Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play
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Hoping to make some progress on playthrough number two of Telltale's The Walking Dead this weekend.
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Just started Jedi Fallen Order last night. Pretty fun so far.
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Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
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@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
Great question, I’m in the same boat right now.
Where does the mobile sit in here? And cooling? -
@Dashrender said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
Great question, I’m in the same boat right now.
Where does the mobile sit in here? And cooling?Good point. I see liquid cooling and then trying to envision gaming on a laptop. Ugh, burning jewels is not a good thing. There are cooling pads out there as I recently discovered. My current laptop gets a little to warm with current WFM software and all the other things I am running.
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@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
I like your first order mostly... I go:
- GPU
- RAM
- CPU
- STORAGE
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@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@Dashrender said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
Great question, I’m in the same boat right now.
Where does the mobile sit in here? And cooling?Good point. I see liquid cooling and then trying to envision gaming on a laptop. Ugh, burning jewels is not a good thing. There are cooling pads out there as I recently discovered. My current laptop gets a little to warm with current WFM software and all the other things I am running.
Are you looking to build or buy? PCPartPicker has some decent "pre-built" options available that you'd just have to source the parts for.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/gWv6Mp/excellent-amd-gamingstreaming-build.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/RPTwrH/great-amd-gaming-build -
@dafyre said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
I like your first order mostly... I go:
- GPU
- RAM
- CPU
- STORAGE
Thanks,. I notice many configs from the big boys offer 256GB SSD and then 1TB SATA. Most with an i5, 16GB RAM and RTX 2080 (high end) and GTX 1660TI on lower end.
Is the extra $2-$300 worth it for the RTX? I have no clue in the GPU segments.
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@coliver said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@Dashrender said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
Great question, I’m in the same boat right now.
Where does the mobile sit in here? And cooling?Good point. I see liquid cooling and then trying to envision gaming on a laptop. Ugh, burning jewels is not a good thing. There are cooling pads out there as I recently discovered. My current laptop gets a little to warm with current WFM software and all the other things I am running.
Are you looking to build or buy? PCPartPicker has some decent "pre-built" options available that you'd just have to source the parts for.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/gWv6Mp/excellent-amd-gamingstreaming-build.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/RPTwrH/great-amd-gaming-buildThanks @coliver I was looking to buy instead of build. Nephew's in TX. He may need support down there too so I figured Dell or Asus if I can find a good build for decent price. I am even looking at the outlets too. If there are warranties, I will take one off ebay also.
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@Dashrender said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
Great question, I’m in the same boat right now.
Where does the mobile sit in here? And cooling?If you want mobile, make sure you get something that has a hardware switch to run your fans at full speed, and don't get one of those stupidly thin laptops -- not for gaming.
I have an MSI GL73-8RD and it has a hardware button for that. I rarely have to use it, except when gaming and my house is hot.
I think $1,200 should be a reasonable amount for a gaming desktop (I don't know much at all about liquid cooling and such though.
My current laptop ran me about $1,500 3 years ago. (Intel Core i-5, 32GB AM, 1TB NVME, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti). Still going strong.
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@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@dafyre said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
I like your first order mostly... I go:
- GPU
- RAM
- CPU
- STORAGE
Thanks,. I notice many configs from the big boys offer 256GB SSD and then 1TB SATA. Most with an i5, 16GB RAM and RTX 2080 (high end) and GTX 1660TI on lower end.
Is the extra $2-$300 worth it for the RTX? I have no clue in the GPU segments.
That part, I'm not sure about. The beauty of a desktop build is that if you have a hard budget of $1,200, you can start with one of the GTX line and upgrade to the RTX down the road when you can afford it.
I'm not one of those guys that obsesses over playing everything on Ultra quality. I just want it to look decent and not skip when things get busy in a game. My current laptop plays Jedi Fallen Order on default settings without a hitch, and it both looks great and plays great.
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@dafyre said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@dafyre said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
I like your first order mostly... I go:
- GPU
- RAM
- CPU
- STORAGE
Thanks,. I notice many configs from the big boys offer 256GB SSD and then 1TB SATA. Most with an i5, 16GB RAM and RTX 2080 (high end) and GTX 1660TI on lower end.
Is the extra $2-$300 worth it for the RTX? I have no clue in the GPU segments.
That part, I'm not sure about. The beauty of a desktop build is that if you have a hard budget of $1,200, you can start with one of the GTX line and upgrade to the RTX down the road when you can afford it.
