If i were to invest in a gaming system what would folk recommend ?

Waaay back in the day i had a Sega Megadrive that was pretty decent but my children hogged it and eventually wore it out.

I've bought them other consoles since (Nintendo/Sega Saturn....something else that had a unit you had to connect to it via the cartridge slot 🤷🏼/X-Box/Playstations (numerous versions) but never got anything for myself 🙃

I had a thing at one time for the 'Strike' games (Desert Strike/Jungle Strike/Urban Strike etc) and also the 3D Puzzle stuff Kulaworld etc. and wonder at how all that might have been updated and enhanced since my playing days.

So if i were looking at buying an up to date system, what would folk recommend ?

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ElwoodBlues · M

If you decide to build a PC, these folks have pretty good advice.
https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-pc-builds-gaming

I've been helping my boys (& their friends) put together gaming PCs for several years; haven't done any recently though.

Monitor: 1440p (2560 x 1440), probably 144hz. That's kind of the sweet spot nowadays and doesn't demand too much of a modern graphics card. Your choice of monitor will determine your graphics card and CPU, so that'll decide most of the system.

The tomshardware.com $800 system looks pretty solid; that price does NOT include the monitor. BTW, you can run your 1440p monitor at 1080p for faster frame rates. Another way to get faster frame rates is to lower the graphics quality; say from 'ultra' to 'high.' Their $1000 system is, of course, better at 1440p if you demand 'ultra' settings.

Most graphics cards these days do ray-tracing for even better reflections and shadows. My kids say for the games they play ray-tracing doesn't matter; the default lighting is so good and ray-tracing slows down your frame rate a great deal. Still there may be a game you love that plays better with ray-tracing.