Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend)
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@Supreme_Overlord said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@scottalanmiller what about like a 1TB in the computer and then getting like an external to hold storage??
External doesn't work so well because it's cumbersome, slow, and easy to unhook which will mess with a library. Ideally for gaming you want really fast storage. With Steam you'll even notice that looking at your library can be a problem on a slow drive.
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@DustinB3403 said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@RojoLoco said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@Supreme_Overlord said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@scottalanmiller okay, didn't know if that would help with being able to perform faster. What size SSD would be good then?
You can get a 1TB one cheap, then there will be plenty of storage for all the games.
Not really, lol, I mean about the storage. I'm looking at my 1TB ssd and asking myself how the hell I managed to nearly fill it. . .
Just check your Steam folder. Mine's only 500GB.
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@dafyre said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@DustinB3403 said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@RojoLoco said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@Supreme_Overlord said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@scottalanmiller okay, didn't know if that would help with being able to perform faster. What size SSD would be good then?
You can get a 1TB one cheap, then there will be plenty of storage for all the games.
Not really, lol, I mean about the storage. I'm looking at my 1TB ssd and asking myself how the hell I managed to nearly fill it. . .
Just check your Steam folder. Mine's only 500GB.
Right?!
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@dafyre said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@DustinB3403 said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@RojoLoco said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@Supreme_Overlord said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@scottalanmiller okay, didn't know if that would help with being able to perform faster. What size SSD would be good then?
You can get a 1TB one cheap, then there will be plenty of storage for all the games.
Not really, lol, I mean about the storage. I'm looking at my 1TB ssd and asking myself how the hell I managed to nearly fill it. . .
Just check your Steam folder. Mine's only 500GB.
That's tiny.
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My rule of thumb is when asked.
- Whats the budget
- What game(s) do they want to play
If Graphics card required to play at playable res and frame rate costs more than a console and the game is available on console THEN go console
But knowing what they expect from the systems helps, as their expectations on what they can run off £300 may differ from what anyone can build.
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@scottalanmiller said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@dafyre said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@DustinB3403 said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@RojoLoco said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@Supreme_Overlord said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@scottalanmiller okay, didn't know if that would help with being able to perform faster. What size SSD would be good then?
You can get a 1TB one cheap, then there will be plenty of storage for all the games.
Not really, lol, I mean about the storage. I'm looking at my 1TB ssd and asking myself how the hell I managed to nearly fill it. . .
Just check your Steam folder. Mine's only 500GB.
That's tiny.
I cleaned mine up last week cause my laptop was crying, lol.
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@Supreme_Overlord said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@scottalanmiller okay, didn't know if that would help with being able to perform faster. What size SSD would be good then?
Modern games are starting to get big. Anyone who is a serious gamer needs to have at LEAST 2TB, especially going into the next gen consoles, you'll be deleting games just to make room for more as they come out. It's something I hear about with all my friends on PS4 who still have the 1TB factory HDD. The SAMSUNG 1TB 860 EVO is a pretty decent SSD, with a price point around $160 you could double up eventually, or save a few bucks to get the 2TB right off the bat. If the benefits of SSD don't sway you, then a 4TB HDD can be found for like $100.
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@wirestyle22 said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
This really is the best advice. It's sucks though because a few clicks on that site and you have yourself a $2000 build.
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@G-I-Jones said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@Supreme_Overlord said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@scottalanmiller okay, didn't know if that would help with being able to perform faster. What size SSD would be good then?
Modern games are starting to get big. Anyone who is a serious gamer needs to have at LEAST 2TB, especially going into the next gen consoles, you'll be deleting games just to make room for more as they come out. It's something I hear about with all my friends on PS4 who still have the 1TB factory HDD. The SAMSUNG 1TB 860 EVO is a pretty decent SSD, with a price point around $160 you could double up eventually, or save a few bucks to get the 2TB right off the bat. If the benefits of SSD don't sway you, then a 4TB HDD can be found for like $100.
I have TWO systems with 1TB+ and both are full with different games.
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@G-I-Jones said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@wirestyle22 said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
This really is the best advice. It's sucks though because a few clicks on that site and you have yourself a $2000 build.
And?
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And?
His budget is $1000.
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@G-I-Jones said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
And?
His budget is $1000.
If you have a bit of self control and a firm budget you can build something sub $1000 easily.
This is basically my home PC, add a case and go.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LJr9wh
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@black3dynamite plus OS. That's a huge disadvantage to building yourself, assuming that gamers want Windows. You have to pay for that extra.
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@scottalanmiller said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@black3dynamite plus OS. That's a huge disadvantage to building yourself, assuming that gamers want Windows. You have to pay for that extra.
You're always paying extra for it.
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@Dashrender said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@scottalanmiller said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@black3dynamite plus OS. That's a huge disadvantage to building yourself, assuming that gamers want Windows. You have to pay for that extra.
You're always paying extra for it.
you pay less with pre-built machines. They get it at lower cost.
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Large OEMs get Windows for closer to $30 or $40 instead of $100 that end users pay. They get massive volume discounts both because of the massive volume, but also to encourage them to not make Linux based devices, which otherwise they would.
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@G-I-Jones yeah it's a little tight, but that site does have some decent options for around my price
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@Supreme_Overlord said in Good Specs to Build a Gaming PC (asking for a friend):
@G-I-Jones yeah it's a little tight, but that site does have some decent options for around my price
It's tight, but we got a great one three months ago for $620. So it can be done. Mine lacked the SSD, but we will add that later.
