A friend of mine recently bought Sim City, and found out he couldn't even play at minimum settings without lag. Then he chose Most Wanted as a Sim City server trouble reward thing from EA just to find out it was unplayable.
What he want is a PC that can run these games + BF3 (Which he is planning to buy) and games like this that will be released in the future (at least 4 years).
Thanks :)
In the next four years, with a new console being released soon by Sony, I think it's hard to get a computer which will last that long. You might want to aim for a medium to high end GPU anyway.
What I would advise is to purchase a budget (not shit) computer with everything able to run the games today, and then upgrade the GPU down the line in 2 years or so. If you've got a computer with enough RAM (4GB would probably do) and CPU power (I think a new Intel I5 will be plentyful).
It's a shame that he need a new computer right now, as above sort of stated the level of computer tech will increase (more than it has done in the past years) in the coming 1-2 year. I'm guessing that the optimal time to buy a new computer will be about 6-8 months from now.
If he need to buy one now I would recommend buying a good 4 or 6 thread CPU and SSD and get a cheap GPU. He'll be able to play the games he wants out now with okay graphics, and he'll save money, with those saved money he'll be able to buy a new GPU when it's a better time for it (much like above stated).
How would a HD 4000 run bf3?
[QUOTE=xmariusx;40038908]How would a HD 4000 run bf3?[/QUOTE]
Here you go. One of the best tools for computer builders: [url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2[/url]
[QUOTE=xmariusx;40038908]How would a HD 4000 run bf3?[/QUOTE]
HD 4000 series? My HD 4670 runs it on low-medium settings just fine, but if you're gonna go 4000 series go 4890 at least.
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[QUOTE=Violet Petals;40038960]Here you go. One of the best tools for computer builders: [url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2[/url][/QUOTE]
Why are you posting something about a CPU benchmark?
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;40039663]HD 4000 series? My HD 4670 runs it on low-medium settings just fine, but if you're gonna go 4000 series go 4890 at least.
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Why are you posting something about a CPU benchmark?[/QUOTE]
because you can click gpu and it'll do gpu benchmarks..?
[QUOTE=HolyCrapAWalrus;40040346]because you can click gpu and it'll do gpu benchmarks..?[/QUOTE]
To play Devil's Avocado (yeah stolen joke I know), he could've just linked directly to it (or just to [url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench[/url] but that'd take you to the CPU section anyway): [url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU12/[/url] or [url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU11/[/url]
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;40039663]HD 4000 series? My HD 4670 runs it on low-medium settings just fine, but if you're gonna go 4000 series go 4890 at least.
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The hd4000 is intels integrated gpu. It has nothing todo with an amd 4670 full size gpu.
Also why the hell are you reccomending a horribly outdated 4890.
OP:
For around 500 to 600 you can get a pc that can play any current game on med/high.
You are looking at:
CPU: Intel i3-3220,
MOBO: H77 or 68 chipset
GPU: AMD 7770 or 7850.
HDD: WD black 1tb.
RAM: 8GB ddr3.
PSU: Corsair/seasonic 400+ watts.
Case: Whatever.
What about Z77 and Z78?
Z77 is by far the most common, and I guess z78 will get an 4.generation intel CPU upgrade like p68 did with 3.generation?
[QUOTE=xmariusx;40044283]What about Z77 and Z78?
Z77 is by far the most common, and I guess z78 will get an 4.generation intel CPU upgrade like p68 did with 3.generation?[/QUOTE]
What is the point in getting a mobo that supports overclocking, ssd caching and tripple sli if you are not going to use it?
Z78 doesnt exist yet. (if ever)
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I mistake z68 for z78
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