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Getting ready for Witcher 3, but under 650 dollars...

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Hi!

 

I'm really looking forward to witcher 3, but there is no way in hell that my rig (that used to be respectable) could run this game.

So I wanna start fresh. From the absolute start!

 

Is there any way I could build a pc that can run this game at preferrably pretty high settings and at a playable framerate for under 650 dollars?

 

I couldn't think of a way, but I know that the forums combined wisdom is way better than my own.

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Also what do you consider as playable frame rates, everyone is different?

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Could you list the specs of your old rig so we could see what you could salvage from it?

Yeah I really wish I could, but it's an old "gaming" laptop that was respectable for a laptop, but still... It's a laptop. So no salvaging of a PSU, harddrive or anything like that. Sadly

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Could you list the specs of your old rig so we could see what you could salvage from it?

Yeah this, $650 is gonna be tough for a 100% new build. 

 

edit: ok with a laptop and having to go fully new. Try and get a used case for as cheap as possible. 

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Also what do you consider as playable frame rates, everyone is different?

Probably like over 30 fps

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Yeah this, $650 is gonna be tough for a 100% new build. 

Yeah, that's what I thought ://

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 




Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 


Total: $646.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-18 12:13 EDT-0400

 

 

NVIDIA claims that you need GTX 960 in order to run Witcher 3 on high settings but they are not saying at what FPS. Anyway, you should get minimum of 30FPS at HIGH and expect at least 60FPS on LOW or MEDIUM.

This is prety much as good as it gets in $650 range.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $646.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-18 12:13 EDT-0400
 
 
NVIDIA claims that you need GTX 960 in order to run Witcher 3 on high settings but they are not saying at what FPS. Anyway, you should get minimum of 30FPS at HIGH and expect at least 60FPS on LOW or MEDIUM.
This is prety much as good as it gets in $650 range.

 

That's a cool build! Thanks!

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Yeah if anyone can come up with more builds than that, feel free to post them!

 

It's so fun to see what you guys can come up with!

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($95.93 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($78.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $629.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-18 12:55 EDT-0400
 
Again somewhat similar although with an AMD cpu. Also note the Intel build above does not include a cpu cooler.
If you can't spare the extra $50 I'd go with this as the cpu is not as crucial for most games at the moment otherwise the built above would be suitable with the addition of a Hyper 212 Evo for cooling!
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($95.93 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($78.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $629.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-18 12:55 EDT-0400
 
Again somewhat similar although with an AMD cpu. Also note the Intel build above does not include a cpu cooler.
If you can't spare the extra $50 I'd go with this as the cpu is not as crucial for most games at the moment otherwise the built above would be suitable with the addition of a Hyper 212 Evo for cooling!

 

Yeah a CPU cooler is well cool. Bigger headroom for overclocking! Looks nice to!

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Take this 290!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.94 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $685.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-18 15:43 EDT-0400

A bit more but worth it

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Take this 290!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.94 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $685.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-18 15:43 EDT-0400

A bit more but worth it

Yeah I thought that going amd would be great to get "bang for the buck", but the 960 just seems so damn good for the price. The 290 is compelling though

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Yeah I thought that going amd would be great to get "bang for the buck", but the 960 just seems so damn good for the price. The 290 is compelling though

In the 960 is good for the price then the 290 is a free Lamborghini!

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The 960 is actually a rather poor deal when you have 280s selling for 150 bucks!

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($86.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $629.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-19 02:57 EDT-0400

Do not  as I  do, and  not  as I say. Instead do as you may..

 

HSS Revenir: CPU=i7 5960x @4.5GHz Heatsink=Corsair H100i MOBO=ROG Rampage 5 RAM=Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB @3000MHz SSD=Corsair Neutron GTX 480GB GPU=R9 295x2 PSU=Corsair AX1500i OS=Windows 7 Ultimate

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In the 960 is good for the price then the 290 is a free Lamborghini!

Haha perfect response! You might just have convinced me!

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