So far in my life I have played ownly on Xbox and i want to try getting a pc mainly for mods do you have any tips. Thank you.
Make sure you pick hardware capable of running the games you wish to play.
And most importantly, have fun.
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> So far in my life I have played ownly on Xbox and i want to try getting a pc mainly for mods do you have any tips. Thank you.
Keep a console controller. A mainly still play on Xbox, but from what little I have done on PC, some games still feel better with a controller.
Well, you do you, i think getting a pc would be a good investment saying as the entire halo series will soon be on it
Getting a PC will be far more cost effective for schooling/work as well so get specs that allow you to use it for many purposes.
It’s all about your budget, but PC gaming is great
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> So far in my life I have played ownly on Xbox and i want to try getting a pc mainly for mods do you have any tips. Thank you.
Establish your goal in terms of desired performance and/or experience before you begin shopping for prebuilds or if you intend on building from components. Gaming PCs have different tiers in terms of price based on desired graphics and/or usage (like work or play). They can range from The ballpark of $300ish to well over $1.5k completely based on what you desire.
Fortunately, if you just want a PC for the Halo trilogy you can basically max out 4K MCC with a modern day combination of what was the FX-6350 (six-core from 2013) and a GTX 770 by using a Ryzen 3 3300X (four core-eight thread just released a couple months ago) and a GTX 1050ti. Just make sure you get 8 gigs of ram.
3300x runs about $110 and a GTX 1050ti runs about $155. 8 GB of DDR4 ram is about $35. The money you will end up paying with be significantly higher than the actual price of parts by buying a prebuilt and in many cases you actually could get better hardware for the same price as what you’d pay for a prebuilt.
Get a nice CPU as a platform for the system, GPUs can be upgraded easily and most games will be GPU limited (CPU upgrade may require new mobo, etc). A CPU that can be overclocked so extra performance can be squeezed out of it later in it’s life is something I prefer from experience with my systems. SSD or NVME storage is a must, don’t bother with HDDs. Don’t skimp on the PSU in terms of quality (research how many watts you’ll need).
High end PC gaming consistently represents the most cutting edge in graphics and performance, and that isn’t likely to change any time soon (new consoles usually compete with mid to high middle tier contemporary PC hardware and are always optimized very well, but in terms of raw power, they don’t match the highest grade PC equipment available at the time of their release, and they’re usually outpaced by even “standard” grade PC hardware within the course of a handful of years)
However, consoles represent the best cost to performance value and have for a long time, now. PC’s require dramatically more work, knowledge, and attention from the user in terms of optimizing their experiences, (often on a game-by-game basis), while consoles offload the responsibility of optimization on the devs and platforms themselves, requiring very little from the end-user in terms of tweaking the experience.
End of the day, PC will be the option that affords the highest performance and graphical ceiling for you- if you’re willing to spend the time and money involved in maintaining a current, powerful system. That can be pretty expensive, though. If you prioritize having the highest fidelity experience, consoles can’t and won’t compete with what the best PC’s can do.
However, you likely won’t be able to build (let alone buy pre-built) a PC that is competitive with the specs of the Series X for the price (almost certainly, although we’ll have to wait on confirmation on price before saying for sure. Suffice it to say that if the Series X comes in under $800-$1000 USD, it’ll be a great value against comparatively spec’d PC rigs.) Devs will work around you to provide very playable experiences catered to your specific hardware when you play on console, too, instead of writing you off to sort out performance on your own while optimizing their games for a completely different audience as often happens on PC’s (hence the infamous reputation of countless terrible PC ports over the years).
Just trade offs to consider. At the end of the day, I’m a console guy because I think keeping a high-end PC is expensive and a lot of time and effort. I prefer to be more casual and accept that I’m not getting the best possible fidelity out of the games I play. I appreciate the value and convenience that consoles represent over the customization and Uber-fidelity that PC’s can provide. That’s just a personal preference, though, and if you suspect you might feel the opposite way, going PC is an awesome move. It also means you’ll be able to play a ton of games that aren’t -and will never be- available on Xbox (New ones like Horizon Zero Dawn and very, very old classics alike).
Earlier this year I made the leap from console to PC and love it. For me it was expensive but so worth it. Between most games coming out on PC and cross platform support it’s been a great investment. I still use my Xbox controller though i hope to get better with the mouse and keyboard eventually.
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> So far in my life I have played ownly on Xbox and i want to try getting a pc mainly for mods do you have any tips. Thank you.
If you want to do modding purchase the Steam version of the game! To mod stuff you’ll need access to the game’s files. I own the Steam version of the game, but I have talked to others on the forums who have the MS Store version. The MS Store version installs to the “Windowsapps” folder, which if you are not familiar with how Windows Store apps work, you have pretty much no permissions to that folder and modding would be difficult. You can use your Xbox One controller on PC. If you like going wireless, make sure the PC you get has bluetooth and your Xbox One controller supports bluetooth. If not, you can connect the controller with a micro usb cable- but beware! The Xbox One controller likes to break micro usb cables over time, so be ready for the possibility of having to replace your cable every year or two. Adjusting to keyboard and mouse can be really strange and take awhile.
Halo 2 Anniversary (campaign; remastered graphics) so far seems to be the most demanding game in MCC. If you can run H2A then I would say you can run all of the other games in MCC. I would say target your hardware to run H2A (campaign; remastered graphics). I would not recommend my computer. I have an FX 6300 and a 970. I can’t really run H2A in remastered graphics and because if the issues surrounding that coop tends to be very unstable for me in H2A.
I think you’ll enjoy playing on PC. You don’t have to pay for an Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online.
Pcpartpicker is your best friend. It will tell you if parts are compatible and help you make a build.
OP, if you still haven’t bought your PC, and do not urgently require one, I strongly suggest you to hold off until AMD Ryzen 4000 desktop CPUs and Nvidia RTX 3000 GPUs arrive later this year and see how those new parts turn out. By waiting a few more months you will be able to either get a more future-proof PC striaght away or scoop current-gen hardware at a better price. For product reviews, I strongly recommend checking out places like anandtech.com and Youtube channel Hardware Unboxed. If you’re looking for laptops with RTX GPUs, be sure to inspect closer as mobile RTX GPUs now come in all sorts of configurations and even GPUs under the the same name such as “RTX 2060” (for example) may perform quite differently as the result. If you want to build a PC yourself, thoroughly research online tutorials first and watch out for details like what motherboard form factors your case supports, the height (thickness) of your GPU, does your CPU come with a cooler in the box, what power sources fits you best etc. and make sure you use your tools safely and correctly.
Just do your research and big youtube youtube channels like Linus Tech Tips or some smaller creators can sometimes give advice which can save your money
Make sure you have the right hardware. A good monitor too. Enjoy!