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After about 10 years of console gaming, I want to start making the switch to PC gaming. The problem is I know absolutely nothing about building a PC.
I tried Youtube videos and other forum posts, but there's just too many acronyms and things that don't make any sense to me and I want to make sure I'm doing things right and not getting ripped off while still building a quality system.
My understanding is that you can build an inexpensive PC and upgrade certain parts over time until you have a nice setup. AKA you don't have to upgrade everything at once, right?
Ideally I'd like to have a system to run games like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Overwatch for as inexpensive as possible. My ideal budget is in the $350-400 range but I understand that can be unreasonable for a good product, so I'm willing to stretch that to around $600. Remember that my idea is that I can start off with a cheap build and slowly upgrade as money becomes more available (if I'm incorrect with that, please let me know!)
Anyone have any tips or suggestions for a first time builder and can help me jump into this world of PC building?
I tried Youtube videos and other forum posts, but there's just too many acronyms and things that don't make any sense to me and I want to make sure I'm doing things right and not getting ripped off while still building a quality system.
My understanding is that you can build an inexpensive PC and upgrade certain parts over time until you have a nice setup. AKA you don't have to upgrade everything at once, right?
Ideally I'd like to have a system to run games like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Overwatch for as inexpensive as possible. My ideal budget is in the $350-400 range but I understand that can be unreasonable for a good product, so I'm willing to stretch that to around $600. Remember that my idea is that I can start off with a cheap build and slowly upgrade as money becomes more available (if I'm incorrect with that, please let me know!)
Anyone have any tips or suggestions for a first time builder and can help me jump into this world of PC building?
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Building a PC is as easy as building legos. Take your time while doing so, just be sure not to put your components on a carpet of course.
As for a part list, I will leave that up to some of PC pros on this forum
As for a part list, I will leave that up to some of PC pros on this forum
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Thanks! That's actually really encouraging Some of the videos I've been watching over the past few days have been pretty intimidating but hopefully I can figure everything out and conquer this project!
JTHM wrote Building a PC is as easy as building legos. Take your time while doing so, just be sure not to put your components on a carpet of course.
As for a part list, I will leave that up to some of PC pros on this forum
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Do you need a monitor?
If not, what monitor(s) will you be using with this system?
Do you need any other peripherals?
Will you overclock?
If not, what monitor(s) will you be using with this system?
Do you need any other peripherals?
Will you overclock?
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13 wrote Do you need a monitor?
If not, what monitor(s) will you be using with this system?
Do you need any other peripherals?
Will you overclock?
I currently have nothing so yes, I'd need to buy a monitor.
Based on what I've read about overclocking, it's not something I would do right away. I think I'd be more comfortable buying a CPU that can handle what I'd put it through rather than try to push the limits since, based on what I can tell, overclocking can be risky if you don't know what you're doing and I admittedly don't have a clue what I'm doing lol.
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No need for 2 threads. Especially when you give 3 completely different budgets. You're not getting anything decent with a monitor for under $400. This is the absolute minimum I'd recommend;
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Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($95.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($27.98 @ Newegg)
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Total: $450.61
Ask Newegg to update the motherboard BIOS for you when you buy it. I'd recommend upping to a 240-256GB SSD for an extra $30-40. I'd also look in to grabbing a used GTX 960 or GTX 770 for about $100, maybe an R9 380(x) if you're lucky. Or, potentially look in to buying a used GTX 970 for around $160. Adding any of these GPUs would be a nice upgrade over the R3 2200G Vega 8 iGPU.
No need for 2 threads. Especially when you give 3 completely different budgets. You're not getting anything decent with a monitor for under $400. This is the absolute minimum I'd recommend;
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($99.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($95.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($27.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $450.61
Ask Newegg to update the motherboard BIOS for you when you buy it. I'd recommend upping to a 240-256GB SSD for an extra $30-40. I'd also look in to grabbing a used GTX 960 or GTX 770 for about $100, maybe an R9 380(x) if you're lucky. Or, potentially look in to buying a used GTX 970 for around $160. Adding any of these GPUs would be a nice upgrade over the R3 2200G Vega 8 iGPU.
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