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Question

I'm looking for a gaming desktop, can you help?

Nov 10, 2014 10:57AM PST

Hello, my name is Adam and I am looking into buying a new desktop specifically for playing video games. I'm a huge gamer and I finally want to extend my hobby over to the pc world. I am looking at what to buy, I play a lot of RPGS and shooters. I'm looking at a price range of $1500 or less. I would also like it to have a fast processor and good RAM so I can run games on high settings with a fair fps. I don't know much about the specifics of hardware but your feedback is much appreciated!

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The thing is, the CPU is not the thing. Read link.
Nov 10, 2014 11:08AM PST
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But here's the thing...
Nov 10, 2014 12:20PM PST

I understand you completely and thank you for your feedback. My current PC is from 2006 and I'm looking for a complete upgrade not just graphically you know? So I was wondering if you or any other techs could point me in the right direction as on what brand, model, etc would beat suit my needs.

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There are too many.
Nov 10, 2014 12:54PM PST

There is no correct brand or model. For me it's not that hard to get a case, CPU, motherboard, RAM, HDD, video card and bring up a new box. Then again I've been around before the PC days. Tomshardware has a few lists I like:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-intel-amd-motherboard,3902.html

Real hard to find those in a ready to use desktop. You can have the best for less.
Bob