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Edited by Stinky Pete:
2/5/2014 2:58:08 AM
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Want to be PC gamer. Need advice please.
Hello guys, this is my first post ever, and I need some advice from someone PC savvy, if that's the correct term. I'm looking to get into PC gaming and am thinking about building my own PC, since I hear it's much cheaper than buying a pre-made one and better to a point. I was wondering what the best brand of components I need/should buy for the best PC experience possible. You may need to be specific if you intend on explaining something to me as I am not very familiar with PC's and the gaming side of them, been a console player since I began playing video games.
If you guys could post the web addresses to online stores that sell the components I'd much appreciate it.
Thank you
Sorry for not editing this in earlier as I should have had this in from the beginning, my budget is around $1000-$1500.
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Cyberpowerpc.com Choose the parts you want and they will assemble it for you. (Including a shipping fee). I'd recommend using it if you aren't too keen on making it yourself.
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4 RepliesGet a [b][i][u]DESKTOP[/u][/i][/b] with a fast procesor and a big screen... It would help with games with big graphics like [b][u]Payday 2[/u][/b] and [u][b]Skyrim[/b][/u].
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A good way to start being a PC gamer is by playing video games on a PC.
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I'm not well informed about PC components either, but I can send you to a website that let's you choose the specs you want. http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/pcs/ I'm planning to get a new PC around July, also, welcome to the forums!
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8 RepliesAll Depends on your Budget. How much do you want to spend? Best Bang for Buck Graphics cards out at the moment are from AMD imo , the R9 *** series are very powerful . CPU , again , AMD more bang for buck (A top end AMD CPU are quite cheap and can run games Perfectly , but I have not used them in years, just going by what I've read) . Intel Chips like the "i5's" or "i7's" are great. I still have an old I7 920 (@ 3.8 Ghz) and can still run games like BF4 in Ultra @ 50 -100 FPS on 64 player maps ,( but the R9 290X helps achieve that ... ) Try not to get stuck into the Fanboy -ism of PC gaming , the whole "Nvidia vs AMD" is almost as bad as the Console war between "Sony and Micro soft" (Almost) lol At the end of the day , Choose the best you can afford . If you spend wisely ,the more you spend the longer it will be before you want to upgrade. Both Nvidia and AMD offer great Products for Both GPU and CPU. Do a bit of research , decide what camp you wanna go with , Nvidia/AMD or mix it up between the Two , tell us how much you want to spend and I'll post some links. Building your system is half the fun ... hope it goes well :)
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15 RepliesEdited by The Swag Master: 2/2/2014 5:05:32 AMHere's some better advice. Forget about PC gaming and gaming in general. Do this instead. Lift weight --------------> Acquire aesthetics -----------> Get the girls
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If you don't know anything about building one your best bet is YouTube you will most likely find a few videos on it and they will explain everything. it is a very time consuming process so keep that in mind when you decide to build one. I would recommend the site tiger direct over newegg mostly because of my experience if you get something and its damaged they replace it faster.
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I would build one if I were you.
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Pre-built is more expensive because of the convenience of it. But you should probably put it together yourself for the learning experience and so you know how to upgrade/modify your PC in the future.
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Edited by TopWargamer: 2/3/2014 4:08:43 AMEverything you need to know can be found right here: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=63418772 (Please don't pay attention to the PC builds. They need to be updated. I'll probably get around to doing so tomorrow.)
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12 RepliesEdited by BannedLemön: 2/2/2014 5:39:54 PMWhat's your budget? Do you want your budget to cover the cost of the OS and peripherals too? [u]Don't buy a pre-built[/u], as it will cost more than it should.
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29 RepliesEdited by Derp: 2/2/2014 11:03:35 PMWe need a budget. But anyway, these are certain brands/products you should buy regardless: [b]GPU [/b]- Asus (DirectCU II) or EVGA (ACX) [b]Motherboard [/b]- Asus, ASRock, MSI or Gigabyte (I could recommend you the exact motherboard if i knew what chipset you were going for) [b]RAM [/b]- Corsair, G.Skill or Kingston [b]SSD [/b]- Samsung 840 EVO (Get this regardless of your budget) [b]HDD [/b]- Western Digital WD Black or Blue (Black is faster... Pun intended... Again, get this regardless of your budget) [b]CPU Cooler[/b] - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (Best performing CPU fan. Get this regardless of the budget, unless you want watercooling) [b]PSU [/b]- Seasonic or Corsair [b]Case [/b]- Anything with good airflow Can't help much without a budget. :/
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Depends what your budget it is.
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A budget would be good
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7 RepliesEdited by tsassi2: 2/3/2014 6:22:55 AMGetting the best PC experience possible becomes really expensive fast. You really need yourself a budget. For example, I put together what I would consider "the best PC experience" without going totally overkill: [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ml9x[/url]. Price is 7168$ (originally 6587, but I realized the 4K monitor would probably benefit from the 6GB VRAM of the Titan). You really need a budget.
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Don't do it.
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27 RepliesJust buy prebuilt. Much Easier and you will make at least 20 people on the site rage.
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16 RepliesEdited by Ad Hoc: 2/2/2014 4:52:47 PMIf you give me your budget I can put together some parts for you. However, if you've never built one and you feel you don't have enough experience to build one yourself, there's nothing wrong with buying a decent pre-built. It's a bit more expensive, but it's a good start for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience. There are people here (and pretty much everywhere) that get pretty grumpy when they hear the word [i]pre-built[/i], but it's not about them, it's about you. I learned most of what I know from taking apart and replacing parts in pre-builts, and I wouldn't take that back if I could. If I were still a PC newbie, what I would do is buy a pre-built with decent specs but no graphics card. Then I'd buy a graphics card separately and install it.
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All are welcome to the master race
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How much would you be willing to spend?
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4 RepliesEdited by Charlemagne: 2/2/2014 5:22:28 AMI'm not a PC gamer but there are a bunch of rigs that you'll be linked to. While building your own will be cheaper than buying a build with the same specs, it in no way will be cheap. You're looking to spend somewhere between $1000-$2500 depending on how well you want it to run.
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1 Replyhttp://www.logicalincrements.com/ is a great place to start. This gives you an example build for whatever your budget is. If you stick to this chart, you can't really go wrong. http://pcpartpicker.com/ is a great place to put together builds and compare prices on parts if you want to get the lowest price possible on individual parts. I usually buy from Amazon and Newegg for their customer service, but there are many good sites out there to buy parts from. If you have any other questions about the process, I highly suggest checking out [url=http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/wiki/beginnersguide]this guide[/url] from reddit.com/r/buildapc