I'm not one of those guys that obsesses over playing everything on Ultra quality. I just want it to look decent and not skip when things get busy in a game. My current laptop plays Jedi Fallen Order on default settings without a hitch, and it both looks great and plays great.
Thanks for a baseline. That helps. I deal with mostly laptops for work so I am way out of my league. He (12 years old - part time gamer) just needs a system that will play games decently with the least amount of "glitches/blips" as possible.
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@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@coliver said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@Dashrender said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
Great question, I’m in the same boat right now.
Where does the mobile sit in here? And cooling?Good point. I see liquid cooling and then trying to envision gaming on a laptop. Ugh, burning jewels is not a good thing. There are cooling pads out there as I recently discovered. My current laptop gets a little to warm with current WFM software and all the other things I am running.
Are you looking to build or buy? PCPartPicker has some decent "pre-built" options available that you'd just have to source the parts for.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/gWv6Mp/excellent-amd-gamingstreaming-build.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/RPTwrH/great-amd-gaming-buildThanks @coliver I was looking to buy instead of build. Nephew's in TX. He may need support down there too so I figured Dell or Asus if I can find a good build for decent price. I am even looking at the outlets too. If there are warranties, I will take one off ebay also.
In that case I'd look at Asus RoG kit. It's very high quality and actually fairly inexpensive for what you'd get (not cheap but decent). https://store.asus.com/us/item/202003AM280000010/A50159-ROG-Strix-GA15DH-Gaming-Desktop-PC
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@coliver said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@coliver said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@Dashrender said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
Great question, I’m in the same boat right now.
Where does the mobile sit in here? And cooling?Good point. I see liquid cooling and then trying to envision gaming on a laptop. Ugh, burning jewels is not a good thing. There are cooling pads out there as I recently discovered. My current laptop gets a little to warm with current WFM software and all the other things I am running.
Are you looking to build or buy? PCPartPicker has some decent "pre-built" options available that you'd just have to source the parts for.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/gWv6Mp/excellent-amd-gamingstreaming-build.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/RPTwrH/great-amd-gaming-buildThanks @coliver I was looking to buy instead of build. Nephew's in TX. He may need support down there too so I figured Dell or Asus if I can find a good build for decent price. I am even looking at the outlets too. If there are warranties, I will take one off ebay also.
In that case I'd look at Asus RoG kit. It's very high quality and actually fairly inexpensive for what you'd get (not cheap but decent). https://store.asus.com/us/item/202003AM280000010/A50159-ROG-Strix-GA15DH-Gaming-Desktop-PC
Excellent. Thank you.
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@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@coliver said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@coliver said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@Dashrender said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
Great question, I’m in the same boat right now.
Where does the mobile sit in here? And cooling?Good point. I see liquid cooling and then trying to envision gaming on a laptop. Ugh, burning jewels is not a good thing. There are cooling pads out there as I recently discovered. My current laptop gets a little to warm with current WFM software and all the other things I am running.
Are you looking to build or buy? PCPartPicker has some decent "pre-built" options available that you'd just have to source the parts for.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/gWv6Mp/excellent-amd-gamingstreaming-build.
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/RPTwrH/great-amd-gaming-buildThanks @coliver I was looking to buy instead of build. Nephew's in TX. He may need support down there too so I figured Dell or Asus if I can find a good build for decent price. I am even looking at the outlets too. If there are warranties, I will take one off ebay also.
In that case I'd look at Asus RoG kit. It's very high quality and actually fairly inexpensive for what you'd get (not cheap but decent). https://store.asus.com/us/item/202003AM280000010/A50159-ROG-Strix-GA15DH-Gaming-Desktop-PC
Excellent. Thank you.
The nice thing is that, in the future, if you want to upgrade it piece-meal you have that opportunity. That particular one starts at 8GB of RAM, but you can easily thrown 16 or 32 in there without any issues.
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@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
I would go gpu, storage, memory, then cpu
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@jmoore said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
I would go gpu, storage, memory, then cpu
Hmm... For a gaming rig, that could be an interesting thought.
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King's Quest 1
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Now on to the completely unrelated Queen's Quest 1.
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@pmoncho said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Currently trying to find a gaming PC for $1200 or less (I will probably go over a little). I'm not a gamer so a little out of my depth.
Based on my past readings through old posts here to get a sense of what is out there, just wondering what order the money should be spent, 1. CPU, 2. GPU, 3. RAM, 4 SSD or SATA or should it be 1. GPU, 2 CPU, 3 SSD, 4 RAM?
When spec'ing a new desktop what do you look at first to spend your money?
For a desktop I would expect it would be a decent motherboard first.
