"PC gaming may have taken a hit with the emergence of consoles. This certainly hasn’t really made it the less popular platform. Think about it, most games according to me would definitely be a lot better playing them with a keyboard and mouse rather than a controller. Building a gaming PC may be a little on the expensive side but for me gaming on a computer is totally awesome."
What is better Ryzen or Intel? Choosing a processor for a PC can be a daunting task, especially if you're new to computing.
The ThinkStation P360 Ultra is a tiny beast.
I think an important part (not mentioned) is buying a good, reliable motherboard.
What horrid write up. I have to fix the many misleading points.
1."first and foremost investment should be on your CPU" - wrong, if youre starting from scratch a sandybridge quad like the 2400 is plenty, but if youre upgrading or on a very tight budget any quad or even tri-core like the phenom II x3 will run any current game, so you'd best shift money to the graphics card.
2."If you want the top of the line card, you should get the ATI 6990 or the Nvidia GTX 590." - no, anyone reading an article like this should NOT be interested in either card as they are for enthusiasts only. There is NO NEED for either as they are extremely expensive and offer almost nothing but bragging rights for someone who isn't skilled enough to have a setup requiring such (like eyefinity.)
3."As for the low end ones, well it’s best you don’t even look at them." -WOW this just proves how noob the author is. Even cheap graphics cards are eating up current games, software is playing catch up. A cheap $120 5770 can play mass effect 2 at 1920x1200 max detail at 80fps. Crysis high detail 34fps.
4."About 8 GB of RAM should be more than sufficient." thats right it is MORE than sufficient. 4 is suffiecient for almost all gamers. And most shouldn't waste extra money for things they wont even notice. The recommenation should be 4, then tell people if they find a good deal for 8gb and want it, then to go for it.
5."So there you go the essential components required in building a gaming PC!" - just mind blowing. You say nothing about a PSU or cooling while giving tips for building a pc, that's so much fail my head hurts. A good psu is absolutely necessary for building a good gaming machine, as power fluctuations can cause crashes as well as take out the entire system. Same for overheating from not using a decent case/fan setup.
I really hope no one reads this junk article and thinks they learned something about building a computer cause its totally wrong. Please research from a reputable site if you're interested in pc gaming, its well worth the effort.
You know i gave my old pc to my gf thats core 2 duo e6600,2.4 ghz with ati 4870 and asus p5q3 deluxe 4gb ram zalmans heatsink withca nzxt59 case, this runs everything on high.
At the mo i would of had a i7 bloomfield but had to send the board back.. Asus p6T
Bent pins socket. Thoe now there phasing out the x56 the 1156 are now over taking with the upcomming 2011 chips with 9 core i beleave. I do have a hafx case. Nice very nice.
But this shows that even yesturdays tech is still good for todays games.
we need tons of cash for up to date machine..., then we have about year and something has to be changed... for gaming I prefer consoles some reason.