Advice on buying a gaming pc
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Nov 16, 2012 5:02 am GMT
Hi guys, I'm thinking about buying a new gaming pc (currently play an Intel laptop with the Intel HD Graphics 3000 integrated card) and was wondering if I could get some advice. I'm in the UK and not looking to spend a vast amount (ideally not much more than £7-800, £1000 would be too much) but I'm not really sure where to begin, so advice or suggestions where else to look (I'm sure there are forums for this sort of thing) would be much appreciated.
I don't need super-high performance, but I'd like to be able to play new releases at medium settings for a good while before needing to upgrade again.
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Nov 16, 2012 5:57 am GMT
http://tinyurl.com/FalconGuidePick one of those options, get the parts listed in the row, put 'em all together, add a couple hundred extra for the operating system, and you're good to go.
Nov 16, 2012 11:14 am GMT
That's a pretty good and up-to-date guide. It'll at least give you an idea of the parts you want.
If you can spring it, I suggest an SSD drive. I have a 128GB drive, which holds two to three games at a time (which is all I play at a time anyways) including the OS, loads incredibly fast and has no need to defrag. I've had it for over a year now and I love it.
The other drawback is cash, which is a factor for you. If it's too expensive to get one, don't worry about it.
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Nov 16, 2012 4:08 pm GMT
best piece of advice is do not skimp on a power supply get a good brand like antec,corsair,seasonic and avoid no name cheap brands.
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Nov 16, 2012 8:48 pm GMT
My video card (560 Ti 1GB) isn't even on that list and I can still play this and Skyrim at 60+ FPS. 16 gigs of RAM is pretty sweet, though. Just don't get G.Skill RAM.
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Nov 16, 2012 9:38 pm GMT
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Nov 17, 2012 6:36 am GMT
Thanks for all the advice everyone. Can I ask what are the most importance parts not to skimp on besides power supply? I think graphics card is probably the most important factor but I imagine it's not the only one by any means.
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DF: So why can a Marauder roll but a multiplayer Turian can't?
Delta1-9: You are fighting female turian husks. You have reach but they have flexibility.
Nov 17, 2012 10:48 am GMT
Power supply is very important, otherwise your powerful computer will just crash all the time or even get damaged due to bad power.
80% of the system instability issue of new computers can often be traced to a bad power supply (and the second being heat).
Nov 17, 2012 1:59 pm GMT
There's always getting a good case as well. If you have one that's good enough you can keep reusing it down the road. I know I plan on keeping my HAF-X for a while.
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Conceited means you think your good.
Convinced means you know your good.
Nov 18, 2012 7:53 pm GMT
Icehound2 posted...My video card (560 Ti 1GB) isn't even on that list and I can still play this and Skyrim at 60+ FPS.
It's not on the list because a similarly priced and performing card of the newest gen. uses less power, and is therefore a little better.
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Nov 19, 2012 2:30 pm GMT
Try to look at other people's gaming rigs and try to make sure that the processor, graphics card and RAM are all on the same level. Say for example, you have a processor that is too weak, you won't be making the most of the graphics card and RAM.
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pretty much everyone is gonna say i5, 660ti (or amd equivalent) and 4gb ram, 650w psu will suffice. get an ssd if you can they are going pretty cheap nowadays, theres also some coolermaster case everyone gets.
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