Posted By: ergggo
Choosing a quiet desktop PC for adventure gaming - 11/01/20 05:55 PM
Although there are still many adventure games that I have not yet played or that are coming out that my laptop (with integrated graphics) can handle, there seems to be more adventure games coming out that require a graphics card. Beyond a Steel Sky and Syberia 4 are just a couple of games that I'd like to play but which my laptop won't be able to handle. I've looked into quiet laptops for a while and it seems like those two terms don't go together: while some may be quiet with light computing loads, if the graphics become intense the heat and/or fan noise will have to increase, and I refuse to wear headphones while gaming to keep out the noise of screaming fans.
I am resigned to getting a quiet desktop computer designed to be quiet. The extra room available inside a desktop computer gives plenty of room for fans to circulate air to all components and more efficiently and quietly cool them off. Does anyone have suggestions on a quiet desktop computer to get? I also wonder if a GeForce GTX1650 or 1660 would be sufficient to handle new adventure games over the next few years, or if I should get a more powerful graphics card? I don't do any other type of gaming. I'm hoping I can forego the monitor and just use an HDMI output to my TV. I'll just keep using my laptop for non-gaming use. I'd like to spend less than $1200 but could go a bit higher if the machine would last for a few years. Do people tend to upgrade graphics cards, or does the entire PC become out of date before one might consider upgrading the graphics card? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.
I am resigned to getting a quiet desktop computer designed to be quiet. The extra room available inside a desktop computer gives plenty of room for fans to circulate air to all components and more efficiently and quietly cool them off. Does anyone have suggestions on a quiet desktop computer to get? I also wonder if a GeForce GTX1650 or 1660 would be sufficient to handle new adventure games over the next few years, or if I should get a more powerful graphics card? I don't do any other type of gaming. I'm hoping I can forego the monitor and just use an HDMI output to my TV. I'll just keep using my laptop for non-gaming use. I'd like to spend less than $1200 but could go a bit higher if the machine would last for a few years. Do people tend to upgrade graphics cards, or does the entire PC become out of date before one might consider upgrading the graphics card? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.