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Advice on First Gaming PC

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  • 24-09-2016 6:15pm
    #1
    Pickpocket
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    Forgive me for not using the forum template but I first need help to decide what I want and how much I need to spend.

    I'm a life-long console gamer but I recently set up a Steam account to play some indie titles on my Mac, games like To the Moon, Papers, Please and FTL. All low-spec stuff that my Mac can handle. But I've been coming across more and more games that I'd need a better computer for. However, I have no real interest in AAA titles. I have my PS4 for the likes of the upcoming Dishonored and Mass Effect games and I'm quite happy with that set-up. I simply need a decent machine that will allow me to play titles like We Happy Few for the next 3-5 years.

    I initially had a budget of €1500 in mind, which would include a monitor, mouse/keyboard & Windows.

    However from a quick scan of this forum I can see that other people have set themselves similar budgets for much more capable machines than that which I would need.

    So just how 'cheap' could I go? Could I go all-in for €750 or would that be pushing it?

    Also, is a gaming laptop a waste of money?


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Gaming laptops aren't a waste but aren't great value for money compared to PCs.

    Our general €650 PC I can link you to will absolutely blow your PS4 out of the water so keep that in mind, games tend to be cheaper etc.


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    Blackgator
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    I recently build my first gaming PC and did it for 520 euros.
    It handles anything I wanna play no problem (not at ultra setting but very playable at 1080p).
    The price didn't include a monitor as I use a 23 inch TV I had spare.

    So I'd say 750 would be more than enough for a decent first gaming PC and a monitor.

    I went for the Intel i3 6100 CPU with a GTX 750ti GPU and it runs great (thanks again DigitalSolitude and Terror for the advice).

    I'm sure someone on here will give you a build spec to go for within you budget.


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    Digital Solitude
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    http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057650972/1

    Here we are. As in the thread, €700 with a 1tb HDD, a monitor is about 120-150 so about 850 minimum. You can pull that back below 800 with an RX460 which is about as good as a PS4, and closer to €700 total with an i3 but the i5 will carry you years so might be worth keeping


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    #5
    Pickpocket
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭Pickpocket


    Cheers guys. You've almost halved the price for me.


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