gaming pc build

[team flex]

Get the money for a pc first mate. Worry about what you want to get after you have the money to actually build it.

good place to start , my most common flaw is dreaming...

 

[Undieing_Lust]

No point at all geting a 290X X2 By the time 4K becomes the standard better and cheaper cards will be out. Save your money.

 

[team flex]

ok, so your reckon a 970 would do me much better?

 

[Undieing_Lust]

Yes mate I think a 970 would be better.

 

[team flex]

ok, while on this subject what are people's opinions on mice in general. I am looking at some now but wondering whether to stick with my eblue or get a much nicer one. how much difference will it make?

Also, anyone know good hdmi cables that can take 120hz+

 

[BBrotherwood]

Getting a new mouse will make no difference to having a negative difference if you are comfortable with your current ones. As for HDMI cables just get a v.2 I believe it is. If you spent more then 10-15 pound then you have done it wrong.

 

[Undieing_Lust]

Getting a new mouse will give you about another 15FPS in games all depending on brand and so fourth...But seriously no real advantage or disadvantage just if you want a new mouse get one that is comfortable has all the buttons and stuff you want. but do you really need one? I would say no, and BBrotherwood is right about cable price. I was bored an was walking around PC-World-Currys and found them selling a scart lead for 15POUNDS! FOR A SCART CABLE!

 

[team flex]

yeah, in the end i bought a hdmi 2.0, seems to look good so should be good for now. I think for the moment I will keep my mouse and trawl around on ebay to see if I can get a good deal... how useful is DPI? my current mouse has 4 settings that go up to 2.5k dpi, is that any good?

 

[BBrotherwood]

DPI ratings control how many pixels the cursor will move on the screen with an inch of movement. Most people tend to have it set to about 800-900. Having the quick change settings is useful though in FPS as I tend to find that I want to lowest setting for infantry and then something a bit higher for vehicles, especially when flying on BF. Something with 2.5k is probably overkill unless you are running super high res screens. It does not hurt to have it but its better to get a mouse with a decent tracker then a mouse with high DPI as them ones tend to use much lower quality trackers.

 

[team flex]

oh ok, so what kind of mouse would have a decent tracker. I am aware optical is better than laser however there are very good laser mice out there... what would you recommend.

 

[BBrotherwood]

Re-read this topic as im pretty sure we have already made several recommendations on mice!

 

[team flex]

Re-read this topic as im pretty sure we have already made several recommendations on mice!

good point, thanks, I think the corsair m65 will do me right

 

[Lozart]

good point, thanks, I think the corsair m65 will do me right

I have an m60 and it's foookin brilliant!

 

[Undieing_Lust]

Have you got started with the build yet mate?

 

[team flex]

Have you got started with the build yet mate?

nope, it will happen after Christmas. Basically from now until christmas I am away and I may as well wait until afterwards when there will be sales i think

 

[Undieing_Lust]

nope, it will happen after Christmas. Basically from now until christmas I am away and I may as well wait until afterwards when there will be sales i think

Cool, cool, Look forward to you starting the build mate!

 

[team flex]

Cool, cool, Look forward to you starting the build mate!

me too! hopefully it won't be that hard to actually build, any tips?

 

[Undieing_Lust]

me too! hopefully it won't be that hard to actually build, any tips?

Computers are not hard to build at all really. If Jayztwocent's daughter can build one (Shes five) am sure anyone can basic rules are.

• Dont force it, If its supposed to go in it will fit.
• Double check everything before you close the case.
• Take your time.

 

[team flex]

right, just got some money. Time to start building it. My parents are also putting £200 into it as they would buy me a new laptop anyway, but they are going to put it into this, and hopefully i can get that some time in the future. What do you recommend me getting first, I have about £550 atm. I was thinking motherboard and cpu and cooler, and maybe the case. IDK Oh yeah and the ram

 

[Undieing_Lust]

There's little point in getting parts with out knowing your full budget.