Never built a PC before how do I do it?
I want to build a new PC as my laptop is getting out of date. The problem is I have no clue about building PC's or computers in general. I want to run games like fallout 4, skyrim(with mods) and any other games on maximum graphics with 60+ FPS. Right now I can only spend $1000 maximum, I saw this build https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDkVzbfa6Is but im not sure about it but it does seem cheap.
Also can you keep upgrading the PC after you build it or do you have to remake a whole new one? I would also like to know what a good monitor would be to get for around $200 as I have been using a laptop for years and havent needed one.
Posted Nov 5, 2015, 4:45 PM UTC
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Go to http://www.choosemypc.net/ and put in the parameters to get a good starting list. Then look up reviews for all the parts, this is important. Then put the list here under a [Build Ready] tag, for people to look over it and make sure it's not awful. If that's all good, start ordering your parts, in the mean time watch a shit ton of video tutorials like this
How come none of the builds recommend a I7 core, but only I3 cores? Also is nvidia a good company to go with for graphics cards and should I just spend the most on the graphics card?
Now I don't know much about this being relatively new myself, but I'd say the I3 ones are just better. Nvidia seems fine AFAIK, but you should probably ask someone who knows more, and some of the graphics cards are really expensive and would eat through most of your budget.
The debate between Nvidia and Radeon cards is still going strong, but in my experience most agree that Nvidia is the best for gaming graphics. Radeon tends to have more compatibility issues and bugs in general from what I've seen.
i7 cores are sometimes overkill unless you're doing industrial level processing. i3 can usually do the job, but i5 is better if you can manage it.
So would the build that I linked be good if I got a better graphics card with it?