I bought a PC (Patreon)

So, I decided to dip into the Patreon coffers last month to finally get something I've been meaning to buy... a PC.

Yeah, yeah, I know. Console peasant and all that. I used to be a PC gamer back in the day, when they had much better picture quality than consoles, and exclusives I really liked. But I fell out of love with PCs and Windows a few years back and switched to an iMac. 

That's done me well, and I'll still be using it for making videos, but I definitely needed a rig (do we still call them rigs?) for playing games for the channel. Event[0] ran like dog-ass on my Mac, for example. 

So I got a PC. Now, loads more games will be 60 FPS, picture quality will be improved overall, older games will look super sharp, and I can cover more stuff. Oh, and people will (hopefully) stop moaning about controllers and consoles in the YouTube comments.

One thing I really like is that I can capture footage from it onto my Mac, exactly like I do for console games. So, the image above is showing the PC being captured in my Elgato software on the Mac. 

That's awesome for a speedy workflow, puts zero strain on the system while gaming, and I can check it's recording properly on the Mac monitor while playing the PC game on my TV. 

If you're interested, the specs are:

• An i5 processor.
• A GTX 1070 graphics doodad.
• A big ass cooler that almost sticks out the case.
• 16GB of RAM.
• What else do you need?
• Oh yes, a motherboard signed by noted e-thlete Fatal1ty
• A chunky power supply.

For now I'm using my TV as a screen, but might buy a monitor down the line.

Anyway. Next video is coming along okay. Just beating the script into shape. Haven't started Psychonauts yet as I was waiting for the PC bits to turn up! And I need to start thinking about the second vid for Feb.

Byeeeee.