[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Commander sushi]

Hia, i was just wondering if 1200$ could make a good gaming PC. AS well as this what would i spend the majority of my budget on?

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[Ipquarx]

Hia, i was just wondering if 1200$ could make a good gaming PC. AS well as this what would i spend the majority of my budget on?

It can make a great gaming PC. You'll be spending at least a quarter of that ($300) on the graphics card.

[carolcat]

Hia, i was just wondering if 1200$ could make a good gaming PC. AS well as this what would i spend the majority of my budget on?

yes it will. put most of your budget towards GPU and CPU, but don't cheap out on the PSU.

[John Freeman]

Hia, i was just wondering if 1200$ could make a good gaming PC. AS well as this what would i spend the majority of my budget on?

Yeah, you'll be getting a good PC with that money

[AtlasBlue]

Hia, i was just wondering if 1200$ could make a good gaming PC. AS well as this what would i spend the majority of my budget on?

yes it will. put most of your budget towards GPU and CPU, but don't cheap out on anything unless you REALLY have to.

[Commander sushi]

Any options on what i should get? Bearing in mind i will also need a monitor which from what ive seen are quite expensive

[shitlord]

Any options on what i should get? Bearing in mind i will also need a monitor which from what ive seen are quite expensive

nonsense
not expensive at all http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824106003
don't buy 200 dollar ones you don't need them yet

[John Freeman]

Any options on what i should get? Bearing in mind i will also need a monitor which from what ive seen are quite expensive

Do you currently not have a monitor?
I currently have a meh monitor, so I just wasted all my budget on my PC and I'm going to ask for a monitor for Christmas

[Commander sushi]

Do you currently not have a monitor?
I currently have a meh monitor, so I just wasted all my budget on my PC and I'm going to ask for a monitor for Christmas

Nah im rolling a laptop at the moment but i do have a stuffty one but i dont know if i will be satisfied with that

nonsense
not expensive at all http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824106003
don't buy 200 dollar ones you don't need them yet

Looks good but i think i want a bigger one than that

[shitlord]

Nah im rolling a laptop at the moment but i do have a stuffty one but i dont know if i will be satisfied with that
Looks good but i think i want a bigger one than that

have you ever seen a 24 inch?
its usually all you need for a computer
32 is too big in my opinion
what size are you looking for?

[Majorth]

My dad was wondering whether putting the processor on the motherboard was a fiddly process (pardon the pun)

[Georges]

My dad was wondering whether putting the processor on the motherboard was a fiddly process (pardon the pun)

not really.  Just carefully place it in the right direction and lock it in place.

[Commander sushi]

have you ever seen a 24 inch?
its usually all you need for a computer
32 is too big in my opinion
what size are you looking for?

Im looking for a 27'' but the thing is i have no clue about monitors and what makes them better than others

[Quote Story]

My dad was wondering whether putting the processor on the motherboard was a fiddly process (pardon the pun)

the only hard part is getting enough muscle to pull down the retention arm that holds the cpu.

[shitlord]

the only hard part is getting enough muscle to pull down the retention arm that holds the cpu.

thats only for intel
AMD sockets don't have any pressure on the arm