Abacus wrote:
I think I might well go down the route of buying an old PC and seeing what I can upgrade and what the roadblocks are. Sounds like quite a fun project to help me learn how it works.
I'll probably go to my nearest dodgy phone unlocking shop, explain what I'm after and buy something from there.
I'd honestly otherwise just agonise about getting the first bit, and probably then never get started.
I think I would have also opted for this, problem is I've started really enjoying streaming my game sessions on twitch and it's getting to the point where I really need a PC that can handle doing this for me. My current stream setup is soooo ratchet - I'm either streaming my Xcloud sessions or I'm using the PS Remote play app to stream my PS4 gameplay to, then out to twitch
Coupled with the fact that I'm using my partner's laptop to do it and I've been saving for this for a while, now seems like the time.
Thanks again
Bertie wrote:aayl1 wrote:Thanks Jen and Bertie, you've both been genuinely really helpful.
I'm looking at something like this for the time being:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/D9fc78Had a slight budget boost due to some unexpected Christmas money (and I've found a couple parts cheaper than they list it). I'm guessing I'd be able to add in another SSD if I wanted more storage at some point?
So I had a look at this and offer some thoughts. 13600k is a great chip and cheaper. That saved money takes you onto DDR5. I pushed you over 2k. But you can save money with Corsair vengeance DDR5 5600 ram. I also swapped your PSU. 850 is plenty for a 3080.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R3jDFgJust some thoughts.
Thanks so much dude! Very helpful, thanks for taking a look. I think I'll heed your recommendations and will start purchasing bits this week.
Silly question - how does one buy windows (and then install it)? I know you can make a boot USB from the website but that's not buying it, right? Apologies, this stuff is very outside my wheelhouse!