PC questions

I had 2 Xbox accounts and have stopped playing since the news consoles will not receive any further development but am completely ignorant as to PC gaming so -
1- what is the app cost of a PC capable of playing EDO to its full potential?
2- would such a PC be able to be connected to TV for use instead of a monitor?
3- would such a PC allow for EDO to be played using an Xbox controller?
I’m only interested in a PC if it’s not hugely expensive and I can continue to play from my armchair you see, thanks for any guidance
 
1 - Depends on where you live but it will not be cheap. I guess that also depends on how wealthy you are. I don't think Elon sweats about costs. But yeah, thanks to crypto mining graphics cards are stupid expensive rn

2 - Most TVs will accept HDMI input now and that is what most PCs output

3 - Windows being a MS product has native drivers for xbox controllers. Now, if you're doing linux....I think you can't quite replicate console bindings on PC tho, they do some funny business with the default controller bindings
 
1- what is the app cost of a PC capable of playing EDO to its full potential?
2- would such a PC be able to be connected to TV for use instead of a monitor?
3- would such a PC allow for EDO to be played using an Xbox controller?

1. What do you mean by full potential? You could build a PC that would be difficult for anything to decisively best, which could be expected to get at least 60fps anywhere at 1440p ultra (or 4k with some FSR), for about 2500 USD in the States. Cost would be higher than this in most non-Asian markets. GPU prices are falling rapidly, but are still elevated. Lower performance expectations would reduce cost accordingly.

2. Yes.

3. Yes.
 
Thanks for your replies, in the UK and building a PC is out of the question so would need to buy a gaming PC and by full potential I mean to be able to play EDO without and compromises on the speed and or graphics. ED is the only game I have ever played but if I do get a PC I would probably also play such as SC so the PC would need to play such as these at their optimum settings.
 
Thanks for your replies, in the UK and building a PC is out of the question so would need to buy a gaming PC and by full potential I mean to be able to play EDO without and compromises on the speed and or graphics. ED is the only game I have ever played but if I do get a PC I would probably also play such as SC so the PC would need to play such as these at their optimum settings.

Whoo, I don't think a PC exists that can play SC at full 60fps everywhere, even the best at some places gets down to towards single digit level depending on the location and the number of players on the server, there's no point in building a PC for a game that hasn't been released yet, build it to play ED well and it play SC passably most of the time!
 
I had 2 Xbox accounts and have stopped playing since the news consoles will not receive any further development but am completely ignorant as to PC gaming so -
1- what is the app cost of a PC capable of playing EDO to its full potential?
2- would such a PC be able to be connected to TV for use instead of a monitor?
3- would such a PC allow for EDO to be played using an Xbox controller?
I’m only interested in a PC if it’s not hugely expensive and I can continue to play from my armchair you see, thanks for any guidance
I've got a computer for Amazon Prime movies. It's connected to my telly and has an RTX3060 installed. It plays Elite Dangerous Odyssey no problem, although my telly is only 1080. And yes I use an XboxOne gamepad for that couch experience. I did make the gamepad more pleasant to use by adding a footswitch for a modifier key. It saves me having to play my controller like an ocarina

Be careful of VR. If you try it you may end up on the slippery slope of eternal upgrading
 
Yup....its deadly... Once try Vr you'll never go back. Unless your headsets crap.. get a g2 reverb
The HP Reverb G2 is just stunning. I recommend it to everyone. I'm hoping enough folks buy it so there'll be enough of a demand for someone to make direct-to-SteamVR drivers so we can get away from that godawful WMR starting space
 

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Thanks for your replies, in the UK and building a PC is out of the question so would need to buy a gaming PC and by full potential I mean to be able to play EDO without and compromises on the speed and or graphics. ED is the only game I have ever played but if I do get a PC I would probably also play such as SC so the PC would need to play such as these at their optimum settings.


You need to consider the resolution you want to play at. The difference in processing 1080p (full HD) graphics compared to 1440p (next increment) is quite big, not to mention 4k resolution.

The graphics cards are now very expensive, but if you only need one yo handle 1080p resolution, the cost will be quite dramatically reduced.

If you're buying a ready made PC pay attention to the quality of all of the parts, as shops will ALWAYS cut corners in ready made builds. The good thing is that you can still adjust them to your liking and they will build it for you.
 
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Hi,
I'm running E:D on:-
i5 4670 (3.4 GHz - overclocked to 4.2 GHz with liquid cooling)
Win 10 Home
16Gb RAM
nVidia RTX 2060 (basic model!)
Using 1920x1080 resolution and the upscaling options in the settings, I'm getting 40-50 fps in concourse, 60fpd in space (note:- i've limited the fps to60 fps to reduce the load on the GPU - it can go higher in empty space)
I used to have a older nVidia card, but this expired a couple of year's ago.
That would run E:D reasonably - but not at high/ultra resolutions and that's before surface interactions.

I bought my PC form a UK company - they will customise as you want (or as they recommend!)
It's lasted a good time now (apart from GPU) so build quality seems OK
Check out:-
https://www.chillblast.com/

Colin
 
It's probably best to tell us your budget and we'll find a build for you.

If you can make a normal Lego house, you can assemble a modern PC, they are literally all "plug slot a into hole b" and they have designed slot a to ONLY fit into slot b so that is the cheapest way to build something.

I understand that you might not be arxed to do that though (and if you're in Bristol I could do it for you)

So let us know:-

1. Budget
2. What sort of TV you have.

Number 1 is the biggest concern, number 2 tells us what sort of resolution you're aiming for.
 
If you can make a normal Lego house, you can assemble a modern PC, they are literally all "plug slot a into hole b" and they have designed slot a to ONLY fit into slot b so that is the cheapest way to build something.

This is true, but there are still a slew of possible mistakes that can be made, and a novice's ability to diagnose any issues is likely to be low. If one isn't look for a protracted and possibly expensive learning experience, I can see the advantages to a pre-built.
 
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