Can't Get Into PC Gaming

[Phobia]

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You have a great way of explaining things that just click for me lol.

I am thinking Ryzen 1700 or 1700x, but was told that maybe Intel i7700 might be the way to go. I want to game but also use photoshop and learn those sorts of things.

You're making PC gaming sound great. If I can sell my Xbox, it becomes even better lol

I'd go Ryzen 1700, the extra cost for the 1700x doesn't equate to the same bump in performance. So for the best value to performance, I'd go 1700.

Intel vs AMD will always exist and up until the Ryzen series I would of told you go intel. Their single core performance always beats out AMD's and the i7700 is no different. The one big drawback for me with the i7700 is it only being quad core. When streaming I'll have many different programs open and those 8 cores will help out. If you plan on doing some video editing then it will benefit you also.

Either way you go, I7 i7700 or Ryzen 7 1700, you will have a kickass processor which will be more than enough power to handle anything you throw at it for a nice long while.

I wouldn't over think it, build a PC, throw your steam name in here http://forums.operationsports.com/fo...ng-thread.html find some games you enjoy, and just enjoy a better version of gaming. The only "must have" I'd highly recommend is a good monitor with a low response time. Once you game on a good monitor at 100+ frames per second, you might never start a console again. Its buttery smooth, then you combine good audio and it becomes the ultimate station to hang out.

This is mine, I spend way to much time here.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTRSj1RjA2s/?taken-by=phobiaos

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWOIsA9D6wT/?taken-by=phobiaos

It all comes together to give this look on stream

https://clips.twitch.tv/TenuousSillyPlumCorgiDerp

Next on the list to add to man cave

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTRYT8HDyJk/?taken-by=phobiaos

[Solidice]

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The Ryzen 1700 is considered by most the best bang for your buck right now. It can overclock nicely, even on the stock cooler.

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[Peji911]

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The Ryzen 1700 is considered by most the best bang for your buck right now. It can overclock nicely, even on the stock cooler.

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What exactly is overclocking and how does one do it?

Should I get a water cooler for a ryzen 1700 and gtx 1080?


I like the 3 monitor setup. Wouldn't mind watching netflix while playing football manager on the other screen.

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

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What exactly is overclocking and how does one do it?

Should I get a water cooler for a ryzen 1700 and gtx 1080?


I like the 3 monitor setup. Wouldn't mind watching netflix while playing football manager on the other screen.

Overclocking allows you push the limits of your hardware beyond what the manufacture sets them at. You can increase the clock speeds but make sure you have adequate cooling, since it'll heat things up a bit.

[PAPERNUT]

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Those of you that enjoy sports games but game on PC, how do you get by?

More options than you think on PC for sports. This years PES will be the better version of all as people are already saying it looks better than console versions, not to mention mods that will be made for it. Also got the likes of NBA2K, Golf Club, several of the sim types games for baseball and hockey. Then all your smaller party games like Axis football, Super Mega baseball and such. Also emulators are nice as I play the older games like Tecmo Bowl and more for my fix. No doubt I would keep a console around for those Maddens and such if you are hardcore, but since I made the switch, my PS4 is collecting dust.

[RockinDaMike]

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It's funny that I went 180 on what I said about pc gaming in less than a months time. Thanks to Phobia's post I was inspired to build one and don't regret it one bit.

Playing 80-100 fps is such a big difference. I really can't go back to console gaming now after experiencing Rise of the Tomb Raidfer on a ultra wide monitor. I'm also using the PS4 and Xbox controller for most games so its like I'm playing an upgraded console game.

I'm also getting into other games that I have never played before like Halo Wars and Warhammer. Also every Xbox exclusive is also a PC game and you have a ton of of other choices through steam, way more than you do with consoles.

As far building it, it was easier than I thought. I watched a lot of videos on the parts I bought and it was pretty easy and fun to follow along.

[Phobia]

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It's funny that I went 180 on what I said about pc gaming in less than a months time. Thanks to Phobia's post I was inspired to build one and don't regret it one bit.

Playing 80-100 fps is such a big difference. I really can't go back to console gaming now after experiencing Rise of the Tomb Raidfer on a ultra wide monitor. I'm also using the PS4 and Xbox controller for most games so its like I'm playing an upgraded console game.

I'm also getting into other games that I have never played before like Halo Wars and Warhammer. Also every Xbox exclusive is also a PC game and you have a ton of of other choices through steam, way more than you do with consoles.

As far building it, it was easier than I thought. I watched a lot of videos on the parts I bought and it was pretty easy and fun to follow along.

