Hey all,
This is my first actual post tho I have been browsing these forums for the last couple of weeks.
I’m here to get advice about what I hope will be my ultimate gaming computer.
For the last fortnight I’ve been looking at gaming desktops and laptops. My choices varied and changed almost on a daily basis.
Ill explain what I want and how much I’m willing to spend on it and hopefully with the good words of fellow people I'll find the solution.
(I came across plenty of times in these pre-written questions that people just answered but I cant seem to find them now.. So I sort of made my own hoping it will help).
Location: Australia
Budget: Around 2000$ AUD
Purpose: Purely gaming, Internet browsing and watching downloaded movies as well but nothing to do with 3D rendering.
What will it be connected to: Not a monitor. This computer will sit next to the TV (50" Full HD) and connect to it via HDMI and be remote controlled with wireless keyboard and mouse.
Design of the case: Doesn’t matter to me.
What games do I want to play: Battlefield 4, Titanfall (specs have not been announced), The Division (specs have not been announced), Assassin Creed 4, Dragon Age Inq, Watch Dogs and the likes. I know most of these game's requirements have not been published.
How well do I want to run those games: I'd love to say Ultra settings but would settle for High as well.
Prebuilt or build it myself: I have zero experience in building PCs and from what I understand self built have no warranty (or they do for each part), so I reckon pre built from a shop.
When do I want it: Id love to say now but I’m still saving so in reality Ill say mid December.
Possible future upgrades: As far as my very limited knowledge, I believe the only thing I will need to update will be Graphic card? Or possibly add 1 more video card down the road? Not too keen on spending 1000$ on Titan so I was thinking of getting just 1 780m now and down the road another one.
Preferred companies: I've came to learn that it is better to go with Nvidia and Intel.
Will I carry this computer around: Nope, I don’t do LAN parties and the likes. Ill play online from the comfy of my couch.
Overclocking: To be honest, I’m not sure I completely understand what it means. Sort of like putting your PC on steroids?
Heating / Noise: Avoid both but not going to let it burn a hole in my budget.
Size of Hard Drive: I was thinking 750GB would do.
Internet connection: Ill need it to have wireless built in.
Any specific parts I want: GTX 780m (one for now)
SSD: I’ve learned they’re not important for gaming PCs but I don’t mind putting one in if it will make the PC faster. Cheap one would do right?
Processor: I understand i5 and i7 don’t make a difference for gaming but since its the future, shouldn’t I go with i7?
DVD / Blue Ray: Don’t care for it. Since these days you can digitally download every game from Steam or Origin.
Operating system: Ill need to buy one. I’ve understood Win 8 doesn’t give you a boost in gaming but since its the future of Microsoft, shouldn’t I opt to go with it? I’ve also heard 8.1 does a good job improving it.
I hope that helps.. So to put it in a few words;
I’m looking for a PC that will get me thro the next couple of years (with the option to one day upgrade to a second graphic card) and will run BF4, Titanfall and The Division in Ultra/High settings.
One that I can keep next to the TV and plug it to my TV screen. Wont make too much noise though it will probably wont matter cuz the surround sound will be louder.
Now as I said I’ve been looking up different models in the last fortnight.. A strong contender I came to is actually a laptop. MSI GT60. I listed below all the specs it has which are pretty good if your asking me.. And all of that for 2100$ AUD.
MSI GT60 2OD-026US Intel Haswell Quad Core i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) Processor, 15.6" Full HD
(1920 x 1080) Matte LED Display, 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR3 1600MHz Memory, 128GB mSATA SSD
+ 1TB Hard Drive, Blu-Ray DVD Combo Drive, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card,
Microsoft Windows 8 Multi-language, Bigfoot Killer Gaming Network, Killer N1202 2x2 (a/b/g/n) Wireless Lan,
Steel Series Gaming Backlit Keyboard, Headset AMP + Gold Flash jacks
Now lets say for some reason the MSI is the best option, is it upgradeable with ease or just go with a PC?
What do you guys think? Got any pre built PCs to recommend? Any specific shops?
Thank you very much for all and any help.
