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    [PC Gamers]How future-proofed your PC for nex-gen games ?

    Hello everybody,
    As the title says I want to know how are you all ready for next-gen games (AC Unity, Batman Arkham Knight...etc)
    I have a very crappy laptop which I use for gaming and I need to buy a new one (Laptop or PC I haven't made my mind yet)
    Those are the specs that I can afford to buy (I don't know much about the hardware models though)

    CPU : Core i7
    GPU : nvidia geforce 2gb
    RAM : 8GB
    HDD : 1TB

    So what do you guys think, are they gonna endure the next-gen or should I try to go for higher specs ? (high and ultra graphics, I have my FAIR SHARE of low graphics)
    Also I want everyone to post his/her current PC specs(or laptop; any which you use for gaming) and what is your plans for the next-gen

    Yeah yeah everybody welcome to show off his horse
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    Tully__'s Avatar Global Moderator
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    I'd recommend desktop, laptop is not supported (though it may work) for a lot of recent games and laptops are not generally upgradable ('cept for maybe RAM and HDD).
    My current (3 years old):
    i7 950 @ 3.07GHz
    6GB DDR @ 1333GHz
    GTX460 1GB
    2x 1TB HDD
    Generic on board sound (Realtek)
    So far it's played everything I've thrown at it but it's getting close to needing a new GPU and some more RAM, and maybe a SSD (solid state drive).
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    Definitely go desktop and not laptop unless you really need the portability but even then I would say buy a tablet for anything you need to do on the move. Not much point getting an i7 if you are just gaming save some cash and buy an i5 and put the money saved towards a better graphics card. Also trying to future proof your pc is a fools game as its impossible what may be powerful and overpriced now will look silly in 12 months. The answer is to just buy the best you can afford at the time, pretty simple.
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    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    Intel Core i7-4770-3.5GHz
    Corsair Vengeance 16GB
    Geforce GTX 760 2GB
    2TB Hard-Drives, I might update the hard drive too a SSD


    OP: I think you might need to update the system.
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    get more, get better

    I would highly recommend a desktop, self-built or kit. A laptop's graphics and CPU can never keep up with what you can upgrade a desktop to, at least in the same generation of machines. Get at least 16 GB RAM and do not skimp on the hard drive. The hard drive will likely be the single biggest bottleneck in your system, and your system will only be as fast as the slowest sub-system. Think Windows Experience Scores in Win 7... if you do not have an SSD, your gaming will suffer, even if it's only a 128 GB SSD.

    I realize the problems this poses with game installations routinely hitting 20 or even 50 GB but remember even the crappiest SSD is faster than the best HDD, so try to find the largest SSD you can on sale for as cheap as possible, AS LONG AS it has at least a 3 yr and preferably a 5 yr manufacturer's warranty. So even if you buy a piece of crap, because it's larger, you can get a replacement if it dies (and obviously, keep backup images of the volume

    CPU: 6-core Xeon E5-1650v2 @ 3.5 GHz
    GPU: 2x AMD FirePro D700 6144 MB
    RAM: 32 GB Hynix 1867 MHz DDR3 ECC
    HDD: 1 TB Samsung SSD
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    CPU: 6-core Xeon E5-1650v2 @ 3.5 GHz
    GPU: 2x AMD FirePro D700 6144 MB
    RAM: 32 GB Hynix 1867 MHz DDR3 ECC
    HDD: 1 TB Samsung SSD

    ^^^ That looks like a great system.

    I recently ran the Windows Experience and the only thing that didn't hit the Max score was my Hard Drive.
    My next upgrade will be a 1 TB Samsung SSD.
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