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May 19 2019 09:14am
Quote (Furdtarmer @ May 19 2019 04:13pm)
whats the difference? I understand trading is quicker but what else?


Only loading times
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May 19 2019 11:15am
So pretty much any i5 and 8GB Ram with a dedicated graphics card that was made in the last 2 years and a solid state drive and you’re good to go.


SSD helps with loading screen and things of that nature, which really is a big quality of life improvement.
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May 19 2019 12:58pm
Quote (Lasagnacat @ May 19 2019 11:14am)
Only loading times


Yea totally worth the $$$.

If it improved party play it would be worth it. Or ya know, literally anything other than just loading times. People impatient af I tell ya.
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May 19 2019 02:30pm
Quote (Lasagnacat @ May 19 2019 09:14am)
Only loading times


load times, mass amounts of things on screen, syndicate. honestly though spend the 25-30 and get the SSD, you will regret the HDD
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May 19 2019 03:39pm
Build it yourself...it's easy af if you have half a brain.. save a shit ton aswell B)
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May 19 2019 04:02pm
Quote (Furdtarmer @ May 19 2019 08:13am)
whats the difference? I understand trading is quicker but what else?


everything on your pc will load faster

EVERYTHING
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Quote (DaTz @ May 19 2019 10:39pm)
Build it yourself...it's easy af if you have half a brain.. save a shit ton aswell B)


Well I blew up my last PC.

External HDD connector broke and i tried fixing it. Put usb plug in. and pc shut off. I guess too much power idk. Im a noob when it comes too hardware
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Quote (Lasagnacat @ May 20 2019 12:05am)
Well I blew up my last PC.

External HDD connector broke and i tried fixing it. Put usb plug in. and pc shut off. I guess too much power idk. Im a noob when it comes too hardware


i once put a DDR3 ram into a DDR1 slot and then turned the computer on :mellow: there was some smoke and it died :cry: that ram cost more than the entire computer :cry:
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Quote (Lasagnacat @ May 19 2019 03:05pm)
Well I blew up my last PC.

External HDD connector broke and i tried fixing it. Put usb plug in. and pc shut off. I guess too much power idk. Im a noob when it comes too hardware


Once you're serious about getting a new PC pm me i'll point you in the direction you need.

Custom PC always better but if you're unwilling to do that I can shoot you a list of prebuilts that will work just fine
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May 19 2019 04:38pm
In 2019 SSDs finally became cheap enough to be viable for almost any/all build regardless, and the fact that PoE is such a large game with many loading screens, its a no brainer. You probably shouldnt get a 2nd HDD for large storage either anymore from a cost effectiveness pov, except in niche cases. Go for a samsung 500 or 1000 gb, cant go wrong. For PoE, id say get the m.2 variant, even.

SSD will affect other aspects outside loading screens aswell, but yeah its mainly what it will improve.

Get atleast 16gb ram imo, dont go short with 8. Ram is good for when you will have 20 tabs in your browser, spotify, trade macro, pob etc up (which u will in Path of alt tab xd).

Any mediocre mid budget gfx card will work. Get good enough cooling options (some facture models come with decent enough by default, save some $ already usually). Most modern cpu will work, too. If you go intel youll spend x $ on cooling, where as AMD ones are acceotable out of the box usually. Amd is the cheaper brand per power gain, but is left behind still by intel in pure gaming performance (except the rare case) due to stronger single core. And poe is abit clunky and would gain from intel, but on a budget id still reccomend amd. Something like the 2600!

Note that these are just a rookies opinion, based on reading reviews and own (limited) experience, not based on actual technical skill or understanding. But should be good enough advice i guess.
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