PC build/upgrade thread
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aw hells yeah!! 20sec in and I was invested and hooked!
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@JC To be honest I've found Avast superior to most paid alternatives over the years. I used to manage IT for a couple of engineering firms that were doing it tough budget wise, moved all there devices across from Trend to the free Avast Business with pretty significant performance improvements on ageing computers and they also seemed better at detections. Haven't tried it in a virtual environment but for free its worth a crack.
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@antipodean said in PC build/upgrade thread:
@paekakboyz said in PC build/upgrade thread:
For #1 has anyone run into any must-have tech for a mid-range gaming rig? I'll def be going SSD for OS, maybe even having a second SSD for high use games too. Will be sinking most of the $ into a solid graphics card - yet to do an exhaustive search but know a few sites to check out benchmarks etc. Don't need screens etc so that'll be a tricky way to spend more on the pc he he
It's almost always cheaper to buy a larger capacity SSD than to get two of half the size. E.g. a 500GB Samsung is cheaper than 2 x 250GB
For graphics cards, it's hard to go past a 1080ti at the moment.
For #2 does anyone run a pc as their main entertainment hub?
Yes. I used to have a dedicated HTPC, but there's no need for that these days. I simply run a HDMI 2.1 cable into my smart TV and run Kodi from my main PC. Can control it from my phone or tablet.
Made it easier on myself and built a Raspberry Pi to run Kodi. And by built I mean bought one and installed libreelec (https://libreelec.tv). Something I've been meaning to do for a few years which means it's always on if the wife wants to watch something and freed up a display port on my PC.
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I don't even bother with cases, just screw the motherboard to a wall, awesome airflow and reduction in dust to clog fins/fans
