What would be the better way to spend $600. A printrbot simple, or good gaming pc ( I don’t have my own pc yet). I would use my raspberry pi attached to the printer to print over the Internet.
You’re going to need a PC at some point to slice the models. The R-Pi is pretty underpowered for slicing.
Go with the PC, it opens up more opportunities. Get a 3D printer later, when you can afford it again.
Ok, thanks. I want both right now but ( as a kid) i can’t exactly afford both. Thanks!
I am definitely getting a 3d printer at some time.
In the mean time you can learn how to use OpenSCAD, Blender, or SolidWorks on your PC.
And also using octo-print you slice the models before sending them to the raspi. The raspi is very underpowered for that ( although mine is overclocked to 1 ghz.
I ready know how. I have multiple models sliced and ready to print for whenever I get a 3d printer. I just used my p
Families pc which is terribly slow.
Yep, as I told my son (who graduated high school this past weekend): Strive to keep your options open. A computer will provide you many more options than a 3D printer at this point.
@Derek_Wise you will need to re-slice once you get your printer to include the correct variables that your printer will support. I you a 200$ cheap celeron laptop to run my printer. you really don’t need a high end computer to do what you want. with $600 you could buy an inexpensive laptop and get a printerbot simple 2014 wood kit those only run $350. good luck
I’m not sure any PC in the $600 price range would be considered a good gaming PC. PC’s in that price range would be good for general browsing/office use, but wouldn’t have the kind of graphics cards for high end gaming. I’m a programmer but a gamer so I could be wrong.
sorry you are correct i missed the “gaming PC” altogether, and just assumed the PC was primarily to support the printer… with that said $600 will be a tight budget for a truly cutting edge full PC. but you did say the family already as a computer so get the 3d printer and us the family pc to drive it… good luck
@Steve_Prior I wouldn’t buy a pc, i would build my own. I already know how and know the amount of money it can save when you build your own pc.
this is a pc i would be building. I know the graphics care isnt great but is has a good cpu, motherboard and memory so i can upgrade more later http://pcpartpicker.com/user/derekiswise/saved/4mXh
I’d tend to bump up the memory to 16G and I assume you’ve already got keyboard/mouse/display and unless you’re planning to run Linux you don’t have an OS.
yes, at first i will run linux for general freedom. I may have my sister (who is at college) buy me a copy of window 8(windows isn’t my favorite os but is the best for the number of games) I may dual boot linux and windows (windows-games linux-general use) but I agree 16gb would be a good upgrade
here how about this http://pcpartpicker.com/user/derekiswise/saved/4Kne this is only slightly over and would be slightly faster
I’m not doing research on the individual components, but no red flags jump out at me. I’ve built plenty of machines in the past, but never with a gaming focus. These days I buy laptops for desktop machines and build server boxes.
your video card looks under-powered to me but that really depends on what you want to play. check out stats here
http://pcpartpicker.com/benchmarks/3dmark11/graphics-extreme/overall-list/
knowing what you want to play will lead you to the most affordable one for you. the cost on the harddrive is hard to beat but going with an SSD will change your world when it comes to windows and large game performance, between the two i would upgrade to SSD before upgrading ram. you can always add sticks for ram later but would have to complete re-buy the hard disk.
Thanks for the comments. The games I will be playing are not extremely graphically intensive. I may use a screen recorder and do some livestreaming. I want a PC that has a good speed for general use, can do video editing, and is upgrade able to make a great gaming rig. The graphics card is cheap but is better than integrated graphics and is not a hard upgrade. I will buy an ssd but don’t have the money currently. I will use a SATA- USB adapter to transfer the data after I install windows 8. I am hoping ssd’s will become cheaper soon but they are vital to a true gaming machine.
@Steve_Prior I have an older monitor that would work fine at first, as well as an optical, wired ps2 mouse and an ok mechanical keyboard.
When you say old monitor, does it have a DVI, Displayport, or HDMI input? Some video playback DRM these days will require this for HDCP copy protection.