I had already started taking my first steps into console gaming and had thought that I might never get another gaming quality PC again. How wrong was I!
Console gaming was glorious for a few years, but has recently grown thin and unsatisfying. The watered down gaming experience, over-the-top cinematic cut scenes before or after a thin, story driven level and the clear target towards a younger audience has driven me away. I have craved the meatier gaming experience that can only be had from a PC.
So, once I finished my Open Uni in September I took the plunge.
What startled me the most was how cheap you can get a good gaming PC. I had budgeted £500 for the PC, thinking that would be a cheap gaming machine, but a friend of mine and I looked around and were able to get all the main components for not much over £350! I should point out I already own a monitor, so that's £100 I didn't have to spend. I'm just so glad I didn't get rid of my old PC monitor!
The most important part of the PC is a Radeon R-9 270X windforce graphics card, which was about £160. Once I added a copy of windows, key board and a couple of extra cooling fans it was almost £500. The extra cooling fans are a bit of a luxury, but I wanted to make sure it ran as cool as possible. I also made sure I got a smaller case as I wanted it to be compact and as portable as reasonably possible.
Anyway, it's running really well. I invested in the Elite: Dangerous beta and have been blown our by the graphics and scale of that game. I'm also really looking forward to doing multiplayer gaming with friends.
I haven't spent much dedicated time on it yet, except for a few afternoons and evenings, but I hope to write up some thoughts as I make my first steps back into PC gaming.
Oh, and lastly, the games are so cheap!!!
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