Basic build questions

This will be my first time ever building my own computer, so flining things at me like use the superblah435345343 will not help.

Im not from the US so im not using Newegg. Im going to be getting the majority of things from Novatech.

Firstly, do I want to buy a barebones set to start as its my first build (case, cpu, power supply, ram motherboard) or just buy the everything seperately and go from complete scratch.

Im not looking to spend a ton, so im not aiming for like the best of the best motherboard and the biggest SSD arround.

Is Intel i5 the best cpu ? If not post other suggestions please (not i7)

Good graphic card models?

Is 2x4g RAM enough?

Is 750w power supply decent?

Is there any need to shop arround for the optical drive or are they all pretty similar?

And the hard drive is something I need some help on from someone who knows a lot about it. Firstly is a large SSD worth the money? Secondly my idea was to buy a small SSD and only put windows 7 or whatever I run onto so that it boots up quickly and then buying a second internal like 1tb hard drive at like 7200rpm?

Open to all opinions, thank you!

 

They are all pretty similar in design but you can get all different ones that do different suffer like some will rewrite DVD and some would not. Also you can have ones with LightScribe which just put a cover on the CD / DVD or Blu-ray. Plus you will good Reading Speed will help to load the disc up faster & writing speeds if your burning anything. Also some Blu-ray drive can rewrite if your looking for a Blu-ray drive and have nearly all the same features as a DVD drive just that it does Blu-ray as well.

Not real just get the one you like & you think you need.

 

My suggestion would to be just start from scratch. It does not matter if it is your first build, you'll be fine. Just watch some videos/guides and you should have no problem.

If you're not looking to spend a ton, do not buy an SSD. It is a worthy upgrade down the road once you get the bulk of the build done but if all you want to do it browse the internet and game, you will not really see all of the benefits of an SSD in the first place :/.

As for CPUs, go for the i5 2500k. It is currently the best CPU that is not an i7. Relatively affordable, $220 USD.

Depends on what you want to do and your price range. If all you want to do is play average games at 1080p like Call of Duty or something, a 550 Ti would be great. If you're looking to play something like BF3, I would not suggest anything lower than a 560 Ti and TBH that's kind of pushing it. Most likely won't max it at a min FPS of 30 or above, considering my GTX 480 barely does lol.

8GB RAM is plenty for most tasks. Gaming, browsing, most video editing scenarios, etc. will all be perfect with 8GB. Only thing I'd recommend more for is if you want to bot a lot of accs or something.

It depends on what you have in your system. If you're doing a budget build though, odds are that you won't have any dual graphics card setups or anything like that which would require more power. I'd say you'll be fine. My advice though would be to spent a little bit of money on your PSU. It's one of the most important items in your PC. If you get a bad one and it fails it could take the rest of your system with it

In all the builds I have done, I have just bought the cheapest one available that reads/writes both CDs and DVDs. I very rarely burn any media, so speed was not an issue for me. It's also pretty rare that I install anything via physical media these days. Your needs may be different. I personally do not prioritize optical drives at all. If it weren't for needing one to install Windows easily, I probably wouldn't even have one haha.

A large SSD is only worth the money if you do something that requires very fast read/write speeds on a VERY regular basis. The second option is to do like you said and just use it as a boot drive and for programs you would like to be a little snappier. If you were interested in an SSD so you could record 1080p gameplay or something, a separate HDD(s) is usually a cheaper/more effective alternative.

Anytime.

 

Thank you! Helped me a lot. I'll get shopping.