Peeps,
Although not a newbie to PCs (in general), I am a complete numpty when it comes to self-build machines.
I'm hoping I'll get all the answers here, to help my situation, as follows .....
It's Kinky Juniors birthday at the end of April (he'll be 13). He wants to build his own PC, which I fully support/endorse. However, I have absolutely no idea where to begin.
What I do know is:
1: It would be used primarily for playing games - not hardcore ones (yet), but things like football manager, etc, etc. He's already got an Xbox and lives on that that today.
2: He'd also use it for standard PC stuff - doing his homework, watching YouTube, etc.
3: Personal preference is to go down the Intel route, as opposed to AMD - but I don't know if that's relevant when it comes to gamesplay, etc.
Reading through the starters guide, here's my answers to the questions as posed:
Where are you located? Deepest Berkshire
• What is your budget? Around £300
• Will you need a monitor, keyboard, and/or mouse included in that budget? No.
• Shall you be requiring an OS? No.
• What will you be using this rig for? As above, basic game playing, and domestic stuff.
• If gaming, what resolution will you be playing at? I'm assuming up to 1080.
• Will you be overclocking? Not yet.
• Do you need a full build or will you be reusing some old parts? Full build.
As I say, long term, I will expect him to upgrade parts as his gaming becomes more hardcore. But just to start him off, I'm after a basic kit.
Where do I start? Any help, guidance and direction genuinely and gratefully appreciated.
Although not a newbie to PCs (in general), I am a complete numpty when it comes to self-build machines.
I'm hoping I'll get all the answers here, to help my situation, as follows .....
It's Kinky Juniors birthday at the end of April (he'll be 13). He wants to build his own PC, which I fully support/endorse. However, I have absolutely no idea where to begin.
What I do know is:
1: It would be used primarily for playing games - not hardcore ones (yet), but things like football manager, etc, etc. He's already got an Xbox and lives on that that today.
2: He'd also use it for standard PC stuff - doing his homework, watching YouTube, etc.
3: Personal preference is to go down the Intel route, as opposed to AMD - but I don't know if that's relevant when it comes to gamesplay, etc.
Reading through the starters guide, here's my answers to the questions as posed:
Where are you located? Deepest Berkshire
• What is your budget? Around £300
• Will you need a monitor, keyboard, and/or mouse included in that budget? No.
• Shall you be requiring an OS? No.
• What will you be using this rig for? As above, basic game playing, and domestic stuff.
• If gaming, what resolution will you be playing at? I'm assuming up to 1080.
• Will you be overclocking? Not yet.
• Do you need a full build or will you be reusing some old parts? Full build.
As I say, long term, I will expect him to upgrade parts as his gaming becomes more hardcore. But just to start him off, I'm after a basic kit.
Where do I start? Any help, guidance and direction genuinely and gratefully appreciated.
