- Oct 27, 2013
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Just as the title presents, I have begun to ask myself daily whether it is the better decision to build a budget PC now (+- $700) or wait until I can afford a more powerful PC (+- $1500)...
The Story:
Three months ago, during December, I nearly purchased parts for a computer consisting of a MSI R9 280X graphics card, an Intel 3770K processor, 4GB x2 Corsair Vengeance ram and a 180 GB SSD paired with a 1 TB Western Digital Black HDD. Other than the parts mentioned, most of the remaining computer build parts were pretty typical (i.e. a 750 W power supply, a generic $50.00 case, etc.). In total, after adding a mechanical keyboard, mouse and a new monitor, the total price for the build was near $1500.
During the time, December, I had the money to spend, however, since then, I have decided to set aside some, truthfully most, of my money to purchase a new Chevy Camaro in the near future. Regardless, I am finding myself wanting to buy a new computer to play some new games such as "Titan Fall" and "Watch Dogs," when it releases in May. Also, I'm looking to play "Battlefield 4" with decent to good graphics.
There are some things however, that I am not looking for in my computer build. I will not be using it for typing, downloading videos, browsing the internet, etc. as I already have a MacBook Pro to do these things on. Likewise, I am not anticipating to use my computer for rendering videos, be it in Sony Vegas, Cinema 4D or Adobe After Effects. The computer would be geared toward gaming for the most part.
Questions:
Now that my background has been elaborated, I came to this thread with the hope that opinions could be gathered to help me make my decision...
To begin with,
Additional, potentially helpful, notes:
I am currently a Junior in high school and I will probably have a more stable source of income within two years rather than my current on and off again working schedule. With that said, my thought is that I could buy a relatively cheap PC for now; Then I could upgrade the existing system or buy a completely new PC later, during college.
Next Question:
More additional, potentially insightful, notes:
I do not currently own a monitor, so reusing an old one is out of the picture. Still, I am not looking to buy multiple monitors nor have a giant display. A 22" monitor seems to be a good fit for me; Any suggestions and/or opinions would be greatly appreciated.
For anyone who actually read through all of this thread; Thank you very much and I hope to see your replies soon! I hope that I will have to opportunity to rejoin the PC gaming community soon and I hope to read from everyone viewing this post soon.
Again, Thank You Very Much:
Justin
The Story:
Three months ago, during December, I nearly purchased parts for a computer consisting of a MSI R9 280X graphics card, an Intel 3770K processor, 4GB x2 Corsair Vengeance ram and a 180 GB SSD paired with a 1 TB Western Digital Black HDD. Other than the parts mentioned, most of the remaining computer build parts were pretty typical (i.e. a 750 W power supply, a generic $50.00 case, etc.). In total, after adding a mechanical keyboard, mouse and a new monitor, the total price for the build was near $1500.
During the time, December, I had the money to spend, however, since then, I have decided to set aside some, truthfully most, of my money to purchase a new Chevy Camaro in the near future. Regardless, I am finding myself wanting to buy a new computer to play some new games such as "Titan Fall" and "Watch Dogs," when it releases in May. Also, I'm looking to play "Battlefield 4" with decent to good graphics.
There are some things however, that I am not looking for in my computer build. I will not be using it for typing, downloading videos, browsing the internet, etc. as I already have a MacBook Pro to do these things on. Likewise, I am not anticipating to use my computer for rendering videos, be it in Sony Vegas, Cinema 4D or Adobe After Effects. The computer would be geared toward gaming for the most part.
Questions:
Now that my background has been elaborated, I came to this thread with the hope that opinions could be gathered to help me make my decision...
To begin with,
Should I buy parts for a new computer now, or should I wait until I can afford a more powerful system?
Additional, potentially helpful, notes:
I am currently a Junior in high school and I will probably have a more stable source of income within two years rather than my current on and off again working schedule. With that said, my thought is that I could buy a relatively cheap PC for now; Then I could upgrade the existing system or buy a completely new PC later, during college.
Next Question:
Does a One Millisecond response monitor with a very high refresh rate make much of a difference when using a PC for gaming? My previous PC "shopping list" contained a $400 monitor which is now starting to seem unnecessary, especially if I decide to purchase a cheaper PC sooner than later.
More additional, potentially insightful, notes:
I do not currently own a monitor, so reusing an old one is out of the picture. Still, I am not looking to buy multiple monitors nor have a giant display. A 22" monitor seems to be a good fit for me; Any suggestions and/or opinions would be greatly appreciated.
For anyone who actually read through all of this thread; Thank you very much and I hope to see your replies soon! I hope that I will have to opportunity to rejoin the PC gaming community soon and I hope to read from everyone viewing this post soon.
Again, Thank You Very Much:
Justin
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