cunnas
Distinguished Member
Hi all
I have some very basic questions that I am hoping you lot can answer for me!
Just to give you a bit of background. I used to be a big PC gamer in my younger days but when I ended up getting my own place 15 years ago I moved over to console gaming - I liked the idea of playing games on a big TV in the comfort of my own home with a pad rather than hunched over a desk on a mouse and keyboard.
Over the last few months I have started to stream a lot of movies from my main (fairly high spec-ish) PC in the conservatory on to a very basic laptop under my TV via Kodi. I've had a lot of discussions on these forums about HTPCs/media PCs and the like but I got thinking last night about something that might give me the best of both worlds.
I love my PS4 and use it nightly but the games I play (FIFA, Assassins Creed, Battlefield) are all available on a PC too - and often cost significantly less to buy. The other thing I use on the PS4 is Netflix but this is also available from my TV and would be from a PC.
Therefore, I am considering selling my PS4 and basic laptop and putting the funds towards a gaming PC to sit under my TV.
Before I make this move I just wanted to ask some basic questions if that is ok?
Is there a good controller for PCs? Something equivalent to Xbox or PS4?
How much would a gaming PC likely cost given I want something that can be as good (but hopefully a lot better) than my PS4
What should I be looking for? I am assuming I need something silent but also small? Do smaller components such as a GPU cost a lot more?
The size of my main PC is HUGE but to be honest, for what I use it for, it is a little overkill - could I potentially use some of the memory from that in the new PC (it's full size) - or do all components in a small (are they called small form factor?) PC have to be small too?
I rarely use Blu Ray but wouldn't want to lose that aspect from the PS4 so would a BR drive fit in a small PC?
Apologies for what might seem some basic questions but I am MASSIVELY new to this!
I have some very basic questions that I am hoping you lot can answer for me!
Just to give you a bit of background. I used to be a big PC gamer in my younger days but when I ended up getting my own place 15 years ago I moved over to console gaming - I liked the idea of playing games on a big TV in the comfort of my own home with a pad rather than hunched over a desk on a mouse and keyboard.
Over the last few months I have started to stream a lot of movies from my main (fairly high spec-ish) PC in the conservatory on to a very basic laptop under my TV via Kodi. I've had a lot of discussions on these forums about HTPCs/media PCs and the like but I got thinking last night about something that might give me the best of both worlds.
I love my PS4 and use it nightly but the games I play (FIFA, Assassins Creed, Battlefield) are all available on a PC too - and often cost significantly less to buy. The other thing I use on the PS4 is Netflix but this is also available from my TV and would be from a PC.
Therefore, I am considering selling my PS4 and basic laptop and putting the funds towards a gaming PC to sit under my TV.
Before I make this move I just wanted to ask some basic questions if that is ok?
Is there a good controller for PCs? Something equivalent to Xbox or PS4?
How much would a gaming PC likely cost given I want something that can be as good (but hopefully a lot better) than my PS4
What should I be looking for? I am assuming I need something silent but also small? Do smaller components such as a GPU cost a lot more?
The size of my main PC is HUGE but to be honest, for what I use it for, it is a little overkill - could I potentially use some of the memory from that in the new PC (it's full size) - or do all components in a small (are they called small form factor?) PC have to be small too?
I rarely use Blu Ray but wouldn't want to lose that aspect from the PS4 so would a BR drive fit in a small PC?
Apologies for what might seem some basic questions but I am MASSIVELY new to this!