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  • Lou Cypher
    Lou Cypher Members Posts: 52,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One day I will join the master race as well. I have the same budget. Got keyboard and all that ? . Will go buy windows os when I get all the other ?
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One last question. My bad fellas. What size case y'all want. Micro, medium or large. This will help determine mother board and graphics card size
  • Melanin_Enriched
    Melanin_Enriched Members Posts: 22,868 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What's the difference between case sizes?
  • Splackavelli
    Splackavelli Members Posts: 18,806 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2015
    why are pc players always trying to get people into pc gaming. " you're nobody unless you're playing gta online on pc" pc masterace, console peasants blah blah blah. look, I made my decision nearly a year ago when I shelled out 500 for a ps4 and i'm happy with it.
    I don't have time to build a pc, installing fans and whatnot so that precious 1000 dollar piece of plastic with wires and circuit boards don't over heat. consoles players won't have that problem or get the red light of death if they only shut of the damn things when they are not using them like I do. all that for slightly better graphics and the ability to make iron man fly around in los santos no thanks.
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1) dont start that ? fam

    2) if you really want to have a legit discussion as to why I personally prefer pc over console, then we can, but dont start just spewing dumb ? . I aint forcing NOBODY to do anything, but i've read there is some interest in switching to PC on this site.

    3) You talking to somebody who has played consoles EXCLUSIVELY from every generation starting with the NES, and I JUST became a PC guy in the last 2 years

    4) And if you got time to watch Porn, play that ? ass Madden football game, or any other activity that you choose to spend your time on, you have time to build a pc. Idk what you think it involves, but to say I'd NEVER built one prior to me building one, the ? took 2 hours tops. Most of the time went towards getting my OS setup, but the actual build itself took 45 min to an hr

    So again, if you wanna have a real convo about it, then this is the place, but if you just wanna troll and say ignorant ? and spread misinformation, then you know how to dip out

    respectfully of course
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What's the difference between case sizes?

    you have mini, mid, and full


    couple examples of a mini. If space is an issue, this is perfect. The only downside to it might be you have difficulty (difficulty, not impossible) dealing with cord management/placement, and they have very specific motherboards that can fit in it, which may alter what type of graphics card you can pop in it.

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  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    examples of a mid. I actually own a Mid sized case. its not too big at all imo

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    This is mine for comparison. This is next to a 42 inch TV
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  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    couple examples of a Full tower
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  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    all of them have less expensive versions and really expensive versions, so its going to depend on your space and budget
  • Splackavelli
    Splackavelli Members Posts: 18,806 ✭✭✭✭✭
    AP21 wrote: »
    1) dont start that ? fam

    2) if you really want to have a legit discussion as to why I personally prefer pc over console, then we can, but dont start just spewing dumb ? . I aint forcing NOBODY to do anything, but i've read there is some interest in switching to PC on this site.

    3) You talking to somebody who has played consoles EXCLUSIVELY from every generation starting with the NES, and I JUST became a PC guy in the last 2 years

    4) And if you got time to watch Porn, play that ? ass Madden football game, or any other activity that you choose to spend your time on, you have time to build a pc. Idk what you think it involves, but to say I'd NEVER built one prior to me building one, the ? took 2 hours tops. Most of the time went towards getting my OS setup, but the actual build itself took 45 min to an hr

    So again, if you wanna have a real convo about it, then this is the place, but if you just wanna troll and say ignorant ? and spread misinformation, then you know how to dip out

    respectfully of course

    2hrs? man ? all that for real.
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    yea brah...then this aint the thread for you

    if thats the only thing you took from my post, then idk what to tell you...2 hrs to build something you've NEVER built before is a long time to you?? el oh el

    if you ever decide to change your mind tho, then you know where to come
  • Melanin_Enriched
    Melanin_Enriched Members Posts: 22,868 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll take a mid case
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • kingofkingz
    kingofkingz Members Posts: 4,323 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think everyone should know how to at least build their own PC instead of just gettin the ? they sell u in stores

    Goat thread even if u not into pc gaming just enjoy the knowledge of technical support that's being dropped
  • kingofkingz
    kingofkingz Members Posts: 4,323 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh i always use AMD graphic cards I've never had any issues with em unlike nividia.. mid or large towers i usually mess with incase i wanna add extra stuff but too each is own
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2015
    here go one draft i just did. Thinking i could probably sub out a couple other things and get it a bit lower, but not by much. Including rebates and bundles, you will have spent $585.57. W/o those, its a few dollars over $600

    I'ma post a couple more a lil later

    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VTmxBm

    PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VTmxBm
    Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VTmxBm/by_merchant/

    CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($76.98 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($97.98 @ Newegg)
    Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($115.98 @ Newegg)
    Case: Apex Vortex 3620 ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ Newegg)
    Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.89 @ OutletPC)

    Total: $585.57
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-17 11:58 EDT-0400
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    heres another one...if you dont think you'll need a cd drive, that will drop it to $500 and some change. Again, this price is inclusive of all rebates and offers if you decide to take advantage of them

    PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fhjrH

    Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fhjrH/by_merchant/

    CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($96.89 @ OutletPC)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
    Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
    Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.98 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Amazon)
    Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card ($133.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
    Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ Newegg)
    Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)

    Total: $601.78

    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-17 12:24 EDT-0400

  • LPast
    LPast Members Posts: 4,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Neeeeeeeeeeeeeerd...

    I could never get into PC gaming to the point of building a PC. It all comes down to the games imo.
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    LPast wrote: »
    Neeeeeeeeeeeeeerd...

    I could never get into PC gaming to the point of building a PC. It all comes down to the games imo.

    ha

    well unless you are about console exclusives, which i dont, then most of the games that are released are multi-platform so...

    and again, its not that hard to build a pc lol.

    it aint like you building ? from scratch...you just plugging in and thats pretty much it
  • TonyDubbz
    TonyDubbz Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 19,261 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    TonyDubbz wrote: »
    Help... me

    what's your budget?
  • TonyDubbz
    TonyDubbz Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 19,261 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Executionah got the game all ? up.

    You can only do so much with a console I got a ps4 too but I also PC game.

    My computer aint strong enough for games like GTA for PC or anything like that.. I'm thinking about copping a gaming computer or maybe ill just try to build one idk.

    PC gaming is and always will be better than console gaming
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He just trolling
  • AP21
    AP21 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 17,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @tonydubbz, whats ya budget fam