So I am looking to build a PC for the first time due to holding off buying one of the next gen consoles up until now. If I could afford it, I would rather game on a PC. However, I'm not sure how far my money will get me, considering £600 would be my maximum, and that console gaming is far better value for money. PC, however, does have a larger variety of games, mods and potentially better graphics, which has swung me in its favour.
So, the question I pose; would it be possible to buy a decent Gaming PC for under £600, including both the operating system and the monitor? If I didn't have to buy an OS or monitor I would most definitely go for PC Gaming, but the OS and monitor together add up to around £200 extra, suddenly making the whole build a lot more expensive and therefore forcing me to go with weaker components which won't be able to fare against the next-gen consoles as well.
So my overall questions:
1) What build could I have within my budget? Please keep in mind that I am happy to go with either AMD/Intel/Nvidia as long as it works properly and is the best value for my money, as I have no brand loyalty due to never owning a desktop before.
2) The build which you have suggested-will it be better than the next gen consoles, or will I be better off buying a PS4. Keep in mind that I will want this as my primary gaming machine, so will want to play all the AAA titles on it such as the Witcher 3 and when Fallout 4 comes out. I do know this is a PC forum so the answers will be in the favour of PC, but hopefully the answers will take in both sides of the argument in the Console vs PC debate
Thank you for taking the time to read this. Any answers you could give would be really useful and would really help me out. On a side note, I had a look at the Witcher 3 system requirements and the recommended requirements were an i7 and really high end GPU! Is this actually what is needed to play most PC games now, is the Witcher 3 just really demanding or are the system requirements not that accurate? Thanks a lot, I really appreaciate it!
So, the question I pose; would it be possible to buy a decent Gaming PC for under £600, including both the operating system and the monitor? If I didn't have to buy an OS or monitor I would most definitely go for PC Gaming, but the OS and monitor together add up to around £200 extra, suddenly making the whole build a lot more expensive and therefore forcing me to go with weaker components which won't be able to fare against the next-gen consoles as well.
So my overall questions:
1) What build could I have within my budget? Please keep in mind that I am happy to go with either AMD/Intel/Nvidia as long as it works properly and is the best value for my money, as I have no brand loyalty due to never owning a desktop before.
2) The build which you have suggested-will it be better than the next gen consoles, or will I be better off buying a PS4. Keep in mind that I will want this as my primary gaming machine, so will want to play all the AAA titles on it such as the Witcher 3 and when Fallout 4 comes out. I do know this is a PC forum so the answers will be in the favour of PC, but hopefully the answers will take in both sides of the argument in the Console vs PC debate
Thank you for taking the time to read this. Any answers you could give would be really useful and would really help me out. On a side note, I had a look at the Witcher 3 system requirements and the recommended requirements were an i7 and really high end GPU! Is this actually what is needed to play most PC games now, is the Witcher 3 just really demanding or are the system requirements not that accurate? Thanks a lot, I really appreaciate it!
Meh, it has more RAM I guess. I'd go for the 2x4 version of that RAM though, cuz it gives you more bandwidth. Might come with a slight price premium though, £5 or so. And I'm still not convinced by that motherboard.
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