re: Considering moving to the Master Race: What are the essentials for a beginner

Building your own is easier than you think. Besides, it's cheaper overall and you don't get bloat parts. Figure out your budget, and we can take it from there. Biggest thing to figure out is what kind of games you plan to play and at what resolution and frame rate you want to play them.

I use a wired xbox 360 controller for games like the witcher, dark souls, monster hunter...mostly 3rd person action. Everything else is kb/m.