Linux will be the main hurdle bc many games just aren't there.
Nvidia has better proprietary drivers and a 1060 for 1080p gaming or a 1070/80 for higher resolutions is the best option.
CPU is less relevant, if you start with a high clocked i5 you will be fine for the next 5 years so do not get overly concerned with upward compatibility (you will change the socket anyway in 5 years).
| bdbdbd said: @Jemc: Starting January the earliest. I have to buy components only a couple at a time for few months, as I have my car to fix at the same time (cylinder head cracked and turbo leaks oil, it's likely going to get a minor power upgrade from 130hp to ~200hp as well as I fix it). @Raistline: Thank you! Very useful information. I was thinking as fast as possible 32/64 or so GB SSD as a root/home and HDD for everything else. That's because how fast the SSD prices are (hopefully) going to drop - though, 32GB is way too small if I have that much RAM (although, planning on swappiness=0 anyway). It's likely that I upgrade the OS every two years (Ubuntu LTS), and I've liked it clean, so this is where I could change the SSD if I need to. Basically, parts that I need to upgrade, I can also reuse on another computer, as I have quite a few kids who are likely going to want their own computers too at some point. The reason I was thinking the upgradeability, is because I learned some time ago that laptops aren't necessarily upgradeable. My netbook (wife's netbook actually) RAM maxes out at 2GB, CPU cannot be changed, and if it could be, the socket wouldn't fit anything even remotedly modern. |
Do not, under any circumstances get an SDD with less than 120GB. With the OS alone, depending on distro of and apps of course, it can take up 40GB of space. Especailly if you choose a User Friendly distro. You will need room to grow for updates and added applications. I personally think that even 120GB is a bit of a strech nowadays.
| pray4mojo said: By him a Macbook instead. He'll be the coolest kid on the block. lol |
It's a bit expensive for the specs. Otherwise, why not, Ubuntu runs on Macbook the same way on it as it does on any other Intel hardware.
| Raistline said: Do not, under any circumstances get an SDD with less than 120GB. With the OS alone, depending on distro of and apps of course, it can take up 40GB of space. Especailly if you choose a User Friendly distro. You will need room to grow for updates and added applications. I personally think that even 120GB is a bit of a strech nowadays. |
Only the home/root would be on the SSD, meaning basically the OS, and the applications that comes with it. Basically the games would be installed to a HDD in the range of terabytes. I currently have 120GB SSD, and don't have any problems with space. Although, I do copy photos and videos on optical discs or USB flash anyway, and may delete them afterwards.
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Nintendo games sell only on Nintendo system.
^ How about march or april? Or october? It's much more easy to upgrade your PC than it is to upgrade your PS4.
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