Building the dankest PC, thomas the dank engine Options

[Stupid Fat Hobbi...]

So, after much thought and cost induced heart attacks, I have decided that instead of a crappy ol' laptop, I'm going to join the elite of the master race and not just get a PC, but build it as well with literally 0 seconds of experience in building anything remotely mechanical or electrical, yes I know I AM so brave, but when I have youtube videos and tutorials as my sword and hopefully you guys as my shield, I'm pretty sure I can do this.

Talked with monkey quite a bit about this, and because of the legend he is, he procured a list of the finest components for this beast at a reasonable price (I'm only 16 I don't have wads of cash to spend like you guys)

Here is said list with links and stuff:

cooling gel - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-MX-...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £3.95

motherboard - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K8KJ..._1_1&sr=8-1 £91.74

CPU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Core-i7-4790...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £256.90

RAM - http://www.amazon.co.uk/HyperX-Series-1866...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £35.54

fans - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Series-AF1...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £17.36

case - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CC-9011052...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £47.38

Hard drive - http://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-Desktop-SATA-Dr...=2tb+hard+drive £60.48

SSD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-2-5-Inch-S...HDP1RJXAW3ZGZRS £73.13

graphics card - http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GTX-980-Graphi...eywords=gtx+980 £405.77

monitor - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-VE228TR-Wides...ords=hd+monitor £86.99

The total cost of it with a monitor as well (ikr mad innit?) is just under £1080

You may be thinking, "hey you stupid hobbit, listen 'ere m9, stop bragging and being so awesome" but it cannot be helped and also, I really do need your help, since, as I said before, I have no experience in doing this, I have never even owned a PC of my own, let alone built one.

Monkey told me to ask you guys if you have any objections or recommendations to the components listed above, such as a cheaper option or whatever you can think of; any help is greatly appreciated! I will probably be ordering this stuff after the 20th of August, as this is riding on my GCSE's, so any input before then would be great.

Thanks in advance,

<<<<<<333333 Hobbit

[MonkeyFiend]

The list that I pulled together was only a quick 5 minute job, of hardware that would work together and form a PC. I did mention that you could get a lot of it cheaper by shopping around.
I mentioned you could switch at the £250 for a £350 gtx980, currently the strix is on pre-order for £350 last time I checked: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-asus-gt...CFQEIwwodvGQBKg

(you can also get free delivery from scan, if you make a forum account and make 20 meaningful posts)

(be wary of the moderators there though )

I had included a PSU in the original build (I think a 600w corsair). Once you come up with a final parts list I can get a list of the wattage requirements of the components and verify the psu has plenty of leeway.

@Vincent.. the operating systems that are tied directly to a motherboard are OEM ones and usually manufacturer specific e.g. Dell OEM to a dell motherboard. I've never had problems reinstalling a general oem copy of windows on different hardware (you only come unstuck if you have a dell oem then change to Asus hardware etc.,). Aside from that there's always the option to buy retail windows. Finally the other option of a not entirely genuine copy of windows.

@hobbit: the static wristbands are a waste of money. I've handled components for many years without issue. One sensible precaution is before handling chips ground yourself out on something in the house e.g. most central heating copper pipes are earthed in the UK, so touching one of these before tinkering with the cpu/boards should earth you.

Personally, in the UK I'd not bother with a surge protector. I'll assume you have a half decent consumer unit instead of a fuse box with rcd breakers. I've not heard of a surge taking out a PC in many many years in the UK

Also I'm sure I included a CPU fan and heatsink in my previous message? :S

Regarding the thermal compound I included it as it's a couple of quid, the arctic stuff works better than the generic stuff and often they don't include enough. I've been in a situation where I ordered a heatsink and cooler and it didn't come with any compound, which put the building of the pc on hold for a while.

Regarding windows 7 > 10 a la piratebay. I don't think you can upgrade a pirate copy of 7 to 10 since it relies on serial numbers.

[The Malefic Trou...]

Regarding windows 7 > 10 a la piratebay. I don't think you can upgrade a pirate copy of 7 to 10 since it relies on serial numbers.

This. Probably would be easier to download a pirated copy of Windows 10, but at this point I'm not sure if it's even avalaible.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-n...-pirates-2015-5

Point is you don't really need to upgrade to Windows 10 anytime soon, so stick to that 7.

As for surge protectors... Well I'll give it to you all, I kind of forgot you guys in UK probably have proper electrical wiring everywhere. In this case it'd indeed be pointless to get one.

Edit: CPU-cooler is indeed ESSENTIAL! Can't believe I missed that. :<