Greetings Peasants,
I am in search of a little advice upon what decisions to be making when buying a gaming PC, so that my empire can expand to the realm of "Main" (creative name, by the way).
The main problem is that I'm looking to spend the smallest possible amount of money ($500/£350 is my absolute limit) and would like to be able to play games such as Minecraft, Skyrim, GTA V, Star Wars Battlefront, Battlefield 1 (when it releases) 'comfortably' on Medium to High settings. A lot to ask, right?
I've been browsing various PC components as constructing the PC myself is an option. (I'm not necessarily looking to buy a pre-built PC unless it's of exceptional value).
It seems the AMD FX-6300 is a decent CPU with good value for money, though I'm unsure how it would compare to an Intel equivalent (something like an i3).
In addition, I've been told NVIDIA's GTX 750 is a good mid-range GPU but don't know how it stacks up against AMD's GPUs and where my money is best put. I don't really understand the 'ranking' of AMD GPUs.
I don't have a clue how one can tell which motherboard is the best; I've just been picking any that is cheap and compatible on PCPartPicker.
Thinking about getting 8GB of RAM.
I'm basically looking for any advice or recommendations on these products or their close substitutes and where my money will be best placed (I might be upgrading an existing PC so parts don't necessarily have to be 'bundled)! Any explanations on how one can compare the performance of components would be gratefully appreciated also.
If anyone does have the time and generosity to answer my plea, my thanks in advance.
Farquaad out.
I am in search of a little advice upon what decisions to be making when buying a gaming PC, so that my empire can expand to the realm of "Main" (creative name, by the way).
The main problem is that I'm looking to spend the smallest possible amount of money ($500/£350 is my absolute limit) and would like to be able to play games such as Minecraft, Skyrim, GTA V, Star Wars Battlefront, Battlefield 1 (when it releases) 'comfortably' on Medium to High settings. A lot to ask, right?
I've been browsing various PC components as constructing the PC myself is an option. (I'm not necessarily looking to buy a pre-built PC unless it's of exceptional value).
It seems the AMD FX-6300 is a decent CPU with good value for money, though I'm unsure how it would compare to an Intel equivalent (something like an i3).
In addition, I've been told NVIDIA's GTX 750 is a good mid-range GPU but don't know how it stacks up against AMD's GPUs and where my money is best put. I don't really understand the 'ranking' of AMD GPUs.
I don't have a clue how one can tell which motherboard is the best; I've just been picking any that is cheap and compatible on PCPartPicker.
Thinking about getting 8GB of RAM.
I'm basically looking for any advice or recommendations on these products or their close substitutes and where my money will be best placed (I might be upgrading an existing PC so parts don't necessarily have to be 'bundled)! Any explanations on how one can compare the performance of components would be gratefully appreciated also.
If anyone does have the time and generosity to answer my plea, my thanks in advance.
Farquaad out.