I'm glad it helped point you in the correct direction lol

Seriously, I'm glad to hear you are enjoying it. I've tried telling people the same thing you said, it's like playing on a powerful/upgraded console but with more options to utilize.

@Peji911 If you haven't added me on steam yet, shoot me a invite. If you have, message me sometime.

@Candyman @everyone If you see me in a game on steam, all my notifications on steam are off so I won't get your message, instead jump in my chat on twitch and let me know you want to run something. Otherwise I'll likely miss it through steam.

[SoMiss2000]

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It's funny that I went 180 on what I said about pc gaming in less than a months time. Thanks to Phobia's post I was inspired to build one and don't regret it one bit.

Playing 80-100 fps is such a big difference. I really can't go back to console gaming now after experiencing Rise of the Tomb Raidfer on a ultra wide monitor. I'm also using the PS4 and Xbox controller for most games so its like I'm playing an upgraded console game.

I'm also getting into other games that I have never played before like Halo Wars and Warhammer. Also every Xbox exclusive is also a PC game and you have a ton of of other choices through steam, way more than you do with consoles.

As far building it, it was easier than I thought. I watched a lot of videos on the parts I bought and it was pretty easy and fun to follow along.

If it ain't fps, I use controller too.

[ncp10]

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I've avoided consoles like the plague until 3 weeks ago when I bought XB1X. For less than $500 and a good 4K TV which I already owned, it's a bit of a no brainer. I have been an avid flight simmer for decades and my current PC build is going on 6y/o now and it's still really a fabulous PC: Sandy Bridge E at 4.42Ghz, 32Gigs of DDR3 at 2400mHz, nV GTX Titan. I won't do an upgrade until it flat out won't boot up. This already happened once 6mo ago when the mainboard died, so I sent it back to ASUS and they replaced it w/ a refurb of the same model for $125 and it performs (ie can overclock) the same as the original build.

When I look at Rory McIlroy PGA Tour on XBox One X it's flat out astounding the amount of individual 3D objects the game renders in real time. Clearly it taps every bit of available graphics processing to pull that off and amply smooth for frame rates. Graphics coding has been made much more efficient quite apparently. My PC is used for Lockheed Martin's Prepar3D flight simulator and a couple of other games, but P3D is a very CPU-dependent program, whereas something like RMPGAT is 90% GPU dependent and must be since XB1X's CPU is really weak by today's standards.

[CMH]

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Resurrecting this thread because I just sold my PS4 Pro.


I recently moved and haven't had time to set it up and game. But I didn't miss it. I didn't miss sitting in front of the television (when I get the chance to have the television) to play my games. I'm always on my laptop and I've always wanted a gaming PC. Fear is basically the culprit as to why I haven't done it.


But now I'm in deep. Sold the Pro, as I mentioned. Have already decided on a PC I want (with some help from some friends). The PC is about another couple hundred more than the Pro sold for, so I'm going to be responsible and save up for it.


Really excited. Put all of my wishlist PS4 games on my steam account. Obviously will miss some of the exclusives but maybe someday in the future I'll get a PS4 slim or something. I don't know.


I have my Switch for now but considering most of the Switch games I want are PC games I've been waiting to have ported over...the Switch could be gone next. Maybe. I do like that the Switch lets me game away from home so I might not go that route just yet.

[Skyboxer]

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Yep.. pretty close to dropping ps4 also. 99% of any gaming I've done is on PC. Mainly sim and strategy games.

[mestevo]

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In my Xbox year in review it said I've only played 22 hours this year and my most played game was Madden 18.

This is the effect Madden 19 on PC has had on my gaming habits, lol.

[GSW]

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I was literally just thinking about selling my Ps4 Pro to focus on PC games but I will miss my friends on Ps4 which is mainly why i keep it.

I really like the social aspect of Ps4 sometimes i turn it on just to talk to my friends.

[Anthraticus]

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PC gaming to me is all about the variety of genres and games, not about the tech stuff/trying to get the best graphics or whatever. And I don't look to games as a social outlet and prefer single player gaming, so I was never concerned about trying to fall in line with others, from that aspect. I did that in the past and realized I wasn't having nearly as much fun as I did years prior when I only played sp games, so I just do my own thing now..

[ForeverVersatile]

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PC became to much of a hassle for me. I was never satisfied with framerates and hated experimenting with different drivers. The only plus I really saw was cheap games. Definitely wasn't about to pay Intel/nvidia money so AMD it was.

I'm happy with my Xbox One X and PS4 Pro, but I'll probably get a decent gaming laptop one day.

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