Posted October 18, 2015 Hola, I've been looking to build my first ever PC, and I've thrown together a little something. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hwwdRB Would this be able to run games like: *Garrys Mod *CS:GO *DayZ *Arma Also, what problems would I encounter with it? I'd like to know these so I could plan to deal with them, etc. Anything useful is appreciated, if you're going to be a twat, don't bother, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 give me a min Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 > For light - medium gaming > Lists horribly optimized games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 Hola, I've been looking to build my first ever PC, and I've thrown together a little something. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hwwdRB Would this be able to run games like: *Garrys Mod *CS:GO *DayZ *Arma Also, what problems would I encounter with it? I'd like to know these so I could plan to deal with them, etc. Anything useful is appreciated, if you're going to be a twat, don't bother, thanks! You don't have to pay almost 100$ for Windows 10. You can get a key for 20-25$ on eBay. > For light - medium gaming > Lists horribly optimized games Since when are Arma, CS:GO and Garry's Mod unoptimized? ôo Only DayZ sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 Get OS from redditPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($70.89 @ OutletPC)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.89 @ OutletPC)Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 285 2GB ITX COMPACT OC Video Card ($162.98 @ Newegg)Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ Newegg)Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.98 @ Newegg)Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.89 @ OutletPC)Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)Headphones: Turtle Beach Z11 Headphones ($26.75 @ Amazon)Total: $642.22Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-18 12:27 EDT-0400 Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 You don't have to pay almost 100$ for Windows 10. You can get a key for 20-25$ on eBay. Since when are Arma, CS:GO and Garry's Mod unoptimized? ôo Only DayZ sucks. Since source engine. USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 You don't have to pay almost 100$ for Windows 10. You can get a key for 20-25$ on eBay. Since when are Arma, CS:GO and Garry's Mod unoptimized? ôo Only DayZ sucks. Arma rapes only one or two cores. CSGO and Garry's Mod are on the Source engine. That engine is fucking awful. Check out my guide on how to scan cover art here! Local asshole and 6th generation console enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 Since source engine. Arma rapes only one or two cores. CSGO and Garry's Mod are on the Source engine. That engine is fucking awful. Okay, I can understand what you mean with Arma, but the Source Engine, really? Even the crappiest cards can achieve high frame rates on Source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 Okay, I can understand what you mean with Arma, but the Source Engine, really? Even the crappiest cards can achieve high frame rates on Source. No, it's not the graphics card that limits it, it's the fact that the source engine also rapes a single thread USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 You don't have to pay almost 100$ for Windows 10. You can get a key for 20-25$ on eBay. Since when are Arma, CS:GO and Garry's Mod unoptimized? ôo Only DayZ sucks. Arma 2 and DayZ run off of the same engine... Which is shit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 Get this, and do yourself a favour and look on Craigslists for a GPU. You're gonna get way more bang for your buck buying used. I know that it's only a dual core, but at least it has an upgrade path and in the future you can get an i5, and in the meantime you can overclock the G3258 to like 4.0GHZ with the stock cooler, which is pretty good. You will need to update the bios for you motherboard, though I think Windows 10 does that automatically. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.89 @ OutletPC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC) Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $271.08 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-18 12:42 EDT-0400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 No, it's not the graphics card that limits it, it's the fact that the source engine also rapes a single thread But it works fine. So I don't see a problem. Even integrated GPUs that aren't meant for such aplications can run it fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 Get this, and do yourself a favour and look on Craigslists for a GPU. You're gonna get way more bang for your buck buying used. I know that it's only a dual core, but at least it has an upgrade path and in the future you can get an i5, and in the meantime you can overclock the G3258 to like 4.0GHZ with the stock cooler, which is pretty good. You will need to update the bios for you motherboard, though I think Windows 10 does that automatically. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.89 @ OutletPC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC) Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $271.08 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-18 12:42 EDT-0400 The pentium reaaaallly is starting to struggle nowadays... USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 get the os from reddit or g2a. look for your own monitor, keyboard/mouse, and headphones, but this should be a better build: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.88 @ OutletPC)Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($57.89 @ OutletPC)Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.89 @ OutletPC)Total: $497.51Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-18 13:03 EDT-0400 BigDay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 Okay, I can understand what you mean with Arma, but the Source Engine, really? Even the crappiest cards can achieve high frame rates on Source. You've never played a Source engine game in a 16:9 resolution, have you. Check out my guide on how to scan cover art here! Local asshole and 6th generation console enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 You've never played a Source engine game in a 16:9 resolution, have you. Yeah, I only play in 13:37 B) No, really.. Wut?! o_o Almost everyone plays at 16:9. 1920x1080 is the most common resolution and because of that I used to play CounterStrike Source in that exact same resolution. Or also Counter Strike: GO, or Portal 1 and 2 and there are probably quite a lot more if I could remember. I also tried to play them in 21:9 3440x1440 which workes really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 The pentium reaaaallly is starting to struggle nowadays... It'll do fine for the shit he's planning on playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 Yeah, I only play in 13:37 B) No, really.. Wut?! o_o Almost everyone plays at 16:9. 1920x1080 is the most common resolution and because of that I used to play CounterStrike Source in that exact same resolution. Or also Counter Strike: GO, or Portal 1 and 2 and there are probably quite a lot more if I could remember. I also tried to play them in 21:9 3440x1440 which workes really well. Still, the Source engine is pretty damn sloppy. Team Fortress 2 and CSGO shouldn't be able to chew through 1GB of RAM. Check out my guide on how to scan cover art here! Local asshole and 6th generation console enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 Still, the Source engine is pretty damn sloppy. Team Fortress 2 and CSGO shouldn't be able to chew through 1GB of RAM. Why not? Cities chews through almost 5GB. 1GB seems totally fine for a game like CS:GO. You cannot expect a game to run at 300FPS on a Pentium with half a gig of ram. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2015 Author http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jhxx/saved/dMRypg Four things; *Room to add/expand in case? *Will this run the games I listed? At decent specs *Do I need an SSD? *Can someone link me to a cheaper key for Windows? And is it legal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Posted October 19, 2015 Author Repeat: http://pcpartpicker....xx/saved/dMRypg Four things; *Room to add/expand in case? *Will this run the games I listed? At decent specs *Do I need an SSD? *Can someone link me to a cheaper key for Windows? And is it legal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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