/v/ - Video Games

Buy used. Tons of retards who bought the PC-master race meme that are selling of their computers as they are collecting dust.

>>15049523

I remember this one fag from high school who got a $2000 Gaming PC, but never used it and only got it because an Iphone didn't come out yet

Just get a cheap used i5 2400/i5 750 office pc off of ebay, maybe put some additional ram in if you can afford it, but most importantly put a gt 1030 low profile in it, and tweak your games with guides you find online if you have issues with fps

dubs

>>15049523

This.

Spending 3k to play shitty games with drm and locked down performance leads to tons of buyers remorse.

And PC hardware doesnt retain value at all.

>>15049514

For fallout new vegas I'd recommend a custom build. Look for, AT LEAST, a GTX 1070 with 16GB of RAM. Better would be to get a TITAN since GPU prices are okay right now. CPU isn't too necessary for games so just get an i7 skylake.

>>15049530

Most importantly, format and install pirated win7 yourself.

>>15049518

not much. I'm moving abroad next year.

>>15049530

actually, i have some RAM lying about. DDR3.

>>15049537

sounds reasonable. I have done SOME research anon. my friend is a weeb who has 24gb. so I know autistically going overboard.

>>15049514

>I'm a consolefag who wants to get a pc. but I'm poor as shit.

Get a job

Check eBay, local first for any used games and consoles, and try to avoid GAME or CEX. On a blood moon they have something that they don't have overpriced, but still not good places.

Also, decide what you want to play. If you buy a console for one game and one game only then you might not want to buy it.

>>15049542

nice, that will be very useful. optionally, you could open up the ps3 and change the thermal paste make it free of dust,if you can

>>15049554

Oh I have a job. I'm moving next year so don't wanna spend to much.

>>15049561

I do play other games… Fallout 1 and 2.

>>15049563

I'd like to try modding and stuff, otherwise I would.

>>15049523

>>15049535

>>15049514

Assuming you just want a 1080p60 setup, just look for a nvidia 660, or amd r7 370 or greater for arround $75. Craigslist, letgo are your friends.

For processor, mainboard, and memory, consider if you want to do future upgrades, or not. If you do, consider an AMD4 socket motherboard and processor, and 1 8G dimm of ddr4. Else, if you want cheap and now, pickup an older intel processor and motherboard, and some ddr3. You should be able to get a sandybridge i5 for cheap. It will preform decently, even today.

Harddrives are not critical, so pass up the ssd, and just buy 1 TB 7200 rpm sata.

Top it all off with a case, monitor, keyboard, and mouse, should be able to go to craigslist for these.

>>15049530

> i5 2400/i5 750 office pc

https://don't use link shorteners.com/y9jh28za ?

just an ebay link but it was stupidly long.

>>15049596

I have a mouse and stuff, any advice on monitors? thanks alot.

>>15049607

yay wordfilters. can you tell I dont post on /v/?

https://www.encore-pc.co.uk/dell-optiplex-790-i7-2600-3-40ghz-5805

>>15049612

I found a intel Core i5-2400 CPU 3.10 GHz for 13.50, too good to be real or is it worth bidding on?

OP, are you planning on using this for gaming beyond New Vegas at any point? That could change the answer pretty drastically. So could your budget. You said 'not much', but that means different things to different people.

>>15049621

That depends on how close the auction is to being done. Wait until the last day when the price inevitably shoots up towards the end of the auction and then have a talk with your wallet. Make sure the seller doesn't jew you at the last second by changing the shipping price either.

There have been poorfag builds in the past. I got one together for 500 in the past when I was really squeeking by. Just hang around on PCPartPicker and don't get more than you need. Watch how prices flux.

>>15049657

I doubt I'll have the time. I still have my PS4 and next year I'm leaving with nothing but a suitcase. So its just my New Vegas machine.

Last time I made a build, I think it even tracks power consumption, so you don't need a whole lot more PSU that what it notes for all the parts.

