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chapset said:
Dusk said:
chapset said:

I got a ps4, ps3, x360, wii already


Then just buy all the games you want with all that money. IMO, they will serve you better. 

I personally found even after spending a good amount of coin on a computer there always seems to be parts you will find that you want to upgrade. It almost becomes an obsession, at least it did for me to a point. I never went high end or anything like that because I couldn't bring myself to purchase a GPU for the better part of what you are paying for your whole rig. But after a couple years the mid range would show that they were mid range and it was very easy to find an excuse to upgrade. Sure it's only a couple hundred bucks here and there, but it adds up. Account for the initial cost and the little extras that go into it, time and time again, and I spent far more than all the consoles combined in a generation and missed out on many of the great exclusives during that time. I found I would almost needlessly upgrade just for a few games that I mostly played to look better, or their best. Always great right when you switch the GPU or notice the speed of loading with new RAM and/or CPU, but it wears off quickly. 

Like I said, just my experiences with it. I was primarily a PC gamer for about 15 years with the exception of the last 2 or so. I'm now 33 for reference. 

It's not just gaming, I use my computer for pretty much everything so this time I want something strong instead of buying something already pre-made that's obsolete the minute you leave the store, I won't go fucking crazy updating every years, I just want something that will last and need be that I can upgrade if the performances slow down. And also I like building stuff so I welcome the chalange and the knowledge I will get from this. thx for your inputs tho


Oh, well that's different. Dependant upon what you want to do of course. I personally use a mid range laptop that runs Linux (OpenSuse at the moment, I tend to switch it up every once in a while) and it does everything I want, with the exception of gaming for the most part lol. 

Hope you have fun :D Best of luck!



Gotta figure out how to set these up lol.

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Conina said:
chapset said:

It's not just gaming, I use my computer for pretty much everything so this time I want something strong instead of buying something already pre-made that's obsolete the minute you leave the store, I won't go fucking crazy updating every years, I just want something that will last and need be that I can upgrade if the performances slow down. And also I like building stuff so I welcome the chalange and the knowledge I will get from this. thx for your inputs tho

So you already have a PC? Then you can save a lot of money if you only replace the parts which are too slow and reuse the rest of the components.

When I upgraded from my 2006 setup (Core2Duo E6600, DDR2 RAM, 8800 GTX), I only switched the CPU (Core2Quad 9550) and the GPU (GTX275 then GTX580) until 2013, the rest stayed the same.

In 2013 I switched the mainboard and CPU (i5 -4670k) and RAM (DDR3) and added an SSD, last year I switched the GPU again (GTX 970), the rest stayed the same.

So I still use my 2006 case, power supply, DVD-ROM, HDDs (additional to the SSD), monitors, peripherals (keyboard, mouse, 360-gamepad, 3D-vision...), no need to waste money to replace these components.


If it's a brand name desktop there is a chance that upgradability is quite limited. I had many issues when I was attempting to upgrade my brothers PC. There were serious size restraints as well as mobo restraints. Even PSU issues, was mental. He ended up just building after all of it. Might be a bit different now though. 



Gotta figure out how to set these up lol.