OK guys, everyone is giving advice on WHERE to buy.
How about giving advice to the poster on WHAT to buy!
:-)
There are some
excellent "mod" sites out there. People who build their own PCs or "modify" their systems are known as modders (or is it moders?). Either way, you will find lots of good advice, technical reviews, how-to guides etc at these sites.
Note that it can be a bit daunting at first, especially at the technical sites, but it's worth keeping at it for a few weeks. You'll be amazed at how much you will pick up.
Some good sites include:
Dan's Data (
http://www.dansdata.com/) This is an Aussie site, but Dan writes in plain English, is quite funny and has articles on everything from "over-clocking" your CPU, to building a PC from scratch.
Tom's Hardware (
http://www.tomshardware.com/) The Mother of All Technical sites. Great for reviews. Kinda daunting at first. Excellent forums.
Build your own PC tutorial (
http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardw...torials/109/1/) Some good advice here.
Build your own PC tutorial 2 (
http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/index.htm) Same thing from PC Mech site.
Build your own PC tutorial 3 (
http://www.buildyourown.org.uk/) UK site. Very good!
Build your own PC tutorial 4 (
http://www.daileyint.com/build/buildtoc.htm) Old, but has lots of photos so it's good to get an idea of what is involved.
Have fun mate. I know I did...
Mr Mephisto