I think it is finally time for people to actually know the REAL FACTS about Personal Computers and not just the myths that their friends or neighbors tell them about.
But this post is mostly about GAMING PC’s. Future posts will include Myths about any everyday PC’s out there.
1. Gaming PC’s are EXPENSIVE
– YES that is indeed true. It is really more expensive than a typical Xbox or Play Station. While that is true, Gaming PC’s are actually a full fledged computer where you can literally do more than just play games. You can also browse the web, access your e-mail and all that good stuff in one big package.
2. You need an Intel Core i7 to play games
– This one is a BIG BOGUS. i7’s are made for PC workstations and for people who do heavy graphics designing, edit and render at high resolutions and other CPU intensive applications/programs. It can also be used for gaming but it’s like you just threw money out of your wallet. This is an Overkill Build. YOU DO NOT NEED THIS. Games are more GPU intensive than CPU. An Intel Core i5 will serve you well than an i7 would in terms of gaming. Use the excess money to buy a better GPU.
3. 1GB vs 2GB Video card bandwidth memory
– With one monitor running at 1080p, you’ll do fine with 1GB. 2GB or more is needed if you’ll be setting up at least 2 or 3 monitors. The real attention that you should give when buying a video card is it’s Architecture. Take for example Nvidia’s GTX 660 and a GTX 760. Both are sold with 2 Gigabytes of video memory but these graphics card don’t perform the same as each other. They both have different number of CUDA cores enabled in them which is why they perform differently with the performance of the GTX 760 winning over the GTX 660.
Here is an example benchmark of the two different graphics card taken from anandtech.com
photo source: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7103/nvidia-geforce-gtx-760-review/15
more sources: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-760-review-gk104,3542.html
4. When buying a Gaming PC.. You need to get all the extra bells and whistles
– NO. While it certainly looks rad to have colored LED strips in your new PC to make it look cool and awesome, you don’t really need it. If you have extra cash to spare, you can but it won’t really affect it’s performance.
5. Building a PC on your own is hard
– While it is really scary to build your own PC by yourself because you might break something or because it looks intimidating with all the wires and stuff, it’s not. It’s just like building LEGOs, but for adults. Basically you just plug the thing to the thing or wherever it fits, lol. But seriously though, it isn’t that hard. Just always make sure that you read the instruction manual that comes out with the box. Oh yeah, and always make sure that you are free from STATIC ELECTRICITY whenever you try to touch your components. To do this, you can either touch the Power Supply (turned off, but plugged in the power socket) once in a while tinkering with the components or buy an anti-static wrist band (I can’t find one here at my local hardware store, sadly). If you don’t, you might accidentally electrocute the component. If this happens, it could die instantly.
More PC Myths coming soon!
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