| Mensrea said: I'm thinking about building or buying a gaming PC. I'm attracted to the smaller indie games on PC, the powerful hardware, and the customization. Frankly, a PC seems like a better choice for me than a PS4 or Nextbox. I'm quite intimidated by PC gaming honestly. I don't really know where to start. What to buy, how to update this, etc. Can I get some advice on building/buying a decent rig, and getting a setup that will work for me? |
If you have a big budget, buy an Alienware. If you don't have much, do you have a friend who can put a computer together for you? It's pretty much like lego.
I stick with AMD right now because its cheaper and generally performs as well as any Intel. Avoid some 8 core's...there's some timing issues right now.
8-16gigs of DDR3. And....spend...the...damn....money...on...a...GOOD...solid...state...boot....drive. CANNOT state that any more severely. Solid state hard drives for your boot/game drive is a minimum now. Don't do even 10,000 rpm Sata over it. You wouldn't believe how frigging fast solid state is.
As for graphics, you can pay 800 for bleeding edge or pay around 180 for something generally 20 percent slower. I run dual 180 dollarish video cards combined and they rock every single game. Don't spend 800 on a video card.
Lastly, get liquid cooling for your processor. They work SO well and don't break down like regular fans do. Kick it off with at least 700W in power supply and a decent case...I use Cooler Master for liquid cooling, case and power supply whenever i build a computer for someone. They're great, not crazy expensive and awesome quality.
