[SmG Phoenix]

What's the difference between i3, i5 and i7 when you want to buy a PC/laptop?

[Ray88]

you're like asking whats the difference between a smart car, bmw, and a ferrari.

[Huayra]

yeah well, im thinking long term, not short term. i wanna get a computer and not have to worry about it at all for a while

[SmG Phoenix]

So it's just performance?

[SmG Hawk]

yeah well, im thinking long term, not short term. i wanna get a computer and not have to worry about it at all for a while

psst DDR4 RAM, if you're spending that much money getting, the latest and best shit why not get the latest and best RAM?

[Huayra]

coz i dont actually know the ins and outs of ram. i just know the more the better, if balanced. whats the difference anyway?

[Ray88]

tbh there's not that much difference between ddr3 vs ddr4. It was recently released and like during ddr3 launch date, it was not fully utliizied during the first few years as no components could take full advantage of its additional benefits compared to ddr2. At best you would need to wait until 2016 when cpu + gpu can be shared and use the extra speed that ddr4 offers. But for now, you would not see as big as a improvement when using ddr3 compared to ddr4 when gaming and it would not justify the price difference vs performance offered.
tl;dr dont get ddr4 unless you are excreting money.

What really worries me is that you're spending 6.5k on a build and you're still using mechanical hard drives.

[Huayra]

Like i said, idk the ins and outs of actual computer stuff.

Im using mechanical ones coz they have the space i need. I have a 3tb external hdd that is almost running out of space, and i still wanna get more games. a SSD, although the new thing, costs way to much for the space you get.

[SmG Hawk]

Get at least 1 SSD to put your OS on so that your PC boots up faster, and install games on it so they load faster.
But normal files like music, videos and movies put on a normall HDD.

[Skywrath]

Forget DDr3 and get GDDR5.