Ok so after much research i have come to the conclusion that building a pc would probably be the best idea for me but since i have never built one before i need some help.
This is what i have come up with-
so what i want to ask-
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1) will this setup work fine?
2) im also a little over budget so i was thinking of instead of getting the radeon 6950 i'd get the 550ti, is there a massive difference between these 2 that would warrant the 50 or so £ extra?
3) is there anything which is a bit overkill or that i could get at a cheaper price but would still make the system run? e.g is the psu too much?
any replies are welcome and thanks in advance.