Metallipath
Premium Member
First of all I'd like to just say Hello. I've been browsing the forums for the past couple of weeks but decided to register and start posting today.
So onto the topic:
I've been gaming on Xbox 360 since it was released, before this I had been much more of a PC gamer. I've not had the money until now to really be able to make the decision of building my own PC dedicated to 'higher end' gaming.
As I have no experience buying all of the parts and building them myself, I am wondering if anyone has useful resources I could read? Trustworthy places to buy from? I have found places like newegg and tigerdirect, but I can't vouch for the quality of their products. (Although Newegg seems to carry a ton of great things).
I've also set a budget for myself of $1800, is this a good red line? I have done some basic part searching and find this limit to be adequate for most any games on the market these days. I personally think buying for the future is a bad idea considering how much PC parts come down in price over time.
Ah, anyway... To cut this short I'd appreciate any feedback to help ease the transition back to PC gaming. Thanks for reading, =).
Edit: I said adequate, but I'm fairy sure an Intel Core i7 2600k and a GTX 570 card can more than 'adequately' handle todays games.
So onto the topic:
I've been gaming on Xbox 360 since it was released, before this I had been much more of a PC gamer. I've not had the money until now to really be able to make the decision of building my own PC dedicated to 'higher end' gaming.
As I have no experience buying all of the parts and building them myself, I am wondering if anyone has useful resources I could read? Trustworthy places to buy from? I have found places like newegg and tigerdirect, but I can't vouch for the quality of their products. (Although Newegg seems to carry a ton of great things).
I've also set a budget for myself of $1800, is this a good red line? I have done some basic part searching and find this limit to be adequate for most any games on the market these days. I personally think buying for the future is a bad idea considering how much PC parts come down in price over time.
Ah, anyway... To cut this short I'd appreciate any feedback to help ease the transition back to PC gaming. Thanks for reading, =).
Edit: I said adequate, but I'm fairy sure an Intel Core i7 2600k and a GTX 570 card can more than 'adequately' handle todays games.