TOPIC: Finally!

I am finally starting to build my PC and some of the parts have arrived.



Still waiting on the case and CPU...

I will get the GPU later on when I can afford it, I just need a new PC now.

At least it will run better than my laptop and I am still saving for Windows and the SSD but like I said I just need a new PC.

I am going to run Linux (Ubuntu, Just because it's easier) on it until I buy Windows because you can still play GMOD and CS:GO on Linux, I can't wait.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£66.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.60 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£75.21 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £508.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 12:30 BST+0100

Morgz wrote:
#morgz a great guy

BALLLLN

Here's your issue. Source games on Ubuntu (even though they're supported and claimed to be as good as windows) have the stability of an overly drunk man doing a sobriety test on a tight rope.

Gmod has some terrible issues. Constant crashing due to "out of memory" when I assign it 16 FUCKING GBS OF RAM

Ubuntu is good if you're a technophiles who likes to be closer to the hardware, a programmer, or a cryptonut. It's hard to use and learn. Support is dodgey and not everything works out of the box.

That being said Linux is powerful. I'm using lubuntu on my 7 year old laptop and uses 1% CPU idling. You have FULL access to your PC. If you want to remove everything without any prompt to warn you, you can.

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Upgrade to windows 10

Kristofferson wrote:
I will be once it comes out anyway and am considering just installing Windows 10 preview on it for 3 weeks before I can buy Windows but I've tested on a VM and it doesn't seem that stable but that's probably because I'm running it on a not very powerful laptop in a VM, Not a great idea I know and I have used Ubuntu before, I'm not going in to this not knowing about it.

Morgz wrote:
Eww

Personally windows 10 has been extremely stable.

Also don't use fucking unity, I will end you. We need to get Ubuntu back to gnome or personally cinnamon (cross between windows and gnome, I love it). Perhaps try lubuntu or mint (both amazing compared to Ubuntu)