>>15049657

thanks for the advice on outjewing ebay jews btw, I'm not the best at spending, hence why I'm looking for a poorfag build.

>>15049694

honestly 500 might even be a stretch…

>>15049700

I have a couple of options for you.

<Desktop

Buy a used home desktop off the usual places (eBay, Amazon, Craigslist). Quad core CPU, a decent amount of storage, 4-8 GB of RAM (you will likely never use more than this), and then put in a GPU yourself or have a nerd friend do it.

Personal example: my PC died. I bought the cheapest desktop Wal-Mart had at the time. It had a Phenom X4 II and 4 GB of RAM, but the GPU was a shitty integrated Nvidia chip from the mid 2000's that couldn't even run Half-Life 2. I bought a Radeon HD 6450 for about $40 and that was enough to most 7th generation games at playable framerates. Dropping the settings obviously helped the newer they got.

GPU prices are high right now thanks to cryptofags. It's not as bad as a year ago, but still inconvenient. A low-profile GPU (like my example) will cost less and draw less power. Watch YouTube videos to see how they fare with games.

<Laptop

Honestly, you could probably get away with a laptop from 2011 or beyond. Again, quad core CPU, 4-8 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia or AMD GPU. Avoid Intel graphics. Just check the laptop's specs against the recommended specs for New Vegas. If you're lucky there will be gameplay footage of the laptop on YouTube. Probably with games that aren't New Vegas, but it should give you an idea.

>>15049523

Yeah, my current build is all used part but with warranty still on them. Spend around 500 bucks for a build that would be worth around a 1000 bucks back then.

>>15049537

>gtx 1070 and 16gb of ram for new vegas

Nigger what?

>>15049790

>GPU prices are okay

>CPU isn't too necessary for games

>>>>so get an i7 Skylake

That's clearly a troll.

>>15049800

probably shouldnt include those ID things. whoops.

>>15049561

Have you ever played FNV, anon?

>>15049805

pls no bully l33t h4x0r!!!!1!

>>15049800

>dual core

>@ 2.16 GHz

>probably using Intel graphics

The poor performance doesn't surprise me. Look at this for example:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/132664188134

The CPU (APU) is an AMD A10-4600M with integrated graphics (HD 7660G). There are videos on YouTube of people using it to play Grand Theft Auto V and Nu-Raider. If it can handle those games at playable settings (though probably on low), New Vegas should be fine.

>>15049845

good find! doesn't ship to the uk though..

>>15049850

I wouldn't want you to buy that laptop. No charger, cracked hinge, Wangblows 8 etc. It's more about showing that you can find laptops that will do what you want at affordable prices if you shop around. Scour eBay or some other place for a bit. Look for a laptop with an A10 or A12 series APU. (Maybe an A8, but nothing lower than that). If you find something reasonably-priced, check YouTube for gameplay. Most hardware gets tested against Skyrim which should be a good reference point for NV.

Or, look for an i3/i5 series laptop (i7 if you can, but they'll be pricier) that has a non-Intel GPU. More than likely it will have some kind of Nvidia graphics. It might be a bit more difficult to find gameplay since you're searching for both a CPU and GPU, but it might be worth it.

New Vegas and even Skyrim works on my almost decade old laptop. Sure it has a separate video card but it's old as fuck and not even a gaming laptop. 500€ toshiba when it was new.

What's your budget.

>not much

That isn't a budget. Give a number. A range.

I'm playing Fallout 4 and holy fuck I have a new found appreciation for New Vegas, the greatest appreciation, it was truly the GOAT Fallout game,

>multiple ways to clear a quest

>NPC's with actual dialogue and story

>realistic scenarios

>Mr, New Vegas

>that fucking radio

Man what a spectacle of a game, when I played it I really enjoyed it but as I've said playing Fallout 4 really shows just how good a game New Vegas is. Fuck Bethesda, I am angry they own Fallout, they haven't made a decen't game since Oblivion. I hope a Bethesda dev reads this, fuck you.

