i'm trying to figure out how much $$ i should sink into a new computer.
requirements: to be able to play dark souls II on max settings smoothly
depends how you want to set it up really.
If I were building a decent gaming computer I'd want to set up a ssd for hdd caching, and probably even OC it, along with a great video card.
Now if I want to do budget, I'd just see the recommended specs and then go for the best price/performance above that, which is about what I have right now.
3570k, 32gb of ram, had a 550ti now a 660.
I'm thinking about swapping the intel ssd I have to the crucial ssd I got back from crucial as my m4 died, so got a V4.