Building a Gaming PC

[Trollsmeesh]

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I need some input, I wana keep it as cheap as possible while still being able to smoke the xbox one and ps4. These parts don't need to include displays (but I want to have the option of having 3 monitors hooked up at once) or keyboard/mouses.  I also think I have a tower that I am going to use. (I'll include a picture later, its a huge cool steel tower.)

Where do I even start? I recently decided to start selling the majority of my console collection to fund the rediscovery of my love for PC gaming.

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[thingsfallnapart]

Sign up for newegg and check the tuesday email sales.  I recently made this move to and you can easily upgrade a PC to compete with next gen consoles.  Itll pay off in the long run when you buy the games cheaper over steam and save that way.

 

[Trollsmeesh]

For sure, I'll sign up. Any ideas on where to start as far as parts? I have a video card in a box somewhere that a friend gave me but not sure if its any good, I'll post spefs in a bit.

 

[thingsfallnapart]

Before you do anything, you need to know about the in's and outs of your motherboard, the compatibility of anything you buy has to go threw it.  I always recommend the most ram and best speed ram you can find.  Only your motherboard specifications can tell you what that is.  

 

[Trollsmeesh]

Alright...good to know, thank you. Do you have a motherboard you would recommend?? Not sure what quality I need to get to be able to play all the games I want to. Do I need to find one with an on board video card? Thank you again.

 

[Izod517]

Slickdeals has a solid PC builder thread you should check out.  Without knowing your budget it's a bit hard to give direct advice.  An on-board video card will not be able to support 3 monitors and will likely not come close to clean 1080p graphics - so you should be looking for one without.