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Our Top PC Components

Not everyone buys their PC pre-built, there are enthusiasts who prefer to buy all their Computer Hardware separately and assemble it themselves. Here's our quick guide to the top PC Components you'll need to be on the look out for.

Graphics Cards

Most people already have picked their side but if you haven't, you can choose between an NVIDIA GeForce GTX Graphics Card or a Radeon Graphics Card. NVIDIA have recently launched their best Graphics Cards yet in their GeForce GTX 10 Series including their 1080, 1070 and 1060 cards. Radeon have also launched new their new technology in 2016, their RX 400 series cards including the 480 and 470 series have been a great upgrade for users looking to embrace the Virtual world and turn their Gaming PC into a VR Ready rig.

Motherboards

Choosing your motherboard is a very important aspect of your PC build, you need to make sure you get the correct socket, AMD motherboards vary between AM3+ and FM2+ sockets and Intel have their 1150, 1151 and 1155 socket motherboards which will affect which processor you can fit in the build. You can also get different sizes such as a Mini ITX Motherboard which is for a smaller PC build.

Processors

When browsing the processors range, you need to make sure you select the right processor which will fit your motherboard. Intel have many variations of their technologies which will change the socket numbers, for example Skylake motherboards are 1151 socket and Haswell 1150 socket and so forth. Brands of motherboards can be more of a personal choice and can affect your internal colour scheme, such as MSI and ASUS all bring their own unique styles.

Cases

A lot can depend on what case you pick, but one of the most important parts can be the look of it as that's what you'll have to see on or under your desk all the time once your PC is built. All the different brands offer their own unique style cases, Cooler Master, Phanteks, NZXT all have their individual colour schemes and styles and also different sizes such as Full Tower, Mid Tower, Mini Tower and Mini ITX PC cases.