Hello everyone,
Like many of you I used to be very active on these platforms when I was younger.
My gaming set up if I'm remembering it correctly was a GTX 570 and 8 gigs of ram, it was water cooled with all the bells and whistles. I ended up giving the computer to someone less fortunate than me and naturally life happened and I haven't gamed in years.
I want to get back to it as I do miss it but I'm curious as to what would be the cheapest and convenient way to get into PC gaming?
I remember years ago pre-built gaming computers didn't have much value for the money. Is that still the case today? What about gaming laptops? I was looking at Razer and although the specs were quite impressive they are extremely expensive.
Of course I've done some research but it's all overwhelming. I just want a plug and play solution. Is the steam deck worth considering?
I think my "must haves" is a convenient plug and play set up. Space is unfortunately limited and the smaller the better.
Years ago the idea was to build your own computer in accordance with your spec needs in mind. Is it still cheaper to build these things instead? I learned that there are mini gaming PCs similar to Mac minis. Are those worth it?
Has anyone experienced a similar issue where they took a long hiatus? It's interesting as when I was younger my gaming computers needed to have fancy LEDs and water cooling. These days I just want the thing to work.
Any advice would be appreciated thank you!