just get a macbook, they are the best computers.
if you really want ludicrous power get a macbook pro, i hear all the best professionals use them so you should have no trouble with video games.
saves you all that work messing with those stupid outdated tower computers
How to subconsciously gatekeep PC ownership from women. I would say this probably meets the tenuous definition of “mansplaining”. Your girl wants to engage in your hobby with you. Why make it seem daunting when it should be fun? Sure, there’s things to learn and lots to read. Did you have somebody overwhelming you with the minutiae of research and “things you have to understand” when you got into PC building? Nurture the newbies, don’t lord your knowledge over them.
Did you have somebody overwhelming you with the minutiae of research and “things you have to understand” when you got into PC building?
I just kinda started plugging shit in where it fit. This was in the days of the ISA bus and mobo DIP switches. All my technical knowledge was learned through breaking something and trying to fix it.
No. First you always say “it’s so easy to build a PC, you’re dumb to get a console for gaming”. Pay attention to always say this, even in unrelated circumstances
Then, after years of saying that “it’s so easy”, when your friend finally says “I finally want to build a PC, can you help me?”, you drop this bomb
Half these comments are just people explaining how to build PCs. Art imitates life.
Dead accurate meme.
My protip if you really can’t bother with all that and just want to do expensive Legos is to go to an active forum for PCs where you can simply ask for a recommendation for a build.
What you need to supply is a budget example and what it needs to cover. I.e. if screen needs to be part of it or if you have one. If you do the resolution and refresh rate is good input (or just make and model which is printed on it). Finally you need an idea of what games you’ll play. With that a mini war will erupt between AMD and Intel and AMD and Nvidia around what would be the best build for the budget.
Keep in mind to pick a forum based in the same country as you, else the recommendations might not at all fit your budget due to local price variance.
Hell you could probably make do without a budget if you say you’re unsure how much is reasonable to spend to play the games you wish to play and you’ll get recommendations to that effect as well.