Need help with building first gaming rig

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#1 toddmarshall161
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First of all, someone on here has told me to ask gamespot users in the UK who will be able to help me out... I have no confidence or time to build this myself so can someone recommend me a brilliant pc shop in the UK where I can customise my own?

*I have £1000-1200 to spend

*I will be running the pc on a hdtv in 1080p resolution and I want to be run the latest games in near to ultra as possible

*My main questions are: do i need an i5 or i7, should I have one gpu or more - so like have space for another in the future

I really have no clue of what to get so please help me!

Todd

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#2 xxLordDavidxx
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If you want to keep it simple then the Gladiator FTW H20 from Aria will be maxing out every game currently avaliable at 1920x1080 (excluding IQ settings). Good components and free overclocks for them.

Aria are a good company and it's exactly within your budget.

If you need peripherals (Mouse/Keyboard/Headset/Speakers) then speak up and suggestions shall be given.

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Im not from the UK but know of one shop, overclockers.co.uk. Try that.

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I'm quite the skeptic when buying expensive items such as computers; therefore, looking at the reviews for aria, it seems as some have had all sorts of issues ranging from faults to, what I would consider, extrememly poor customer service. Don't get me wrong, there will always be a minority of cases for every company, but I just hate the thought of something going wrong. I am not that knowledgeable when it comes to computers; I don't know of it will be difficult for me manage a gaming rig. I have things about ssd and hdd in terms of how to make the most of them e.g something where you have your os on the ssd and games on the other? I just think I will have no clue on what I'm doing lol I mean, when I play on a HDTV, how would set the resolution to 1080? And what happens with the actual tv display settings? Are they overridded because surely they might be hindering the graphics if they aren't set properly, and I haven't got a clue how to calibrate the tv