KissMyGeek
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Any suggestions?
I have not played on a pc since I was a kid. Always used consoles. Just simply for their cheapness and ease of use. But my brother has been trying to get me into building a small gaming computer. He's very much against amd and radeon. Only buy Intel and nvidia. I know nothing about it. So I'm putting it out to you guys and girls. I only play shooters. Not looking at spending more than 1000$ Canadian. So roughly 100$ American haha.
Was looking at something like this to start. I'll probably go small ssd as main drive.
Cpu, AMD FX-8320 or 8350 if I can afford it.
Mobo, Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Socket AM3+
Gpu, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB
Any suggestions? Am I better off getting an Intel i5?
Valkor
Good selection.
KissMyGeek
Thanks
magerooster
Intel is really strong right now and has been for a while. AMD is good for some price points. BTW: Tomshardware is a great site for this.
KissMyGeek
Thank you very much. I'll check them out
MhuzLord
So I'm no expert, but I say don't hesitate to go ham on RAM. It's cheap and can make a big difference.
KissMyGeek
Prob stick with 16gb. 2x8 and upgrade if needed. The ssd shoot help out a lot.
MhuzLord
Nice.
Silkiestfiend
If you want I can send you my most recent build parts list, it came out to 1200$ but there is a lot of wiggle room for changes to the price
KissMyGeek
I would really appreciate that bud. Thank you
Silkiestfiend
not sure if my msg went through, it kept giving me an error :P
KissMyGeek
Yes it did. Thanks bud
Dramacian
Already got the rest ? (mouse etc.)
KissMyGeek
I'll get after the big stuff. It's going to be hooked up to me 65" TV . Since I mostly play shooters. I'll use my Xbox one controller
Dramacian
Keyboard mandatory (nothing fancy) And... a mouse. Once you go mouse, you leave the pad for arcade games ;)
KissMyGeek
I'll be sitting on my couch. Wireless keyboard for sure.
Dramacian
And a steam - gog accounts, just saying ;)
KissMyGeek
Hells ya. Already have a steam account. My boys play portal 1 and 2 on my mac mini. I use that for all my streaming needs.