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I've been fixing computer for about 12 years now and using them for 20 and have yet to build my own. Right now I'm in the process of acquiring all the parts I need to build my gaming rig. As much as I know and have done I'm still a little nervous about putting one together from scratch. If you feel you have the confidence I'd say go ahead and do it. If you need any help there's a lot of us here willing to give you a hand. What I would recommend however, is to post all the components you've picked out so we can determine if they're all compatible before you start putting it together.

These are the components i am buying separately:

Processor Intel® Core™ i7-3770 (3.4 GHz to 3.9 GHz with Turbo Boost, 5 GT/s, 8 MB L3 cache memory) @ : £247

Motherboard: ASUS M5A88-V EVO AMD 880G + SB850 ATX Motherboard - AM3+ socket @ £110

Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit @ £100

RAM
DDR3
1333/1600 MHz
Supports up to 16 GB DDR3 memory (if i buy 8GB that would be £50

Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition with Avivo technology
2 GB dedicated memory (i may upgrade this because i want to run Guild Wars 2 on high/very high graphics) Approx £100 however i dont understand the difference between the Sapphire, Asus And VTX3D versions of amd HD 7770

Hard drive: 1 TB
7200 rpm
SATA 6G ( i may just buy a 500GB because 1TB is just too much (500GB £50)

Optical disk drive: DVD writer SATA @ £11

Memory card reader: 15-in-1 memory card reader ( i dont know what this is but it's around £10)

Case for the computer @ Around £80

So guys thats the important specs i want to buy

I have a question the pc that i am looking at has a built in wifi?? how do i build that into the PC i am gonna build
this is the PC HP Pavilion HPE h9-1230ea Phoenix (Because it is expensive i am buying its components separately and building it myself which proves to be cheaper)

Thanks guys for the help pls comment and give me some help

I also need a recommendation of what power supply to use

This totals to £748 Compared to the PC for sale which is nearly £1000

ok i have the links:

(i have changed the processor i want to get to a i5) http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/.....4-pdt.html

Grahpics card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6814102993

Motherboard: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/.....2-pdt.html

thats all the items can you please give me suggestions on what powersupply i need. ty

Thanks for the reply however do you have any info if the components i listed are compatible with each other

Samuel745,

The parts you picked out are non-compatible as an Intel CPU will not work with AMD brand motherboard.

First decision is whether you want to Build an AMD processor machine OR an Intel processor machine ??

If you give me your Max budget and your Country Vendors, we'll help you spec a Build that you can make. :) :)

Rick P.

omg i think i have a build :D

RAM 8b x2 http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/.....9-pdt.html

Sapphire radeon HD 7850 http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/.....0-pdt.html

Power supplier 660 watt http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/.....9-pdt.html

i5-3450 processor http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/.....4-pdt.html

system case http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/.....6-pdt.html ( is this big enough?)

CD Drive http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/.....7-pdt.html (is this compatible with the motherboard wires?)

SATA hard drive http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/.....8-pdt.html (will this fit inside the slot?)

and with those i can use a AMD gpu on the motherboard?

And is that the minimum motherboard? because that is very expensive :(

tbh i dont know what case is right can you give me suggestions with a price range of 30-70 great british pounds?

thanks for the website. some System cases have 4 fans, where do i connect the fans to when i am building the pc

Case fans can be connected to the power supply unit and/or to the motherboard though you might need some splitters or adapter in some case.