This is my first actual post tho I have been browsing these forums for the last couple of weeks.
I’m here to get advice about what I hope will be my ultimate gaming computer.
For the last fortnight I’ve been looking at gaming desktops and laptops. My choices varied and changed almost on a daily basis.
Ill explain what I want and how much I’m willing to spend on it and hopefully with the good words of fellow people I'll find the solution.
(I came across plenty of times in these pre-written questions that people just answered but I cant seem to find them now.. So I sort of made my own hoping it will help).
Location: Australia
Budget: Around 2000$ AUD
Purpose: Purely gaming, Internet browsing and watching downloaded movies as well but nothing to do with 3D rendering.
What will it be connected to: Not a monitor. This computer will sit next to the TV (50" Full HD) and connect to it via HDMI and be remote controlled with wireless keyboard and mouse.
Design of the case: Doesn’t matter to me.
What games do I want to play: Battlefield 4, Titanfall (specs have not been announced), The Division (specs have not been announced), Assassin Creed 4, Dragon Age Inq, Watch Dogs and the likes. I know most of these game's requirements have not been published.
How well do I want to run those games: I'd love to say Ultra settings but would settle for High as well.
Prebuilt or build it myself: I have zero experience in building PCs and from what I understand self built have no warranty (or they do for each part), so I reckon pre built from a shop.
When do I want it: Id love to say now but I’m still saving so in reality Ill say mid December.
Possible future upgrades: As far as my very limited knowledge, I believe the only thing I will need to update will be Graphic card? Or possibly add 1 more video card down the road? Not too keen on spending 1000$ on Titan so I was thinking of getting just 1 780m now and down the road another one.
Preferred companies: I've came to learn that it is better to go with Nvidia and Intel.
Will I carry this computer around: Nope, I don’t do LAN parties and the likes. Ill play online from the comfy of my couch.
Overclocking: To be honest, I’m not sure I completely understand what it means. Sort of like putting your PC on steroids?
Heating / Noise: Avoid both but not going to let it burn a hole in my budget.
Size of Hard Drive: I was thinking 750GB would do.
Internet connection: Ill need it to have wireless built in.
Any specific parts I want: GTX 780m (one for now)
SSD: I’ve learned they’re not important for gaming PCs but I don’t mind putting one in if it will make the PC faster. Cheap one would do right?
Processor: I understand i5 and i7 don’t make a difference for gaming but since its the future, shouldn’t I go with i7?
DVD / Blue Ray: Don’t care for it. Since these days you can digitally download every game from Steam or Origin.
Operating system: Ill need to buy one. I’ve understood Win 8 doesn’t give you a boost in gaming but since its the future of Microsoft, shouldn’t I opt to go with it? I’ve also heard 8.1 does a good job improving it.
I hope that helps.. So to put it in a few words;
I’m looking for a PC that will get me thro the next couple of years (with the option to one day upgrade to a second graphic card) and will run BF4, Titanfall and The Division in Ultra/High settings.
One that I can keep next to the TV and plug it to my TV screen. Wont make too much noise though it will probably wont matter cuz the surround sound will be louder.
Now as I said I’ve been looking up different models in the last fortnight.. A strong contender I came to is actually a laptop. MSI GT60. I listed below all the specs it has which are pretty good if your asking me.. And all of that for 2100$ AUD.
MSI GT60 2OD-026US Intel Haswell Quad Core i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) Processor, 15.6" Full HD
(1920 x 1080) Matte LED Display, 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR3 1600MHz Memory, 128GB mSATA SSD
+ 1TB Hard Drive, Blu-Ray DVD Combo Drive, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card,
Microsoft Windows 8 Multi-language, Bigfoot Killer Gaming Network, Killer N1202 2x2 (a/b/g/n) Wireless Lan,
Steel Series Gaming Backlit Keyboard, Headset AMP + Gold Flash jacks
Now lets say for some reason the MSI is the best option, is it upgradeable with ease or just go with a PC?
What do you guys think? Got any pre built PCs to recommend? Any specific shops?
Thank you very much for all and any help.
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