build your own computer

[Val]

Help needed please foccers, as some of you know I a complete numpty when it comes to anything to do with computers.......my son however is a big gammer,16 in feb and hes expressed an interest in a IT course at the local collage when he leaves school next year, results permitting.....hes mentioned on more than one occasion that he would like to build his own computer, with the collage course in mind and christmas coming up I thought I could kill two birds with one stone  :thumbup


problem I have I haven't a clue where to start, what I need or where to go....or if even if its worth it.....would I be better off going for a standard set up from PC WORLD and letting him swap parts over time ?.......how much is he going to learn from building his own ?


Any help greatly appreciated........keep it simple please foccers  :o

Building your own high spec gaming PC is definitely cheaper than buying some PC world outdated components.

You can get parts here: http://www.scan.co.uk/

He can learn a lot, because first he will learn how the components work in order to chose the best ones, second will learn about PC hardware assembly.

Note the danger here is not brake or mess something by trying to assemble parts before he has learn how to do that properly. Obviously if you assemble PC the warranty you have is for the parts only not for the whole PC.

Long story short  the graphic card is the most important part in gamer PC: http://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-graphics-cards/

You can get any help here in the process, just ask for anything he needs to know when he start the build and the training.

Scan have pre-configured Gamer PC systems with all parts chosen for you and they will build it for you too:

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/pro-gaming

They cost anything between £600-£4xxxx

Here is one top range:

http://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/configurator/o...-carbon-ti