Red-themed first gaming rig

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

  • GTAV, Tower Unite (towerunite.com), heavily modded Garry's Mod, XCOM 2, ROTR, Everspace,Rocket League, a few other games but none in particular.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

  • €750

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

  • In next 2 weeks

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

  • Case, keyboard, components, monitor.

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

  • Ireland, buying from UK and German sites.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

  • I have this GPU:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Graphics-Cards/ASUS-GeForce-DUAL-GTX1060-6G-Graphics-Card/B01IPFN7UQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1497548611&sr=1-4&keywords=gtx+1060+6gb

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

  • My graphics card is factory overclocked.

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

  • SSD, 2TB HDD. Thinking of starting with pentium G4560 and later upgrading.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

  • Red, currently looking towards CiT F3 case which is micro-ATX

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

  • No.

Extra info or particulars:

This is a rough list of my current idea: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/pqnrQV

QUESTIONS: Do I need to buy thermal paste for these components? Anti-static wristbands? Any other special tools for a first build? What about cooling - is extra cooling needed?

** Thanks in advance **

Posted Jun 17, 2017, 11:25 AM UTC · edited

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