I don't know anything about gaming. The last time I regularly played video games was on my Atari. Yes, a million years ago.

  1. Basic question: I'd like to get into gaming. What's better a console or a gaming PC? My PC is super old so I have to buy a new PC anyway.

  2. I'm considering buying a renewed PC from Amazon. From what little I know - it seems like a good deal. If I buy something like a renewed Dell XPS 8940 for - I dunno up to $1,500 is that good enough for gaming? I'd prefer a boring PC case.

  3. What's the minimum I'd need to spend to get a gaming PC that plays most games?

  4. What are common mistakes people make when buying a gaming PC?

  5. Can most games be torrented?

  6. What's easier to torrent? Games for consoles or PC games? Ideally torrents will be my gaming store.

I'm giving myself until the end of the month to buy a new PC. So it's time for me to decide.

Amazon example...

Dell XPS 8940 Tower Desktop PC)

There are two PC setups on the page. Both are $1,000. Here are the specs for one of them.

[Edit: It's missing a useful graphics cad. I know I'll need the best graphics card possible because without that I'm buying a brand new car with a puny, nearly useless engine.]

  • 10th Gen Octa-core Intel i7-10700 2.9GHz Processor

  • 32GB DDR4 Memory

  • 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD +1TB SATA 7200 RPM HDD

  • DVD-RW Drive

  • Windows 10 w/ Accessories (Renewed)

Edit

I'm not interested in building one. I'd screw something up. It's just the way I am.

  • Coca_Cola_but_Commie [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Oh man, three years ago when the pandemic kicked off and crypto miners were buying up all the GPUs I had to get a new PC. My only system was an ancient gaming laptop (yeah, I know. I didn't know when I bought it, but I know now) which was dying. I had enough budgeted that a year or two before I could've built myself a good PC, but the market then was just ruined. I looked into building one but the cheapest, best option I could find anywhere was a pre-built with a 1660 Super for $1000.

    I don't hate it, I can run modern releases at medium settings and they look and play fine. The HDD has a low RPM for some reason, so playing a demanding game off that is a little stuttery sometimes and the SSD is only 250 gigs. I'm glad I had a PC these last three years. But this $850 computer is considerably better than what I have now.