That's the way I started (and still am to some degree), I didn't go high end gaming hardware because I wanted to keep it relatively cheap which is one of the primary reasons I went AMD instead of Intel for my processor which obviously means getting an AMD compatible mobo. A 4.7 GHz, 8-core (AM3+ socket) will run you $200, the mobo will set you back anywhere from $100 (low end) to $500 (high end) and I'd recommend your power supply be at least a 650 Watt. As for cooling you don't need liquid cooled but you will need a better cooling setup than the stock model but those are cheap, the graphics card will set you back $70 and up. You want a good open screen tower for air flow or get one that's not as open then add a shitload of case fans (noise).Sixteen should be fine as long as your graphics card is a 2 gig minimum and your processor is at least a 4 core. I put a 4GB card in mine with 32 gigs of RAM and an AMD 8 core and a gaming level mobo, nothing is slow on that machine.Not true. Microsoft games are only available on the windows 10 store. And most of the stuff available on steam is shovelware garbage.I am 70 years old, and the only reason I am not currently playing video games is because I play them on my PC computer, and I don't have a gaming console. PC games are few and far between now, and the last one I wanted to play will not run on my PC because it is not powerful enough. I wanted to play doom 4 but I can't and I am not prepared to upgrade my computer for just one game. If other new games for the PC are released I might upgrade then. But it seems PC games are a dying art.
Microsoft releases 100% of games that are developed for the XBox One on the PC. There are more games for the PC than for Xbox One and PS4 combined. Because both PS4 and Xbox One are nothing but PC's with a custom OS, cross development is extremely simple.
Get a Steam account, everything you could ever want is there.
And yes I'm a pc gamer too. Got a gtx 1080 & a rift.
I'm in the process of putting together a new rig and was going to get the 1080 and Oculus. Is 16 ram enough and have you ever played any of the flight sims?
Thank you for the info.
I know just enough to get me in trouble. Power supply in my box went down and I have this Dell FXR to use while I shop around. Has been a damn good machine, older I7, 2.8g, 8gig and a 240 SSD. Never been a gamer but when I started shopping around I found out I could dogfight others online. Never been a data/video junkie and all the packages you can get have a bunch of junk I don't want so I want to put the money in the best machine. I only have 80 gig used on this SSD. Don't even think I need a HHD. So I was thinking latest I7, 16gig, 1080 card with 4gig, 500SSD and increase connection rate to 100.