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destroyer92400 Jun 22, 2015

how much would a decent PC cost that would be able to run Attila Total war, EU4, and Hearts of Iron 3? I'm a novice at this type of thing
⚸яѻɢɛʀ✞тɦǟȶ⛧ Jun 22, 2015

You should check the minimum and recommended system requirements for each game to start.
lordgarrett99 Jun 22, 2015

Minimum of $1,500 I think
lordgarrett99 Jun 22, 2015

That is if you use expensive parts
⚸яѻɢɛʀ✞тɦǟȶ⛧ Jun 22, 2015

lordgarrett99 wrote:
Minimum of $1,500 I think

I'm thinking more like a minimum of $700.
λⱢᘮÇλГD Jun 22, 2015

These two should be decent enough to run almost any games 👍 a better way to cut down on costs is to buy the parts and build them yourself

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/8983064.p?id=1219698448108&skuId=8983064

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-white-blue/5574058.p?id=1219143550894&skuId=5574058
Helixranger Jun 22, 2015

Cactusᵀᴸ wrote:
These two should be decent enough to run almost any games 👍 a better way to cut down on costs is to buy the parts and build them yourself

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/8983064.p?id=1219698448108&skuId=8983064

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-white-blue/5574058.p?id=1219143550894&skuId=5574058

Just don't ask how fast the processor is. Most of them have no damn clue.
U-571 Jun 22, 2015

reddit.com/r/buildapc has helpful threads too
λⱢᘮÇλГD Jun 22, 2015

Helixranger wrote:
Cactusᵀᴸ wrote:
These two should be decent enough to run almost any games 👍 a better way to cut down on costs is to buy the parts and build them yourself

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/8983064.p?id=1219698448108&skuId=8983064

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-white-blue/5574058.p?id=1219143550894&skuId=5574058

Just don't ask how fast the processor is. Most of them have no damn clue.
Go with an i5 processor. Less expensive and there is minimal performance difference between a gaming PC with an i7 rather than a gaming PC with an i5
ꅔꉻꐪ꒩ᵀᴸ Jun 22, 2015

Cactusᵀᴸ wrote:
Helixranger wrote:
Cactusᵀᴸ wrote:
These two should be decent enough to run almost any games 👍 a better way to cut down on costs is to buy the parts and build them yourself

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/8983064.p?id=1219698448108&skuId=8983064

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-white-blue/5574058.p?id=1219143550894&skuId=5574058

Just don't ask how fast the processor is. Most of them have no damn clue.
Go with an i5 processor. Less expensive and there is minimal performance difference between a gaming PC with an i7 rather than a gaming PC with an i5
Unless you plan on livestreaming of course. Then you go with the i7 and never look back.
ᏟᏲᏋᏊᎥᎬ🐻ᵑᵒᵐᵅᵈ༤ Jun 22, 2015

Roger That wrote:
lordgarrett99 wrote:
Minimum of $1,500 I think

I'm thinking more like a minimum of $700.
I think he means the minimum of the parts that aren't total shit. Lol
ꅔꉻꐪ꒩ᵀᴸ Jun 22, 2015

ᏟᏲᏋᏊᎥᎬ🐻ᵑᵒᵐᵅᵈ༤ wrote:
Roger That wrote:
lordgarrett99 wrote:
Minimum of $1,500 I think

I'm thinking more like a minimum of $700.
I think he means the minimum of the parts that aren't total shit. Lol
Built mine three years ago for $500 and current gen games still run on mid-high, lol. Never had any issues before.
⚸яѻɢɛʀ✞тɦǟȶ⛧ Jun 22, 2015

ꅔꉻꐪ꒩ᵀᴸ wrote:
ᏟᏲᏋᏊᎥᎬ🐻ᵑᵒᵐᵅᵈ༤ wrote:
Roger That wrote:
lordgarrett99 wrote:
Minimum of $1,500 I think

I'm thinking more like a minimum of $700.
I think he means the minimum of the parts that aren't total shit. Lol
Built mine three years ago for $500 and current gen games still run on mid-high, lol. Never had any issues before.
$725 is the minimum build on this post from May. It's not shit. If you can reuse any peripherals or PSU for example, it's a solid budget computer. I didn't say run every game on high.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/4875-Darkmoon-Faire-Races-Blue-Tweets-Setup-of-the-Month-Heroes-of-the-Dorm

Lots of sites with publicly viewable builds that let you customize everything. Do your research before you buy anything.
⚸яѻɢɛʀ✞тɦǟȶ⛧ Jun 22, 2015

*** If you can reuse any peripherals or PSU for example, it's even cheaper. It's a solid budget computer. I didn't say run every game on high. I said minimum $700, and I was right on target.
steveboy777 Jun 22, 2015

Check the site cyberpowered and you can have a custom one built, that's what I did cost me £700 for a pretty good PC
16 gigs RAM, R9 280 GPU, Intel i3 4360(I think)
რơͣɳͩʂͩţęȓơưş™ Jun 22, 2015

destroyer92400 wrote:
how much would a decent PC cost that would be able to run Attila Total war, EU4, and Hearts of Iron 3? I'm a novice at this type of thing

Gad damn! EU4? Thought noone played that. No idea for pc, but the game is excellent.
lordgarrett99 Jun 23, 2015

Cheap PC idea:

Processor: Intel Xeon X5550 Processor 2.66 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366: $27.56- $8.63 shipping

Motherboard:
Gigabyte AMD FM2+ A68H SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX ATX DDR3 2133 NA Motherboards GA-F2A68HM-H: $40- free shipping

Storage:
1TB 3.5" Hard Drive for eMachines E4086 Desktop PC HDD Computer - Certified 2 Year Warranty from HDGeeks: $40-$5 shipping

Graphics card:
Emulex LightPulse LPe11000-E 4GB PCI-X 266MHz HBA LPE11000E: $12-$6 shipping

Memory:
Corsair Vengeance Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10R): $110- free shipping

Case:
Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case FBM-01: $30-free shipping

Audio card:
ASUS XONAR DG Headphone Amp & PCI 5.1 Audio Card: $26.36- free shipping

Power box:
Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX600)
$57.59- free shipping

Cooling fan:
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2): $31.24- free shipping

Total:$376.75
lordgarrett99 Jun 23, 2015

This is all off amazon, I might use this build with the spare monitor in my room
steveboy777 Jun 23, 2015

Need to add Windoes on to that though can cost like £70 so that's what $130 or so? Depending on what version you get.

The site I mentioned is great they give you a basic build and then you can add or take away whatever you want to it and it adjusts the pirce evey time you do.