Going to build my first ever PC - Suggestions and input welcome

[starcraft]

BenVTrigger said:

starcraft said:

BenVTrigger said:
A few quick recommendations

1. Get an Intel CPU, don't go AMD if you can help it.
2. If your overclocking get an H80i or H100i
3. For RAM get no less than 8 GB, I personally recommend either Corsair Vengance or Crucial Ballistix Elite
4. Get no less than 700w on your power supply IMO if you can afford it even if your current build won't use that much. Its always nice to have extra if you upgrade to stronger cards in the future.

Honestly open to suggestions.  Intel seems to be the way to go.

How difficult is overclocking?  Might be a bit beyond a first time builder?

not too bad and honestly you really don't need to overclock as long as you get a good Intel CPU. Its helpful to overclock if your pushing your rig to its limits but for most general gaming you won't need to overclock at all. Are you looking at AMD GPUs or Nvidia?

I might skip overclocking this time around, go with some extra wattage as you suggest, and look into overclocking on a second go some day.

Again entirely open to GPU suggestions, in hand with comparable CPUs and motherboards.