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Any suggestions for a PC that reliably plays DBD?

JackOfTrades
JackOfTrades Member Posts: 462

All I ask is no more than 2,000$...is that possible? I don't know how to build a PC, so that option is off (if it was on in the first place.)

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  • KaijuMoose
    KaijuMoose Member Posts: 14

    Is that possible?

    Absolutely. $2000 would be a beast for this game tbh.

    I don't know how to build a PC

    It really is worth getting into. But if you're going the prebuilt route, you might have to pay a small premium (additional costs). I've had friends have positive experiences with the brand CyberPower (purely anecdotal). If you were still interested in building a PC, YouTube has a ton of guides as to how to build one (LTT, JayzTwoCents, BitWit, Gamer's Nexus, etc.) and PCPartPicker is an excellent tool. There are also forums to help you along your way. I really do recommend giving it a shot if you can.


    tl;dr, yes.

    Honestly, PC build/prebuilt suggestions are probably better on other forums.

  • Mandy
    Mandy Administrator, Dev, Community Manager Posts: 23,232

    It's definitely possible to build a solid PC for that price, and one that can be upgraded in the future etc - I try to future proof my PC;s as much as possible!

    If you're totally against building a PC on your own (and it's really not as hard as it seems, it's actually pretty easy, many youtube videos that show how etc) then there's a variety of places that will build for your specifications, so they're customisable for what you would want out of a PC. Ryzens tend to be a bit cheaper than Intel and honestly work just as well, I've switched over to Ryzen many years ago now and find them to be excellent especially with Adobe programmes (which are a pain to run sometimes).

    I would suggest making sure that you have a minimum of 16GB Ram in the build, because that's pretty much becoming standard now. A solid GPU, for gaming try to go for a 70 series on Nvidia cards, as those are much more capable than the lower versions. And a decent power supply - I'm so wary of these, and a lot of pre-builds (not the customisable ones) put in a very cheap PSU that's really not up to the job.

  • SekiSeki
    SekiSeki Member Posts: 516

    Highly recommend building it yourself, save money that way and you learn. It's really not hard at all, just takes a little time.

    Pick parts. Build your PC. Compare and share. - PCPartPicker

    If you are completely new, use that resource for picking parts and compatibility. GPU's are not as bad now than earlier this year so go for it.

  • SekiSeki
    SekiSeki Member Posts: 516

    I built mine earlier this year, when GPU's were dumb, for 1200 and I have everything I need, you do not need a full 2k for a great pc.

  • fogdonkey
    fogdonkey Member Posts: 1,567

    The question is: do you need to buy monitor, mouse, keyboard, headphones from that money?

  • JocelynAwakens
    JocelynAwakens Member, Administrator, Mod, Co-ordinator Posts: 1,671

    PCPartPicker has been invaluable in the last 3-4 PCs I have built, just wanted to come and second this. People already have pre-builts up or you can go for your own. Highly recommend this process!

  • SekiSeki
    SekiSeki Member Posts: 516

    Oh, you are a jack of trades so you should learn this process as well. Wouldn't want to falsely advertise now.

  • JackOfTrades
    JackOfTrades Member Posts: 462

    Thanks everyone!