The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose
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seanrtkelly
27 Oct 15#1
What would be the best/cheapish way to get into steam gaming? Am I right in thinking you can buy steam machines now or did I dream that
bitboy to seanrtkelly
27 Oct 15#2
Thanks might give it a go at that price!
Yeah they are out or getting released soon I think. It's something I considered but I ended up building my own PC. More flexible and you can do it on a budget. Also the SteamOS is Linux based so apparently it will not run every game.
build a machine that can be upgraded in future, that means the only bottleneck is the graphics card. do not buy the system akash mentions as it has an i3 and only 4gb ram and is not worth £200.
I suggest minimum an i5 (it has turbo boost tech, which i3's do not), atleast 8gb or (2x4gb) ram with a decent clock speed, a SSD (not a hdd), a graphics card for now so go for a £100 2gb card crossfire ready or SLI ready with free games. in a year add another 2gb. Budget around £300-400, if you go cheaper your system will be trash in a years time, for reference look at min specs required for fallout 4;
Core i5-2300 2.8GHz / Phenom II X4 945
RAM: 8 GB
GPU: GeForce GTX 550 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 7870 Graphics Card (2GB GDDR5, PCI-E)
seanrtkelly
27 Oct 15#6
Thank you for the detailed reply, I'm in no rush so I'll start searching google for step by step build guides.
There is nothing particularly wrong with that PC, you can add an extra 4GB of ram if you so desire for about 15£ nowadays but even 4GB should be plenty for most. That i3 is perfectly fine for most stuff. Not everyone needs to run stuff at 4k 60fps ultra details. Especially if you are starting. That machine is well worth the 200£ price tag it caries. If you are prepared to pay closer to a grand than yes don't buy it but if your budget is close to 200£ you will be hard press to build anything like that machine.
I agree with everything else, building pcs is awesome if you have the time and will to learn.
Enjoy gaming :smiley:
Dealerino
28 Oct 15#10
Great game. Currently £2.99 at cdkeys.com if you want to save some more pennies.
Dr_bob
28 Oct 15#11
If you want the dlc as well you're better off buying the legendary edition on a disc. £8.86 at shopto It activates on Steam.
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The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose
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Yeah they are out or getting released soon I think. It's something I considered but I ended up building my own PC. More flexible and you can do it on a budget. Also the SteamOS is Linux based so apparently it will not run every game.
buy this, 1 in stock,
I suggest minimum an i5 (it has turbo boost tech, which i3's do not), atleast 8gb or (2x4gb) ram with a decent clock speed, a SSD (not a hdd), a graphics card for now so go for a £100 2gb card crossfire ready or SLI ready with free games. in a year add another 2gb. Budget around £300-400, if you go cheaper your system will be trash in a years time, for reference look at min specs required for fallout 4;
Core i5-2300 2.8GHz / Phenom II X4 945
RAM: 8 GB
GPU: GeForce GTX 550 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 7870 Graphics Card (2GB GDDR5, PCI-E)
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/
I agree with everything else, building pcs is awesome if you have the time and will to learn.
Enjoy gaming :smiley: