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I'm pretty much out of touch with computing, hence the forum name, so I'll need help deciding what I should get for a PC as I only have a laptop and mouse.
I waited for Black Friday/Cyber Monday so that I'd hopefully get a great deal.
I bought Fallout4 and my laptop plays it at about 3fps with a controller feedback of about half a second.
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I don't mind if it's pre-built or not as long as it doesn't cost more than £~20 extra.
Here are a few factors that will influence what I need in a PC:
I also want a SSD and a(crappy?) secondary SSD in-case I delete sys32 or get a virus, so just enough to boot and play games from the normal HD. (3 total storage drives) (for the main OS SSD, I only really remember that they were a little bad with gaming and should just be used for the the OS, has that changed?)
I need an OS but OC's W10 is about 75/85 and I've read you can get it for ~25 or free if you rip w7 etc.
So could you guys spec me a PC that you guys would be personally satisfied with? Thank you.
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Afterwards; could you recommend;
I don't know what to say about budget. I have money but I don't want to pay too much for what is a glorified facebook machine that can play fallout 4 . I also want it to last at-least 3-4 years, so nothing terrible. Thank you for your time. I appreciate it.
Sorry about how disorganised the post is; I have a little memory problem and sadly it's not about the ram.
P.S: Should I buy a surge protected extension cord?
I waited for Black Friday/Cyber Monday so that I'd hopefully get a great deal.
I bought Fallout4 and my laptop plays it at about 3fps with a controller feedback of about half a second.
____
I don't mind if it's pre-built or not as long as it doesn't cost more than £~20 extra.
Here are a few factors that will influence what I need in a PC:
- Fallout 4/single player Steam games.
- Streaming ~720p via browser
- Reading
- 20+ tabs open in google chrome
- Left on for weeks at a time(w/sleep mode when not in use)
- Pretty dusty environment
I also want a SSD and a(crappy?) secondary SSD in-case I delete sys32 or get a virus, so just enough to boot and play games from the normal HD. (3 total storage drives) (for the main OS SSD, I only really remember that they were a little bad with gaming and should just be used for the the OS, has that changed?)
I need an OS but OC's W10 is about 75/85 and I've read you can get it for ~25 or free if you rip w7 etc.
So could you guys spec me a PC that you guys would be personally satisfied with? Thank you.
_________
Afterwards; could you recommend;
- a monitor that would hold out to the factors in the bullet points and is easy to clean. I'm used to 17 inches so I probably want a ~24inch widescreen monitor that can get the upper-end of the spec'd computers graphics.
- a good quality pair of headphones that wont have the wires break through poor handling/use
- a keyboard. I don't know if I want a mechanical one unless it would outlast normal ones in daily use making it cost effective
- I don't know if the builds/bundles come with wires/cords, so...
- Cleaning/maintenance products for both computer and peripherals
I don't know what to say about budget. I have money but I don't want to pay too much for what is a glorified facebook machine that can play fallout 4 . I also want it to last at-least 3-4 years, so nothing terrible. Thank you for your time. I appreciate it.
Sorry about how disorganised the post is; I have a little memory problem and sadly it's not about the ram.
P.S: Should I buy a surge protected extension cord?
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