>>15049870

thanks!

>>15049892

>Oblivion

>Good

Here's this maymay again.

You can't get a good PC for less than 750.

>>15050097

I remember getting my HPE-500F for about 750 back in the day.

At the moment you shouldn't really bother. RAM and GPUs are overpriced as fuck at the moment, if you really care that much you could build a low end Ryzen APU based rig for around 300 bucks or so. Monitor and peripherals not included but a Logitech K120 is cheap, monitors are cheap second hand and mice is whatever unless you play fast paced FPS.

>>15050230

>2200g and 550

Pointless. 550 is so weak that you might as well live with just the integrated, or just get the 2400g and get the better CPU and Vega 11. Otherwise real good, no complaints.

I made something similar, but more basic. 8gb instead of 16, 2200g only, some standard won't explode-tier EVGA PSU that should have no issue with these wattages, random case that has fans, cheapest 1tb 7200 RPM HDD available and nothing that you won't need.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8bftCb

Just pirate windows on this bitch and you're fine, only issue is that these motherboards don't support the APU out of the box, but AMD is giving out people some weaker CPUs that do support this chipset so that you can upgrade and put in your actual APU instead.

>>15049514

Get a 10 year old moba and replace the parts with the best compatible versions, that what I'm using.

Dell Insprion 7577 GTX 1060 MAX Q.

Won laptop of the year in 2017 if you get the i5 model you can get it cheap cheap cheap! Imagine 60FPS 1080p any game screen a UPS and SSD and storage.

I'm getting one as I need to be mobile and it is cheaper than a desktop of similar value/performance (similar).

>>15050300

A dedicated GPU will take some load off the APU, but I agree it's not enough to really justify the investment unless you can get it at a steep discount. I stand by the WD HDD since they seem to fail less than other brands and it's only $5 more, but I've also never personally owned a Hitachi drive. If you reuse an old HDD like I suggested it should give enough of a bump for a 2400G.

Here's my new attempt based on our builds:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4YKbpG

>RAM is slightly faster yet slightly cheaper

>new case; cheaper, a touch bigger, same features, shitty GAMER aesthetic

>Kept your PSU to give a bit of wiggle room in adding a dedicated GPU down the road

>>15050449

WD is a solid brand and I won't fault you for that, I have a WD Blue 1tb and it's been rock solid for over 10000 hours. Hitachi has shown equally or slightly better on tests, and the company is also owned by Western Digital too.

Yeah I noticed that RAM was slower but I already clicked add and didn't bother removing it.

Dunno about the case, I don't care too much since it's not too important, especially with a low heat/power build like this.

>>15050915

>I got this for a grand total of 15 Dollars from one.

I'm going to guess the wife kept the computer even though she had no fucking clue what to do with it, and sold it for 1% of its worth

>>15050928

No, its worse.

>Its just a case

>>15050938

God damn it. What I was trying to say is that she thought it was just a case because sge pulled up the brand on her phone and only found cases. Women are retarded.

>>15050938

>>15050943

I think the real lesson here is don't hook up with the first bitch you see. Every time I see someones girlfriend she's consistently dumber than any other woman I've ever interacted with.

>>15049977

Still better than Skyrim.

>>15049514

I played New Vegas on P4 3.2GHz with 2GB DDR2 RAM and ATI HD4670 on maximum settings, so I think you don´t need anything fancy.

>>15049612

>can you tell I dont post on /v/?

I could tell that since your first post, second world newfag scum.

Just check the store page on steam and get the cheapest stuff that matches rec. specs.

>>15049892

>GOAT Fallout game

But that title goes to Fallout 1.

>>15049977

>decent

>good

lrn2read

>>15050938

>Can't be bothered to look inside the computer or even try to plug it in

>Has no idea about computer components

I don't know what's worse