What's the most important aspect of your PC?

[Oshino Shinobu]

What do you care about most when you build a PC? Is it a reliable storage solution? Fast data transfer and boot time? Maybe just the brute force of your GPU. 

 

Obviously you should balance your build so you're not putting a Core 2 Duo next to a Titan, but if you had to chose one individual aspect, what would it be? 

 

Personally, it's the look of my build. I care so much (probably a little too much) about the aesthetics. I bought a Sabertooth Z77 just for the looks and plan on getting either 2x EVGA 780s or Titans with the ACX cooler, mainly for the looks. Another one is my Corsair Dominator Platinums, they're not much better than other RAM, but they look so damn good. 

 

After looks, I'd have to go with the power of my GPU. I mainly use my PC for gaming, so that's important to me. 

[Wauthar]

For me it would be my GPU, since I use my rig mainly for games. (even though it is not really current gen anymore)

On the other hand, I got my Ducky in the mail a few days ago and I absolutely LOVE IT!

[VAITO]

Eyefinity display, I would slit my wrists before going back to a single monitor !

[Oshino Shinobu]

For me it would be my GPU, since I use my rig mainly for games. (even though it is not really current gen anymore)

On the other hand, I got my Ducky in the mail a few days ago and I absolutely LOVE IT!

Did you get the Shine 3? Just had a look at the Shine 3 Snake, it looks so nice. 

[DaftBehemoth]

As you said, every piece is important... but I have probably dumped more money into GPUs than anything else at the moment. Liquid cooled SLI 670's have treated me very well

[AustinTheIntern]

Acx titan? Where?

[Wauthar]

Did you get the Shine 3? Just had a look at the Shine 3 Snake, it looks so nice. 

Yup, the Shine 3 with MX Brown and blue LED.

I am considering making a review at some point. Interested?

[Cyberpunk177]

GPU+CPU high priority with storage speed and boot times least priority.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Yup, the Shine 3 with MX Brown and blue LED.

I am considering making a review at some point. Interested?

Definitely. I'm still looking at getting an MX Brown keyboard for typing, so I'd love to see what you think of it. It's not that small, but it looks so good that it doesn't matter. 

[techswede]

The most important bit for me is my cpu and motherboard.
As long as they work i can swap out the stuff around it when i feel like it.

[TechTheWorld]

My GPU. Indubitably. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

Acx titan? Where?

EVGA have an aftermarket ACX cooler for the Titan now. 

http://eu.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=100-FS-2790-B9&family=Accessories%20-%20Hardware&uc=EUR

[LAwLz]

I would have to say balance. All parts of my build cost about the same (CPU, monitor, GPU, case+PSU and so on). If I had to pick one, then it would be my NAS. If you count that as a single item then it's by far the most expensive computer item I got as well. If that doesn't count as a part of my computer then I'll have to say none, since downgrading any part of my build (except my case or PSU) would result in a much worse experience for me.

 

If you're talking about when I build a computer for someone else then it depends on what that person is going to use it for. If it's a gaming PC then of course I'll spend the most on the GPU since that's the most important for that task. I don't give a damn about looks though. For example when my sister asked me to build a PC for her I got her a good CPU and an SSD, then I just threw on an old graphics card I had lying around. Since she does mostly general stuff like web browsing, and next to no gaming that would give her a better expensive than a fast GPU.

When my brother asked me to build him a computer I got a mid range CPU and a slightly higher end GPU for him, and a mechanical HDD. Since he does a lot of gaming, the better GPU would benefit him more than fast boot time for example.

[RespawnCake]

GPU. Even low cpu+better gpu is much better than better cpu+low gpu

[TheMegajay1982]

The plug?

[threadysparrow]

Psu. I have seen computers built by people i know and almost every time they dont do the proper research in a psu. One of my friends' psu surged and fried his gpu. It was a used off brand psu with no protection. The psu imo is the most important part. A bad one can start a fire or even in very very super rare cases can electrocute and kill you. Think about it. If there is an exposed wire or capacitor, what will happen to your heart if the wall power + the stored power get to you?

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