a computer tech store and so, a lot of the stuff I got was discounted that way, too, so I was really, really lucky with mine. :')
I know there are a lot of websites available which will sorta give you a list of components which slot together well and go by budget as well, so you can get the best performance for the amount of money which you are looking to spend.
Personal advice, though very obvious, would be to just be really organised and cautious about how you go about assembling things because I nearly dropped a screw into the power supply of my new computer when building it, which could have been easily avoided. I also found that the inside of the case was quite dark and difficult to see in, so I had a manouverable floor lamp which was really quite handy!
Sorry I can't give anything of actual use or substance, though. :/
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Thanks for replies!
There are a few things I've read that also helped, like touch a radiator every so often to de-static yourself, and when attaching things to the motherboard you shouldn't be scared of using a bit more force than you think is necessary. Those are helpful and probably get shared because they're not obvious. I'm just worried that there are "obvious" things I haven't read because nobody's said them because they're obvious.
I'll be sure to have a torch on hand.
I've also been following sites like hotukdeals and filtering for computer components that are on sale, and that had given me a good idea of how much things should cost. That's only when there's not much to keep track of though, like with ram or hard drives I know how much they should cost per GB. When it comes to CPUs or graphics cards I have no idea how much they should be worth because I don't know how to compare different models. So far I've been looking though old threads on the subject on /r/pcmasterrace but even then the only thing I can gleam is the obvious that if they're made by the same company and are part of the same line then bigger number means better. But I want to know which is better between all the different kinds so the model numbers mean nothing!
That's sort of the advice I was looking for! It's my first time so I don't know what is obvious or not.
There are a few things I've read that also helped, like touch a radiator every so often to de-static yourself, and when attaching things to the motherboard you shouldn't be scared of using a bit more force than you think is necessary. Those are helpful and probably get shared because they're not obvious. I'm just worried that there are "obvious" things I haven't read because nobody's said them because they're obvious.
I'll be sure to have a torch on hand.
Yeah, I have been using that. It's very useful when it comes to knowing if the components are compatible with each other but I find that unless it's from amazon the prices aren't always accurate.
I've also been following sites like hotukdeals and filtering for computer components that are on sale, and that had given me a good idea of how much things should cost. That's only when there's not much to keep track of though, like with ram or hard drives I know how much they should cost per GB. When it comes to CPUs or graphics cards I have no idea how much they should be worth because I don't know how to compare different models. So far I've been looking though old threads on the subject on /r/pcmasterrace but even then the only thing I can gleam is the obvious that if they're made by the same company and are part of the same line then bigger number means better. But I want to know which is better between all the different kinds so the model numbers mean nothing!
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