Guide to pick the best components for a solid cheap gaming computer. The important components are the raw power, i.e., CPU and RAM available to run the game ( and lots of mods ) smoothly, which aren't too costly at all. A lot of the pointless post processing graphical effects don't serve any purpose to the gameplay experience whatsoever, which requires a powerful and costly GPU to support. Graphical fidelity is not important for every PC gamer, unlike the console players who often cry about it. So, saying something to the extent that 'minimum' price tag would be 1000-1200 dollars is clearly false because such a price tag often applies to pre-built / branded gaming systems, not allowing you to customize the components in order to freely build the system from hand picked, most affordable, and smart choices suitable to an individual tastes.
That's a misconception being spread about PC gaming that one needs to pay such high prices, which is not a norm but an exception. ^Well, you're looking at a minimum of a $1000-1200 price tag if want a pc that can run GTA V worth a damn, so it's not too hard to understand why people stick to the consoles.
