Just bought this desktop. I built my own pc' for years but this pretty much had what I wanted so I got it.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-ideacentre-desktop-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/8998157.p?id=1218968344463&skuId=8998157
Going the budget route with the new consoles right around the corner. Was reading this article
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/06/14/build-a-next-gen-pc/
Seems like I have the right parts minus the gpu. I looked up performance of all this stuff. The gpu is basically a 2gb budget card by todays standards. It runs all current gen games fine. Crysis 3, far cr 3, dota 2, skyrim etc but it's behnd the curve as far as next gen hardware. Suppsedly they are more in line with the hd 7770 and 7870 which are $100-$150 cards right now.
I figure if I put a new graphics card in this 6 months to a year from now i'll be fine?
I'm concerned about the 4 cores in the i5 though. If games are going to use 8 cores the i5 could become obsolete pretty quick? Even though it's running at a higher clock 3ghz vs 1.6. As as pure number crunching potential the i5 is better but not sure...
Last gen I had 360 and ps3 and a core duo which was basically useless for games and I just used for internet browsing watching videos etc.. This pc is nice but internet browsing and watching videos doesn't really take too much. Got a nice monitor with it.
I'm trying to rationalize what i'm doing I guess. Under $1000 budget pc which gives me the benefits of a pc plus having a gaming console all in one. Vs ease of use of consoles and games being optimized for it. Don't need a monitor. Just plug in to TV. Seems like in general a pc needs to be more powerful because you are relying on that vs a game being optimized for the hardware.
Why am I paying more for lesser hardware I guess is the point?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-ideacentre-desktop-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/8998157.p?id=1218968344463&skuId=8998157
Going the budget route with the new consoles right around the corner. Was reading this article
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/06/14/build-a-next-gen-pc/
Seems like I have the right parts minus the gpu. I looked up performance of all this stuff. The gpu is basically a 2gb budget card by todays standards. It runs all current gen games fine. Crysis 3, far cr 3, dota 2, skyrim etc but it's behnd the curve as far as next gen hardware. Suppsedly they are more in line with the hd 7770 and 7870 which are $100-$150 cards right now.
I figure if I put a new graphics card in this 6 months to a year from now i'll be fine?
I'm concerned about the 4 cores in the i5 though. If games are going to use 8 cores the i5 could become obsolete pretty quick? Even though it's running at a higher clock 3ghz vs 1.6. As as pure number crunching potential the i5 is better but not sure...
Last gen I had 360 and ps3 and a core duo which was basically useless for games and I just used for internet browsing watching videos etc.. This pc is nice but internet browsing and watching videos doesn't really take too much. Got a nice monitor with it.
I'm trying to rationalize what i'm doing I guess. Under $1000 budget pc which gives me the benefits of a pc plus having a gaming console all in one. Vs ease of use of consoles and games being optimized for it. Don't need a monitor. Just plug in to TV. Seems like in general a pc needs to be more powerful because you are relying on that vs a game being optimized for the hardware.
Why am I paying more for lesser hardware I guess is the point?