My PC is dead :o

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OK, today was a bad day technologically speaking.
I updated the operating system of my mobile phone and shit happened at some encryptation step. It was restored to factory blank. All deleted. Luckily enough the cloud made some magic and I restored most things and all the important some hours after.

But I'm here to speak about my "gaming" PC, that today died.
As always, yesterday it was still ok until night, but today after a couple of unsuccessful tries at starting it up I managed to fully boot windows and get a blue screen of death, too quick to read the content and I wasn't able to start it up again.
I guess it's in the logic board, I'll probably try to start it up without most of the ram modules, maybe one has blown up, but I don't have many more ideas.

So I'm thinking to the succession.
The old one leaves just a few useful things: 3 hd (win xp, win 7 and win 10, the last probably not activable with other components); the win 7 one is 1 TB and has plenty of life and games inside; I'd like to use it, also because some games have those nasty drm with limited activations and I don't want to lose them. The GPU is old (HD7750) and I will probably gift it. I have a spare power supply (HIPRO HP-W700WC3) to be used in case it's needed. Nothing more to report, the rest old/cheapo/second hand stuff.

Now I have to chose what to do.
That PC was used for some gaming, random and casual which is what I can do. Most importantly I use Rocksmith and some months ago I bought a wheel to enjoy some racing games. That would be the most logic use, basic casual gaming (no ultra and stuff) and music playing, nothing fancy. Other uses are already covered by other rigs I have (professional, music, pics, videos, email, etc).
I can think of 3 main options for a successor (if I neglect the one and only from my wife, which is no successor):

a steambox
a laptop
a desktop

The steambox could go to the living room and stick to the HDTV. I would go after some model around 500€ like Asus or Alienware which is basic by today standards (750ti I think) but ok with mine. The problem would be no Rocksmith (because I can´t easily do the clown in the living room). No use for my HD.

The laptop could do the music thing, and the driving thing. I could attach it to an external monitor or even the HDTV in some case. I wouldn't probably take it out of home normally. To get at least a 950M I should spend around 800€. Not the last thing but up to my standards. Just a bit expensive. No use for my HD.

The desktop would permit to use my HD and my power supply. I'd choose a 4 core CPU, 8 GB and a modern GPU, maybe a 1050 could be ok. Normal components, normal case, nothing fancy. I guess I'd need a new HD monitor. Not sure how much it would be the total cost. Thing is I don't want to build it (time is more important than money to me in this case). Or from a mainstream firm or assembled from the corner shop, but I'm not doing the dirty work. Some advice would be needed taking that into account, but remember: no state of the art or overpowered stuff.

I hope you guys can help me focus. I even added a poll. Sorry but no ga inside, in case you're wondering.

TL;DR: I just need some advice for a new gaming PC, the details are inside the WoT

edit: it came back, it's alive again! no idea what happened but 1 week off the power supply had some effect!! 8-)

7 years ago*

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What is the best choice for me?

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A steambox (500€)

A laptop (800€)

A desktop (500-800€)

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talgaby

Steambox is a bad idea and something that is essentially already dead. They still didn't manage to sell the first 500,000 Steam Machines after a year on a global scale.

The question is then simple: do you want your gaming computer be portable or not. if yes for any reason, get a decent laptop, if not, stay with a desktop and use up as many things form the old as you can to save money.

7 years ago