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What is your max budget? What monitor will you be using with the build?

You’ve already been advised in this thread about upgrades, so I don’t suppose they’ve changed. How much would all those cost?

Oh okay. Why not?

Any reason you’ve gone for a micro ATX motherboard in an ATX build? Was it because it was cheap? There are a number of issues with that build. I’d definitely get some advice before ordering.

It makes me irrationally angry when I see stuff like this. :ROFLMAO: Surely, SURELY, no-one is that stupid?!

When you ordered, what was the specified power consumption? A 250W PSU feels incredibly low, even for those components. It may not be the issue, but the motherboard and CPU must take up half that wattage.

Have you confirmed that everything is pushed firmly in and connected properly to each component and your PSU?

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At the risk of asking a stupid question, have you turned the power supply on at the back of your case?

I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to coolers. You’ll see a lot of low-end machines, and even some mid-range, with air coolers, but my question is always “why would you?” From an aesthetics point of view, you can’t beat an AIO, especially these days when they look so good. As for choosing the...

Fantastic build that and not far off what I'd be looking at if I were buying today.

Worth noting that the monitor you mentioned is a 1080p output so will either need upgrading or the GPU listed above will need downgrading.

For me, liquid cooling is for enthusiasts. For the most part, it’s overkill for the vast majority of people. You’re right though, it can look great. AIO’s are generally the way people go, especially with a budget like yours, and are most than enough for the average user, but especially if you...

Any reason why you’ve gone for the liquid cooling option? By your own admission you’re “as naive as they come” and liquid cooling requires maintenance once a year. Will you be able to check for leaks, refill the reservoir etc? If the answer is no, steer clear of a liquid cooled system in my...

Whatever you do, do not, under any circumstances, go for an Intel CPU. It’s just not worth the risk. There are a couple of minor alterations that could be made to the above build. Could you post the full specs including the configuration link? It makes it easier to make changes. What’s your...

Great wok Homer. Losing weight is TOUGH, especially if you’re doing it healthily, so this is a great achievement.

Hi there, What is your max budget? What monitor will you be using with the PC? Make, model, resolution and refresh rate. Thanks

I can't remember the last time I thought about a CRT monitor, let alone heard about someone actually USING one. I'm not sure how we went from " I don't really have a budget as such, I can spend whatever is necessary" to a budget of £1,500. That was almost a bigger surprise than the monitor.

Excellent, I'm familiar with these as well - they've been mentioned in articles I've read. Visually they're everything I'm looking for.

Hi Joe, was this is a PC Specialist build? If so, could you post the full specs from your orders page? If not, I'm afraid as this is a PC Specialist forum, we can only offer advice on Pc Specialist builds. For general tech questions you need a tech forum like Tom's Hardware.