Quote:I have considered that, though I had a slight problem with it. I couldn't find the guide that Defender had mentioned in his post
It's pretty simple really. Use the parts you know you want, and get the rest of the parts based on those requirements. For example, say you want a Core i5 3570K and you want to overclock it. So, with that in mind, you need both an LGA1155 motherboard with a high end chipset like the Z77 (required for overclocking, it will say it in the product pages), DDR3 ram, a good aftermarket CPU cooler (just google around, there are lots of good tech reviews of coolers), and of course a case big enough to fit it all. Everything else is pretty much plug and play. Video cards, sound cards, etc etc are nearly universal. I know it's a little daunting for a first timer, but it's really not so bad.
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