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So My Desktop PC Just Died...

I was thinking of getting 24 GB. You think 16 is enough for like multitasking with web browsers?

24GB is essentially overkill for now unless you like having hundreds of Chrome tabs open. 16GB is plenty.
 
I was thinking of getting 24 GB. You think 16 is enough for like multitasking with web browsers?

Yes more than enough.

At the moment I am running Stellaris in a window, got 2 chrome instances running (two monitors) with 3 tabs in one and 2 in another with youtube running. That is using 32% of my memory. Now Stellaris aint exactly a big memory hog, but hey... can run Football Manager as well and more if I want.
 
Huh? Whats wrong with a Win 8? I dont want to get a Win 10 because of the constant spying by Microsoft to your PC.

Windows 8 has one of the worst user interfaces ever. They upgraded Windows by taking out all the stuff people use, and replacing it with a phone user interface. When people complained, the apologists explained it was our fault for wanting unreasonable things like usability and convenience. Windows 10 is Windows 8, but with a somewhat more friendly interface.
 
Skip Windows 8 and get 10. Get at least 8 gigs of ram and a GeForce 970. You will probably be better having one built than buying off the shelf. Plan on spending 12-15 hundred and you'll have a build that will last another 10 years.

Or be obsolete by the end of the week. :mrgreen:
 
Skip Windows 8 and get 10. Get at least 8 gigs of ram and a GeForce 970. You will probably be better having one built than buying off the shelf. Plan on spending 12-15 hundred and you'll have a build that will last another 10 years.

Good point. If they are offering Win 8, something is wrong. Win 10 is the O/S now.
 
Or be obsolete by the end of the week. :mrgreen:

That's always a possibility but going higher end usually buys you at least twice the lifespan of going "good enough". Besides, if going 20-30% over the basic model buys twice the lifespan you actually end up spending less in the long run.
 
That's always a possibility but going higher end usually buys you at least twice the lifespan of going "good enough". Besides, if going 20-30% over the basic model buys twice the lifespan you actually end up spending less in the long run.

I'm with you. It's always been my belief to get as much memory and video card you can afford.
 
Right as I was uploading a pic to post on the Food forum (must be a sign) so now I'm on my laptop. Anyway I'm going to the store tomorrow to buy a new one.

My old PC has been in use for 9 years every single day and never let me down. RIP, old buddy. :(

I'm thinking about getting a Win8 64 bit OS (I hate Windoze and Im only getting it to play games) and an Intel 7400 chip.

Anyone have any recommendations for graphics cards? Just looking to play strategy games like DA:I, Arkham Knight and ME Andromeda, nothing special.

How much RAM should I get?

Any suggestions welcome.

My advice is to get an expandable desktop, research the motherboard or build your own. Most of the lower end desktops are obsolete in a year or so in terms of function, not just being outdated.

4 gigs of ram minimum, and 500 gb traditional hard drive as well. These are minimum, and if you plan to keep it for a long time, get a motherboard that is highly upgradeable, as games and even internet browsing get more intensive every year, and it is nice to have the ability to change it later.
 
I'm with you. It's always been my belief to get as much memory and video card you can afford.

Depends on the application. Business computers don't require much power. Gaming computers require all you can afford.
 
Depends on the application. Business computers don't require much power. Gaming computers require all you can afford.

The need of the games will always grow as fast the the processor speed.
 
Well Im giving myself a budget of $1K for the unit (without peripherals) so I dont want to go overboard on a gaming rig.

Put your money into the video card!
 
Right as I was uploading a pic to post on the Food forum (must be a sign) so now I'm on my laptop. Anyway I'm going to the store tomorrow to buy a new one.

My old PC has been in use for 9 years every single day and never let me down. RIP, old buddy. :(

I'm thinking about getting a Win8 64 bit OS (I hate Windoze and Im only getting it to play games) and an Intel 7400 chip.

Anyone have any recommendations for graphics cards? Just looking to play strategy games like DA:I, Arkham Knight and ME Andromeda, nothing special.

How much RAM should I get?

Any suggestions welcome.

The Best PCs You Can Build for $300, $600, and $1200

https://lifehacker.com/5840963/the-best-pcs-you-can-build-for-600-and-1200
 
Windows 8 does the same amount of so called spying... they just dont give you the ability to shut it off.. Also it is not more spying than Google or Apple does on their devices. Most of the "Windows 10 is spying" bull**** has been promoted by Linux and Apple zealots without a shred of evidence. In fact, when actual experts have done investigations into it, by looking at the data traffic, how much there is and where it goes and when, they found pretty much nothing suspect.

As for your budget.. it is freaking huge for a desktop. Only thing that really is an issue is the graphics card which are way overpriced due to crypto mining. I would look at your games, look at the recommended specs on graphics card and take it from there. Also you should seriously look into Ryzen chips, as they are cheaper, just as good (if not better) and it would let you have more money for those overpriced graphics cards.

Also 16 GB of ram is perfect. Strategy games tend to use a lot, vs shoot em up games.


Huge? I'm budgeting to buy two gaming rigs this February, total cost is around 4 grand.
 
Huge? I'm budgeting to buy two gaming rigs this February, total cost is around 4 grand.

Still nuts. It all of course depends on what game you are going to play and in what resolution. If you absolutely have to have the best of the best, then okay, but most normal gamers and people, dont need to spend that amount of cash. It is basically like buying a speced out Mac Book Pro to go onto Facebook...
 
Still nuts. It all of course depends on what game you are going to play and in what resolution. If you absolutely have to have the best of the best, then okay, but most normal gamers and people, dont need to spend that amount of cash. It is basically like buying a speced out Mac Book Pro to go onto Facebook...

My wife needs a good gaming rig, and I play high end shooters and want something VR capable as well as Twitch streaming.
 
My wife needs a good gaming rig, and I play high end shooters and want something VR capable as well as Twitch streaming.

Yea but that aint a "normal" gaming rig hehe. Just saying, you dont need a super machine to play The Sims or DOTA.
 
Yea but that aint a "normal" gaming rig hehe. Just saying, you dont need a super machine to play The Sims or DOTA.
We don't play those... she plays WoW and Borderlands with me. I play the latest shooters, right now I have an Overwatch fixation, but I also like playing Civ 6 and Kerbal, and Kerbal, with mods and 4k patches needs a beast to run
 
Why stop at a 1T drive? We just picked up a 4T external off Amazon for $100. Drive space should never be a limiting factor anymore.


Sheeze, the desktop I am using only has two 256G drives. Mind you, the computer was bought in 2009... and is running winblows 7. I am sure by 2020, it will be time for a new computer.
 
Sheeze, the desktop I am using only has two 256G drives. Mind you, the computer was bought in 2009... and is running winblows 7. I am sure by 2020, it will be time for a new computer.

We are talking about a gaming computer here and games take up a tremendous amount of hard drive space. My point was that hard drives are dirt cheap, might as well get plenty of space.
 
My wife needs a good gaming rig, and I play high end shooters and want something VR capable as well as Twitch streaming.

I got my PC from Digitalstorm. If you don't plan to build your own I highly recommend them.
 
We don't play those... she plays WoW and Borderlands with me. I play the latest shooters, right now I have an Overwatch fixation, but I also like playing Civ 6 and Kerbal, and Kerbal, with mods and 4k patches needs a beast to run

Check out Star Citizen. If you like shooters, mmo, and space SIM then you will love it.
 
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