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motman

My 15 year old son wants a gaming PC and is keen on the idea of building one from parts. I'm thinking it could be a nice project for us to work on together but I've been a Mac user all my life and know nothing about PCs. Anyone got any tips on where to start and how far would a budget of about 1k get us?

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CYOA in reply to @motman

I'm sure others will link elsewhere but I found this a useful resource when building mine: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com
I would say £1k would be plenty depending on what you're looking to play and at what resolution. But do factor in peripherals like a monitor, mouse, keyboard and sound (headset or speakers)

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ELbowloh in reply to @CYOA

That site it great. It tells you what is compatible and will tell you whether the PSU you're buying is enough to power all the components you have selected.

If you were to go on for example Overclockers.com forums, that is what everyone there uses for speccing their PCs.

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