By now we've all heard the news: the PS3 version of DUST will be kill in May, and it wonGÇÖt be moving to the PS4, but rather the PC.
The temptation to take the easy way out by purchasing a prebuilt is great but please DONGÇÖT BUY A PREBUILT FROM BEST BUY OR SIMILAR BIG BOX STORE
You
will overpay, you
will get an inferior product, and you
wonGÇÖt receive decent service to compensate for it.
Instead, I recommend building a PC yourself. As scary as it sounds, there are countless guides on the internet to help you with every part of the build. Here is a video I highly recommend you watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Q8ksRI1EoTo be frank, thatGÇÖs the easy part of building a PC. The harder part is figuring out exactly what parts you need/want to purchase. For an experienced PC builder this only takes minutes, but for a first timer (as everyone was once), it can take hours or days of research. This thread is here to cut out the hard part, and just give you good PC builds that an experienced builder personally recommends.
If you have
any issues or questions with your build, you are always welcome in this chat:
https://discord.gg/0o2qgQkvz7aQUeisI am available most of the day time (GMT +2 time zone), and if not, there are plenty of people who can help you there. I would recommend you verify it with me before you make any purchases because I am a cat and thus superior in most every way u wot m88. I havenGÇÖt seen anything of the sort so far, but you never know.
Sadly, due to regional price and supply differences, this guideGÇÖs prices only apply to the United States. Other places in the world are often more expensive when it comes to PC parts, and the selection is sometimes limited.
First, a quick primer on terminology...
Dictionary:
CPU Picture: Central Processing Unit - The brain of your computer, handles all day to day tasks your computer does.
GPU Picture: Graphics Processing Unit - Handles tasks the CPU is relatively bad at handling. This is the most important part for gamers, as the GPU has the most direct impact on the experience.
RAM Picture: Random Access Memory - Temporary storage for applications that need quick access to data, where a hard drive or SSD are too slow for the task. Having too much of it will give you no benefit, as unused RAM is wasted RAM, but having too little can cause stuttering and other nasty things in games.
Motherboard Picture: - Acts as a sort of connector for all of your parts. All of your main components plug into it, and itGÇÖs what decides how many and of what type of connectors (USB, Ethernet, etc.) you have.
HDD Picture: Hard Disk Drive - Holds all of your files and data that the computer doesnGÇÖt need to access very fast. ItGÇÖs order of magnitudes slower than RAM, but itGÇÖs also much cheaper per GB, and the data on it doesnGÇÖt disappear when you power down your computer.
SSD Picture: Solid State Drive - A faster, quieter, more power efficient version of the HDD. Still slower than RAM, but much faster than HDDGÇÖs. It is more expensive than an HDD, but itGÇÖs common to have a 120GB-250GB SSD for your OS (Windows), and then a larger HDD for the rest. This makes your system feel much more responsive and boot up much faster than with a simple HDD.
PSU Picture: Power Supply - Exactly as it sounds. Supplies your computer with power. DONGÇÖT SKIMP ON THE POWER SUPPLY. It might be tempting to get a cheap one, but theyGÇÖre potentially a FIRE HAZARD, and can seriously damage your ENTIRE PC. A good power supply protects the rest of your computer in case of a power surge or other failure, a bad power supply burns your house down.
Case Picture: - The box that holds your computer together. They arenGÇÖt particularly advanced, but there are still features you want to look out for. Ease of use, room for cable management, hard drive bays, graphics card clearance, etc.
OC Picture: Overclocking - Pushing your hardware beyond its off the shelf specifications. CPUGÇÖs, GPUGÇÖs and RAM tend to be capable of more than what they come out of the box. You can increase their performance often up to 15% (and sometimes more), but they will generate more heat and take more power, so these things need to be taken into account. Overclocking is beyond the scope of this guide, but there are plenty of guides on the internet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUEMS-B1Siwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcta3RStYSMAs good examples.