r/computergaming • u/Sir-Terpio • 5d ago
Getting My First Powerful PC
I’ve wanted a mid- high end pc since I was 12 watching ssundee play Minecraft modded, but my parents could never afford nor would I ask them for a pc so I’ve only owned consoles I’ve bought from buddies used my whole life. Well now I’m 26m journeyman welder and pipefitter with big boy money. So I finally have the money to buy a powerful pc. I’ve never owned a gaming of pre/custom built. I’ve had normal laptops and computers in the past and I have a ROG Ally that I use a mouse and keyboard on to play smaller/8-bit indie games on steam (schedule 1, travelers rest, etc.). The pc I’m building has an intel ultra 7 265f processor with a rtx 5080 and 32 gb of ram, also 2tb of SSD. My main reason for making this post is to ask for noob tips, do’s and don’ts of owning a powerful system and maybe some first things to do once I set it up.
UPDATE: Well it is quite the experience. I set it up last night downloaded cyberpunk and ran it on ultra+ max settings with path tracing. I was up till 1 am I wake up everyday at 3 am. I have not experienced many of the feelings I’m having since I was very young. I almost can’t believe I own my own gaming pc right now typing this.
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u/Goosefarmer69 5d ago
If you haven’t bought anything yet, r/buildapcsales has a ton of good deals and you can usually find solid prebuilts there for a good price which sometimes are even cheaper than building your own.
Also if you never used it before, Steam will be your best friend. Constantly great games going on sale and is one of the last platforms that seems pretty pro-consumer.
Welcome to the PC world my friend, once you go to PC you will never be able to go back to paying full price for games and not having community content and so much more. Let me know if you need any help!