Hi everyone,
I’m looking to build my first Gaming PC in 2 months. I’ve only gamed on consoles in the past so am completely new to PC gaming.
Over the last week I’ve been researching what PC rig to get for my budget of £1k. But what confuses me the most concerns the minimum spec of rig required to have a good gaming PC experience on FPS & RTS games like BF4, Starcraft etc.
Basically, I don’t want my rig to inhibit me from taking full advantage of the gaming experience. For instance, I assume a low end rig may not be able to keep up with the demands of certain games, putting you at a disadvantage to other players who have better rigs – making the whole experience frustrating where you wished you just safe up a little more to get a better rig. But the question is at what point are we just spending unnecessary money to get a higher end rig that doesn’t actually give you any more of an advantage for the first time gamer?
The PC rig I’ve come up with (so far) is as follows:
• Intel core i5 4670K - £165
• MSI Z87-G55 - £90
• Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card- £184
• Corsair 300R window case - £65
• Corsair Vengence pro 8 GB RAM _ £79
• Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD and WD Black 1TB HDD - £111
• 650W Corsair CS650M £67
• ASUS DVD-RW Drive - £16
• Windows 8.1 - £90
• Cool Master Hyper 212 EVO - £25
Total - £892 (plus £140 for gaming keyboard and mouse)
I already have a decent gaming monitor.
So for 2 months from now, will this rig be suitable or do I NEED to invest in more high-end components, in order to really enjoy my PC gaming experience?
Also please feel free to suggest alternative components or rig designs, which are within my budget. In particular, I wasn’t sure about the motherboard, GPU or processor. For instance, wasn’t sure if I should go for the EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 Superclocked ACX 2GB GDDR5, which is only £10 more. And the AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor over intel’s i5 (obviously I’ll need a different Motherboard).
Many thanks in advance ☺
I’m looking to build my first Gaming PC in 2 months. I’ve only gamed on consoles in the past so am completely new to PC gaming.
Over the last week I’ve been researching what PC rig to get for my budget of £1k. But what confuses me the most concerns the minimum spec of rig required to have a good gaming PC experience on FPS & RTS games like BF4, Starcraft etc.
Basically, I don’t want my rig to inhibit me from taking full advantage of the gaming experience. For instance, I assume a low end rig may not be able to keep up with the demands of certain games, putting you at a disadvantage to other players who have better rigs – making the whole experience frustrating where you wished you just safe up a little more to get a better rig. But the question is at what point are we just spending unnecessary money to get a higher end rig that doesn’t actually give you any more of an advantage for the first time gamer?
The PC rig I’ve come up with (so far) is as follows:
• Intel core i5 4670K - £165
• MSI Z87-G55 - £90
• Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card- £184
• Corsair 300R window case - £65
• Corsair Vengence pro 8 GB RAM _ £79
• Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD and WD Black 1TB HDD - £111
• 650W Corsair CS650M £67
• ASUS DVD-RW Drive - £16
• Windows 8.1 - £90
• Cool Master Hyper 212 EVO - £25
Total - £892 (plus £140 for gaming keyboard and mouse)
I already have a decent gaming monitor.
So for 2 months from now, will this rig be suitable or do I NEED to invest in more high-end components, in order to really enjoy my PC gaming experience?
Also please feel free to suggest alternative components or rig designs, which are within my budget. In particular, I wasn’t sure about the motherboard, GPU or processor. For instance, wasn’t sure if I should go for the EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 Superclocked ACX 2GB GDDR5, which is only £10 more. And the AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor over intel’s i5 (obviously I’ll need a different Motherboard).
Many thanks in advance ☺
