Sup Forums I need some assistance with pic related.
I have around US$600 in my power (slightly irrelevant, I don't live in the US and price rates here are a bit higher) and I need to pick a new computer. I'm a software developer, but I would also love it if the computer was able to run heavy games, most namely Cities: Skylines.
This game is way too heavy for most laptops, and no laptop will run it for $600. Moreover gaming laptops are expensive, and I'm better off buying a desktop. Here's the catch: I need the mobility because I will end up in a situation where I will be moving a lot. So, I either buy a not-so-decent laptop or a very decent desktop.
I was thinking, why not both? I could buy a development laptop and install Linux in it, and way later a gaming desktop with Windows once I have the cash to buy it. But then I could just save the money that would buy me a gaming desktop and just buy a gaming laptop, which will end up not being as good as a gaming desktop for that amount.
Okay that's a bit over my budget, but let me see if I can assemble the same thing here with the same budget.
I will get back to you.
Kayden Adams
Save up for a bit Or go cheaper on parts as necessary 1 stick of 8gb ram without a heatspreader 8320 or so for CPU Cheaper case Etc
John Bailey
You can get a 1440x900 monitor for $10 at your local thrift store.
Kayden Anderson
>single channel memory ishiggydiggy dooo but ishyddt
Christopher Powell
It's not that big of a performance impact Gotta make sacrifices for poorfags user
Ryder Ortiz
A similar computer is costing a bit below 970.
I will see what I can do to reduce the price.
Isaiah Ward
While I'm making the build, can I really bring this sort of computer anywhere with me? I mean I know that it's less portable than a desktop PC but how comfortable is it to carry around?
Adam Morris
Okay it's done. I had to ... well, basically lower the entire specs of the computer for it to fit my budget.
How well will this run?
Video card: EVGA GT 710 Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 Screen: Samsung LS19F350HNLX/ZS Motherboard: MSI H81I RAM: Kingston KVR16R11D8/8 (1 x 8 GB | DIMM DDR3-1600 ECC) HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB Power Supply: EVGA 600B Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2
Will this work?
Cooper Cruz
That GPU might be just slightly faster then integrated graphics.
Zachary Wright
Er... Yes, you're right. I benchmarked it and figured it was awful. I have two options: buy a better graphics card at the risk of not having enough to pay it, or go for integrated graphics for now, buy everything else better, and get a graphics card later.
Mason Sullivan
Damn user you're getting shafted on prices. What country. I'll try to help out Same user that made you the first list, fell asleep last night. Definitely try to get 4704gb at minimum though
Asher Hall
You can also always her pretty decent deals second hand/used
Camden Walker
Without a graphics card you won't be playing anything. Don't spend the money without getting the whole package all at once. The 710 is garbage. There's no point getting 'half' a computer, since your situation will not have changed; you will still be unable to play the games you want, but your parts are growing old.
Evan Ramirez
Chile. What I posted are a bit above the $600 mark and I searched for the best prices in a website with similar functionalities.
I don't think that we can get it better.
At the risk of them failing?
>but your parts are growing old Okay this is true, computer parts grow old pretty quickly.
Maybe I really should save more...?
Angel Rogers
It's rare it'll fail, test it out if anything, ask for invoice etc to see how old it is. And then cut your budget on everything except the gpu. Cheaper case CPU etc. Just make sure you get 8gb ram and try to get a 4gb 470
Adrian Robinson
>cut your budget on everything except the gpu Wait really, even the processor?
Austin Jackson
Yes, for your purposes gpu is the most important option
Alexander White
Okay sorry for taking so long.
I made some few changes, and apparently, a Pentium G4500 processor with a Zotac GTX 1050 video card is the best I can come up with and even then that's slightly past my absolute maximum budget. I literally cannot afford that for a very small difference. And I had to lower myself to 4GB RAM.