Gaming PC Recommendation

[See Mi Yah]

First of all, please excuse my starting a new thread for a single question but I couldn't find anywhere else to shoehorn it into.

I'm looking to buy my first gaming PC. I know I'll save myself a lot of money if I trace the components and build it myself but that's not going it happen. In fact it's the sole reason I've left it this long.

Anyway, my spin on this age old question is that the PS5 will be my gaming platform of choice for big budget AAA stuff and that the PC will be primarily for CRPGs and indie stuff like Noita and Norco.

I don't need a big beefy PC. At the same time if increasing my budget by a couple of hundred quid got my a significantly better experience then that's worth doing.

I'm thinking maybe £1K (I have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset). What will that get me off the shelf?

(I know there's a million budget PC articles online but they're not written by your good selves! )

What you think?

Many thanks.

[Alex79]

I might not know much about gaming PCs, but I do know you don't need anything like a grand to build something to play Indies and CRPGs on. Especially if you don't need any of the accessories. I might even consider getting a gaming laptop if you're looking to spend that much.

[See Mi Yah]

Cool. Yeah, a grand is likely overkill for indie stuff but I guess 'CRPG' is a wide spectrum with stuff like Baldur's Gate 3 on the horizon. But that's good to know. I'm just so clueless about computers. I bought some stuff on Steam recently that my laptop should run but ultimately it really, really struggled.

[raisinbman]

if you've got the PS5 for gaming, you're pretty much set. With Nvidia(shield?), gamepass/xcloud streaming, and steamdeck, just having a PC will let you access much of the gaming landscape. My rig from 2009 is still serving me well with minimal upgrades(besides one very lucky acquisition from a grateful repair shop owner).

Going 'low end' will also help you avoid the drama around the top end video cards(which would've affected your wallet!)

Personally I'd say avoid alienware. I know you said you're against building your PC, but there's even places that'll build it for you if you supply the parts.

I tend to go off CNET for recommendations if I'm 100% clueless.

Going off of r/pcmasterrace (the name is shit, but stay with me), this might be a good yardstick to go by: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/builds

Also, another useful PC gaming site: https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

Just off some quick searches: https://www.pcgamer.com/memorial-day-pc-gaming-deals/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/best-gaming-pc/, seems like the "HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop " is in your price range and recommended by critics.

[See Mi Yah]

if you've got the PS5 for gaming, you're pretty much set. With Nvidia(shield?), gamepass/xcloud streaming, and steamdeck, just having a PC will let you access much of the gaming landscape. My rig from 2009 is still serving me well with minimal upgrades(besides one very lucky acquisition from a grateful repair shop owner).

Going 'low end' will also help you avoid the drama around the top end video cards(which would've affected your wallet!)

Personally I'd say avoid alienware. I know you said you're against building your PC, but there's even places that'll build it for you if you supply the parts.

I tend to go off CNET for recommendations if I'm 100% clueless.

Going off of r/pcmasterrace (the name is shit, but stay with me), this might be a good yardstick to go by: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/builds

Also, another useful PC gaming site: https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

Just off some quick searches: https://www.pcgamer.com/memorial-day-pc-gaming-deals/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/best-gaming-pc/, seems like the "HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop " is in your price range and recommended by critics.

Brilliant, thank you!