buying guide for PC novice.

[DeanVRS]

Hi all..just after some advice...My current PC has reached the end of its shelf life and the time has come for a new model.

Just need some advice on what to spec the computer up to and should i buy online from an indy PC company and get my own spec or shop at PC WORLD or the like.

I want a decent tower,don't need a monitor and want a decent graphics card as do a bit of online gaming.

What spec will last me for years with a budget of approx £600..I've looked online and just get confused with so many options for graphics cards and types of motherboards..some even had options for 2/3 graphics cards and something about overclocking(i'm confused now)..what should i be looking to get and what companys do you recommend?

cheers

[Odie]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prod...

OR

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prod...

Depending if you want Nvidia or ATI graphics card.

These are bonefide genuine gaming rigs. no onboard graphics or st ram (the ram is corsair one of the leading brands) with these, plus they are overclocked (the CPU runs more cycles a second than its designed to but if cooled properly and allowing for the tolerances that they are designed to the "i" series chips are extremely capable, im running an early i7 2.6ghz at 4ghz and have been for a good year ish) out of the box.

Edited by Odie on Wednesday 1st September 17:05

[Mattt]

PC Specialist has a good configuration tool, have a play and post up the results