My wife and I are avid Xbox gamers, and she's interested in diving into PC gaming. The problem is, neither of us has any experience with building or setting up a PC. She's shared some component ideas with me, but we want to know what would be a good starting point. Since she's not entirely sure if she'll prefer PC gaming over our Xbox, we're trying to keep the budget around $600 to $800. We need suggestions for a decent starter build that gives us good value for our money. Any help would be appreciated!
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You might want to check out PCPartPicker; it’s a great resource for building PCs. Just a heads up, though, if you’re planning to buy everything, including the monitor and peripherals, $600–$800 is going to be pretty tight for a decent setup. If you already have some of the accessories, you’ll have more options, otherwise consider looking into refurbished pre-built systems or slightly increasing your budget to make the experience worthwhile!
You can score super cheap peripherals at thrift stores too! I found a monitor and keyboard combo for about $30.
I’ll definitely check it out! Thanks for the tip.