Help me pick my first gaming Pc

[Gabo864]

Hey everyone,

So I’ve never been big on gaming, but I got hooked on playing Fortnite, especially because my nephews also play it and it’s become more of a bonding time for us. I currently play on my Mac Studio using a gaming streaming service, but of course the quality is bad and I don’t own any PCs.

At work we have a benefit which is we get 60% discount on any laptop or desktop PC. We don’t get anything for Apple products so that’s why I’m just now finding out about this. The downside is that we can only order from either the HP website or Dell and they will offer the discount on purchases up to $2000.00 and I don’t pay sales tax either. So could you please help me finding a good system to purchase?

I’m including links to both HP and Dell. I want a system that will run Fortnite smooth and if possible be able to run it at 120fps

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/slp/hp-gaming/desktops

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/gaming-and-games/sr/game-desktops?sortBy=price-ascending

Thank you

 

[SeymourGore]

You know, I feel dirty saying this, but if you're looking at just playing Fortnite smooth and at 120fps, you might be better off with a PS5 or Xbox Series X.

Both consoles offer 120fps modes and KBM (if that's your thing). They're also both a lot cheaper than a gaming PC.

 

[Axman]

This one is on sale: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/des.../alienware-aurora-r15-amd-desktop/wdr15amd70h

You should favor PCs with AMD processors. Right now Nvidia commands the most market share, AMD video cards are more for home builders.

 

[pendragon1]

dude, youre getting a dell!

 

[Dopamin3]

This one is on sale: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/des.../alienware-aurora-r15-amd-desktop/wdr15amd70h

You should favor PCs with AMD processors. Right now Nvidia commands the most market share, AMD video cards are more for home builders.

I'll double down on suggesting this as the one to get. With 60% off and no sales tax you're looking at $740 for a 7900X / 32GB RAM / 2TB NVME / RTX 4070. That's quite the deal and will handle Fortnite and whatever else no problem.

 

[Axman]

A $2,500 gaming PC for ~$900 is pretty hard to pass up...

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/des...rationid=b72b7230-58c0-4a5d-b8e3-aafedce2f496

ETA if you can squeeze in the Ryzen 9 7950 it comes out to $1999. Even better and basically future-proof for the next eh, four-five years.

 

[pendragon1]

I'll double down on suggesting this as the one to get. With 60% off and no sales tax you're looking at $740 for a 7900X / 32GB RAM / 2TB NVME / RTX 4070. That's quite the deal and will handle Fortnite and whatever else no problem.

yeah that one is like buying the ram and gpu and getting everything else thrown in, insane deal!