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Hello all, I'm looking to build a new PC and as i havent built one for 10 years i need some advice, my budget is £500 but as I won't be putting it together until the new year I'm hoping to pick up parts when they are on sale. Is this build OK for mostly Web surfing, office based programs, light...

Hope I'm using forums right. Is this PC ready to go? I don't want it to explode because of a bad fan or anything. Tried my very best to do some actual research around each thing. Plan to buy a second of the SSD to RAID at some point. I'll mainly just play modded Minecraft on it. Please let me...

EDIT: new post, look for 'First PC Build - V2' for the new thread Greetings Everybody, I'm Mfierro13. The Following is my first budget build, costing me around 800$ USD in my country. I would gladly take any advice/criticism for my choices, as I just learned all I know about PCs and building...

Looking to build my 2nd PC as my current one is getting old. I do average level gaming and general use including occasional Adobe CC use (Photoshop, Illustrator & XD) Primarily shooters: Call of Duty, Forza, Minecraft (Modded & w/ Shaders) and some fortnite Im looking at roughly £800 with some...

Afternoon all, or whatever time of day it is :) I've been having some problems with my current aging system for a while and after a morning looking on OCUK I've decided to bite the bullet and build a new machine. I'm looking for something with a reasonably good spec as I do the odd bit of...

Hi all, I haven't built a computer in about 10 years and I am looking to build a new one. The primary focus of the machine will be to play some of the latest games (and future), preferably at ultra settings. The ONE game I am interested in playing more than most is The Division 2 which has a...

Hey All, I am about to set out on a home office/work station build for a family member, who will be using the system for Microsoft office, web browsing and as a multimedia platform (Netflix, Movies, YouTube, you know the usual stuff. They have a pretty strict budget of £350 but under is better...

Hi all, just put together a new full-system shopping cart, first time in like 6 years! Minus the case (I have sourced a InWin 301c from elsewhere) does my build make sense? I worry about bottlenecks - eg RAM that will mean I don't get the most out of my CPU etc. Or anything major I've...

Hi, I am looking for advice on my next upgrades, I want to prioritise part by part as and when I have the spare cash. Me and my partner both use the computer for internet browsing, work, research etc. and I also use it for gaming and as a home media server. For games I play CS:GO and...

My son build I guess a Gaming PC and has now left. After many months, I plugged in the PC but it is constantly rebooting without even loading the bios I think. The build is as follow: Processor 4th Generation Intel Core™ i7 4790K 4.0GHz Socket LGA1150 Mother Board Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO...

Been a long time since I've been able to have a desktop. My career has kept me moving around a lot and I've been mostly limited to a laptop. Although it has served me well, I've now found a more permanent living situation and I'm excited to upgrade to a tower. My budget for this build is...

Hey Dear overclokers forum I want to buy a new PC on the overclokers website because of their wide range in parts but I have now idea which parts to choose and how they will play together. I don't know much about PC parts or anything my budget is £1000/£1050, the only thing I found myself is...

Hey Dear overclokers forum I want to buy a new PC on the overclokers website because of their wide range in parts but I have now idea which parts to choose and how they will play together. I don't know much about PC parts or anything my budget is £1000/£1050, the only thing I found myself is...

I have a budget of £1300 and it's for gaming. I was thinking of changing CPU to i7-7700. Any thoughts overall? Thanks :) CPU - Ryzen 6 core MOTHERBOARD - AM4 B350 with latest memory BIOS RAM - 16 gig of 3200MHz memory STORAGE HD - 2TB drive OS HD - 240gig Solid State Drive CASE - Discreet black...

Hi all, So my current gaming rig is starting to show its age, built it back sometime around 2011, and its finally reached the point where it struggles with some games such as PlayerUnknown Battleground even on low settings. I decided given its age its not worth upgrading it, and better to...