I am looking to get a new laptop, or desktop that is reasonably priced, but i have no idea where to start due to my lack of computer knowledge. My price range would be anywhere from 500-3,000, and i would like for it to be able to run league at at least 40-60 fps. currently i have a crap-top at my disposal, so it would be a nice change!!
Thanks!
Lol, your price range, you'll do just fine mate.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012OU70LK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is what I have. I get 744 FPS on League on the highest settings. 60 FPS on Epic settings on Overwatch. Best computer imo.
depends if you want to build your own or buy a store bought. I bought a gaming laptop for travel and built my own desktop for home use. All together I spent about $2500 so you should do fine if you spend that much money. I can hit you up with tutorials about building a desktop, but if you want a gaming laptop I would recommend lenovo since it usually offers a lot for the price. But you need to clean install the OS to get rid of the stuff they put on it. But thats true with almost all laptops.
If you need to know what to look for in a computer as far as what each spec is hit me up with a reply and I can reply with a longer comment. But the main things is the gpu and cpu. Nvidia is the main gpu maker and intel is the main cpu maker. You can get a laptop i think with the new 1070 card ad run just about anything including most fps games on ultra including battlefield 1. There is really nothing I could think a 1070 nvidia won't run but I'm sure there are a few things especially if you use graphics mods. You missed cyber-monday but there are a lot of sales on coputers / computer parts this time of year. Also a tip is if you have a military member in your family or are one then most companies offer a discount to them if you call and order the computer(works on sale alot of the time also). I did this and you can get up to like $100 dollars off.
For desktops I am clueless as F##K since I have never bought one and always build my own since it is fun for me and you get what you pay for always. Also you know how to replace the parts super easy and upgrade your rig when it starts to get out dated. I built mine with a i5 then changed to a i7 and have bought about 4 graphics cards so far.
Go with a desktop PC for sure. PC's are better bc you can upgrade and swap out parts in them as needed, but they're stationary. You cant take it with you. Laptops almost always cannot be upgraded. Whatever it has in it when you buy it, is how it stays. Plus theyre waaaay more expensive, and less cost effective.
Check out nvidia graphics cards. They're the best in my opinion. See which one is best for you based on price. They lowered their prices a lot over the past 6 months an all cards. I suggest a 970 at minimum. I have a 1080, but its pricey.
I also suggest a solid state drive, theyre faster than hard disk drives, but they're also more expensive. Atleast with a PC you can buy a 250gb-500gb ssd to start, and then add more hdd storage later on. An i7 processor is also the best way to go....i5 if you cant afford an i7. 16gb of ram is optimal but 8gb will do....remember you can always add more in a desktop PC.
I can go on and on but its up to you. I would really suggest finding someone who can custom build one for you, rather than going on a website and building one. Go onto Nvidia's website and research what each graphics card is capable of to find the one you want. A lot of the other pieces in the pc will depend on what gfx card you want to put in it....power supply, processor, etc.
Some of my pc specs are here for reference if it helps. Shes a beast. Without the monitor, my pc cost around 1500$-1600$ to build. With the monitor, its more like 2400$.
Monitor - Dell 27in 1440p 144hz refresh rate Processor - i7-4790k GFX Card - Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 Pascal RAM - 16gb Hyper X DDR4 650W power supply Storage - 500gb Samsung Evo SSD, another 5TB of HDD storage Motherboard - Asus (cant recall model)
Are you buying this just for league? A desktop is the way to go. Tell us what are your expectations with gaming? What resolution are you going to run? Do you play the newest, most intensive games at high resolution? If this computer is mostly for league and you aren't playing the most recent, high intensive games, then I would go with:
4GB ram (no more needed unless really really hardcore gaming or high cpu intensive programs like video editing...if you are using these types of programs, you would want 16GB)
entry level ati video card 100-150$. Entry level ati/amd graphics cards are a lot better bang for your buck than nvidia. If you go higher than 150$, go with an nvidia card.
entry level cpu go with intel. i7 is overpriced. The price/performance is a big amount of decreasing marginal returns with i7 processors, which means you pay a ton more for not that much more increase in performance. Best bang for the buck is the cheapest i5 or a mid level i3 processor. Those are way more than enough for league.
motherboard: get one with solid state high quality capacitors. entry level asus are good boards. motherboard socket must match the processor and ram type. so 1st decision you must make with a new build is the processor. Then, find the motherboard, ram most appropriate for that cpu.
hard drive: ssd preferred, but can sata
case: enough room for future expansion
power supply: 500w
monitor/mouse/keyboard: relative to what resolution you use, and how much you game and prefer a certain mouse/keyboard.
These specs would be good for what you are looking to accomplish if you want entry level and the computer is mostly to be used for league. It would also be able to handle other games, and then you could upgrade the graphics card in a few years if you are playing more intensive games. It is better to buy an entry level video card for 100$ and then buy another entry level video card in 3 years for another 100$ than spending 350$ originally when building the pc. :)
