Rxanadu

Wanted to get an invite into the Giant Bomb Alliance. Been recently playing now, and it's pretty great.

Steam ID: Rxanadu

Congrats, Jeff!

Origin ID: Rxanadu

@ibarguengoytia: Just checked the prices recently, and it seems the prices fell significantly for the parts since when I made the reply. Minor concern, but some items don't have shipping rates listed. I'll just have to take those into consideration.

Just to make sure: this build could equal or rival the Potato Masher's results, correct? Either way, thank you so much for getting this build set up for me.

@ibarguengoytia: Thanks for the recommendation, but I'm still looking for something around the $300 - 350 price range stated previously.

Here's my own list (still over the range) for reference to what I tried to do on my own:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RJ82vK

I'm looking for a computer within the $300 - $350 range with same or higher specs presented in those Potato Masher videos so far (e.g. looking for Witcher 3 running at 30 fps on 1080p at high settings, runs GTA V at 60 fps on 1080p at the highest settings). Unfortunately, the parts for the Potato Masher are not as cheap as initially stated in the video introducing the rig right now. Here's a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZR-a35sxLg

Luckily, I've found a few builds for the same price or cheaper on YT and PC Part Picker which look to have similar parts comparable to the Potato Masher (PM) build, but I'm not sure about how they would run compared to the PM.

I also wanted to dabble around with some game recording to archive some moments in game design I liked in specific games for future reference. Note: I'm not looking to stream games, low- or high-end games included.

I have a TV I'm using for a makeshift monitor which runs up to 1080p, so I can generally run most games at a good framerate at that resolution based on the PM specs. I also have a basic keyboard and mouse for use in other games.

For reference, I'll post the PM parts here:

-Case: Cooler Master Wavemaster

-CPU: Intel i5 750

-Cooler: Arctic Silver 11 GT

-Motherboard: Asus P7H55

-Power: EVGA 430w

-Memory: 4gb OCZ DDR3

-HDD: 320gb Samsung Spinpoint

-GPU: MSI GTX 760

Below are some builds for similarly priced builds that I want to know are closed to the PM. All of the builds' prices have been vetted for: if they say "$300" or "$350" they are currently around that price. Some of these builds were initially advertized as costing $350, but the parts are currently dramatically lowered - some down to under $250! Some of the builds only use an AMD APU for all the grpahics processing, but I kept them on here just to get some feedback on them.

-$300 build 1

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MY4dVn

-$300 build 2

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ksvGZL

-$300 build 3

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xCP4kL

-$300 build 4

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v4MpkL

-$300 build 5

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tyK2cf

Which one should I get for a similar or better PM experience? I'll be buying them during the weekend to get started on the build some time next week.

Borderlands 2. It's a really great podcast-listening game. Also, guns that fire rockets.

I'm looking to play a game of Borderlands:The Pre-Sequel online w/ people, but I don't want a bunch of randos. I also wanted to speak with people using a headset to test out the headset when talking with others online.

Anyone here want to help me set up a game like that?

Steam username: Rxanadu

I've only played about 2-3 games that came out this year, but, thankfully, one of them was Contradiction. It's a close split between Jenks and Paul Rand. Both of those guys just chew through scenery like no one's business. Turing from Read Only Memories is a close second.

As for the games I 'watched,' I'd go for Chloe Price from Life Is Strange, mainly because she's played by Ashley Burch, who's quickly becoming a favorite VA of mine. I like Gortys from Tales from the Borderlands, but not as much as 'basically everyone.' That game's story works as an ensemble cast, and Gortys just happens to be a great addition to it.