custom pc's

[BigAl]

Not really. Xbox One struggles to run games at 1080p. PS4 games still look average compared to a decent pc.

I've traditionally done business with MSY. As previously mentioned their customer service is bad but they do sell reliable hardware.

To be honest id love to play my games on PC..so I bought a new PC last year with 16gb ram 2gb video card and quad core processor... I can hardly play any game...don't know why..that's why I hate PC now...I only play ksp and cs...
So don't get a system based on amd...it's so crap..Intel all the way

[Kanon]

Buying AMD isn't crap haha, they've both got their pros and cons and you should judge the situation from your own perspective. On a budget? AMD will give you a nicer card and processor. Doing video processing/using PhysX? Intel/Nvidia will be more useful.

[chasej]

To be honest id love to play my games on PC..so I bought a new PC last year with 16gb ram 2gb video card and quad core processor... I can hardly play any game...don't know why..that's why I hate PC now...I only play ksp and cs...
So don't get a system based on amd...it's so crap..Intel all the way

What's the mobo like? Often an overlooked part but a shitty mobo can bottleneck the whole PC.

Also have you made sure to have all the latest drivers for your components?

If you want start a new thread with the components etc. and we can help you sort it out (if there's some sort of malfunction or whatever).

[lala1911]

16GB is usually always an overkill. The highest amount of RAM my i5-2500k PC has ever had to use is 5.5GB (11 java programs[ok I'll be honest, runescape bots] and battlefield 3), not sure how I survived that.

[slothpomba]

Buying AMD isn't crap haha, they've both got their pros and cons and you should judge the situation from your own perspective. On a budget? AMD will give you a nicer card and processor. Doing video processing/using PhysX? Intel/Nvidia will be more useful.

I thought intel was pretty much the processor king right now? I haven't looked into this stuff lately though. Definitely right about the graphic cards.

I haven't upgraded since year 9, i'm now in third year of uni so my system is getting pretty old. I always hesitate for the right time though since theres always something new coming out, do you guys reckon i should take the plunge or is there some blockbuster shit coming out soon?

[Russ]

Except for budget stuff and ultra high end stuff intel > AMD fairly comfortably in the processor market. Video card market is different, but I have minimal brand loyalty for video cards so I buy whatever is best value at the time.

There will always be something in technology just around the corner, so I don't use that as a reason to not upgrade any more, unless it's something you're dead set on getting. I spent 1200 on my PC, but I had to buy a bunch of things that you might not (monitor splurge, OS etc.). You can shave it down fairly easily.

[lala1911]

sloth, there is always new technology coming out. My system alone cost me $1000 back in August 2011 and I'd be lucky to get $475 on eBay now. Parts devalue so quickly. My HTC devalued over $300 in one year.