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<blockquote data-quote="TwistedThrottle" data-source="post: 815679" data-attributes="member: 46724"><p>Sounds like you want the best of the best, with honors, and luckily, all that takes is a bunch of money.&nbsp; I'm not a gamer but have a need for some of the same hardware for the tasks I use for work and home.&nbsp; You'll want a computer with a SSD boot drive to make it faster, I just use a .5gb but goes up to 4, I think.&nbsp; This is where you store your game you're actively playing so plan accordingly.&nbsp; Next, you'll want storage and this can be one or many internal or external storage or even online cloud storage.&nbsp; Skys the limit, but the more the better.&nbsp; I use 2 internal 2TB hard drives and a hand full of external hard drives.&nbsp; RAM is always undervalued.&nbsp; The more the better but I cant use a machine with less than 16gb, (thats the minimum for the programs I run).&nbsp; Max it out at 64 if you can.&nbsp; I've always used Nvidia graphics cards (GPU).&nbsp; The more money you spend on this, the better.&nbsp; It will control your games.&nbsp; The Nvidia 4070 is probably the one to get though.&nbsp; I've also always ran Intel i7 CPU but with the new i9, I have some comparisons to do on my own.&nbsp; I'd think that the i7 is probably sufficient for nearly all tasks I do, but the i9 will be more future proof.&nbsp; As stated, not a gamer but have heard the extra cores on the i9 vs. the i7 do nothing for games as most games, (if not all) use a single core to run.&nbsp; I'd think that even gamers would like to multitask from time to time, though.&nbsp; The last thing is the case you stuff all your expensive components into.&nbsp; Some really like all the blinky lights on the fans and clear panels to see all the components, I'm more into the ease of access, myself.&nbsp; I've had a Dell XPS for almost 20 years, (several machines but all XPS).&nbsp; I appreciate that I can mostly configure the way I want from Dell and then easily get inside to upgrade as needed.&nbsp; Plus, all my ports are on the front of the machine and not on top.&nbsp; I dont know why all the companies started offering ports on top, but thats a hard pass for me.&nbsp; Overclocking is beyond what I need a machine for and I dont know much about it, other than it should be liquid cooled and it blows your warranty.&nbsp; Good luck with your build.&nbsp; Let us know what you come up with.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="TwistedThrottle, post: 815679, member: 46724"] Sounds like you want the best of the best, with honors, and luckily, all that takes is a bunch of money. I'm not a gamer but have a need for some of the same hardware for the tasks I use for work and home. You'll want a computer with a SSD boot drive to make it faster, I just use a .5gb but goes up to 4, I think. This is where you store your game you're actively playing so plan accordingly. Next, you'll want storage and this can be one or many internal or external storage or even online cloud storage. Skys the limit, but the more the better. I use 2 internal 2TB hard drives and a hand full of external hard drives. RAM is always undervalued. The more the better but I cant use a machine with less than 16gb, (thats the minimum for the programs I run). Max it out at 64 if you can. I've always used Nvidia graphics cards (GPU). The more money you spend on this, the better. It will control your games. The Nvidia 4070 is probably the one to get though. I've also always ran Intel i7 CPU but with the new i9, I have some comparisons to do on my own. I'd think that the i7 is probably sufficient for nearly all tasks I do, but the i9 will be more future proof. As stated, not a gamer but have heard the extra cores on the i9 vs. the i7 do nothing for games as most games, (if not all) use a single core to run. I'd think that even gamers would like to multitask from time to time, though. The last thing is the case you stuff all your expensive components into. Some really like all the blinky lights on the fans and clear panels to see all the components, I'm more into the ease of access, myself. I've had a Dell XPS for almost 20 years, (several machines but all XPS). I appreciate that I can mostly configure the way I want from Dell and then easily get inside to upgrade as needed. Plus, all my ports are on the front of the machine and not on top. I dont know why all the companies started offering ports on top, but thats a hard pass for me. Overclocking is beyond what I need a machine for and I dont know much about it, other than it should be liquid cooled and it blows your warranty. Good luck with your build. Let us know what you come up with. [/QUOTE]

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