As a follow up to this I bought a gtx 1050 and installed it myself into an existing PC and civ games run incredibly well. For what I wanted to do I didnt need more than that. Im still thinking of building my own but for what I need, this probably was a bit more intense of a setup. Thank you for the effort though

But I do agree that if you're trying to minna performance for the same cost you should do the cpu fan end optical drive and add more ram

flash2015 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:41 pm

Kingdroid wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:36 am

Let me also just add that i took a few liberties. you can always save some money by not including a third party cpu fan (tho its recommended), and it's never a bad idea to have more RAM (I gave u the 8gb like the build you posted had). Also, nobody really uses optical drives anymore, but i included one anyway since idk you.

Why do you need the third party CPU fan if you aren't planning to OC?

Keeping Temps down is always good imo even if you aren't overlooking. Even a cheap cpu fan can extend the life and performance of your equipment. But it's not absolutely necessary like it would be if you oc

Kingdroid wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:36 am

Let me also just add that i took a few liberties. you can always save some money by not including a third party cpu fan (tho its recommended), and it's never a bad idea to have more RAM (I gave u the 8gb like the build you posted had). Also, nobody really uses optical drives anymore, but i included one anyway since idk you.

Why do you need the third party CPU fan if you aren't planning to OC?

Its crazy how npthing uses cd tech anymore

Let me also just add that i took a few liberties. you can always save some money by not including a third party cpu fan (tho its recommended), and it's never a bad idea to have more RAM (I gave u the 8gb like the build you posted had). Also, nobody really uses optical drives anymore, but i included one anyway since idk you.

No problem. If anyone else has any criticisms, or you wanna do some research for yourself, i recommend checking out the resources at www.reddit.com/r/buildapac . They are a pretty good community

Oh my! Thats incredible. Thank you. I might just do this next week after I pay some bills

getting a 404 on that.

i threw together this build fairly quickly on pcpartpicker for you. it's similarly priced, but i reckon it's a lot more powerful of a build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vwXbTB

Basically, can u link me to the sale ur talking about? That could be a good deal, but I'd need to see specifics before I can say anything about it

WHat cpu exactly is the "intel core i7", as that phrase alone means very little.

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Should I not just buy an already made gaming PC? You said price wise itd be 800-1200$ anyway. This looks like it has the specs you all mentioned. Plus Dell is pretty reliable from my experiemce. The lone bad experience I had was my cat spilling vodka on my laptop and frying it out.

Major Mitchell seems like the type who wears a top hat at all times

flash2015 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:55 pm

Does size matter?

size always matters flash

also, once you've done some research on parts, pcpartpicker.com is a great way to find deals and test compatibility of your rig before you buy everything

I've got an old NCR "tower" series Server with quad processors that runs Unix software in my "tools & technology museum"..... Not for sale, but I wonder if that might be "game ready" ???
The good news is that today I visited the chap who runs a local music store & gets my "DVD imports" & he's getting for me a DVD set of the complete "Milton the Monster" cartoons, possibly including some "Fearless Fly" cartoons.
We've been looking for these for a while using internet thingy searches & a search today threw up one "Milton the Monster" DVD set for sale in the USA with an asking price of $US 250-00 and one complete set of Milton the Monster DVDs for sale in Australia with an asking price of $Aus 120-00.
I'm getting the set from the seller in Australia at the much more reasonable price & have given the chap in the shop the $Aus 120-00 & will pay him $30- when they arrive, presumably next week, for his services. I'm pleased with this development, I was considering getting VCR tapes of these cartoons and then getting them transferred to DVD.
During my wandering today​ through three local "Charitable Organisations Shops" I also picked up six other DVDs including the movies "Twelve O'Clock High" with Gregory Peck & "Action in the North Atlantic" with Humphrey Bogart... All six DVDs at $Aus 3-00 each.
Then I purchased some Penrite oil (mineral oil, not synthetic oil ) & an oil filter for the light blue Mercedes Panzer Benz saloon. I also purchased some much needed Laphroaig single malt "neck oil" for my own consumption.
Her Most Beautiful Imperiousness, The Lovely Fire Breathing MemSahib needed some several hundreds of dollars of "lollygagging about" cash as well & Mistress Estelle's​ lingerie fund required a boost and as both are worthy causes they were lavishly indulged.
The iniquitous Council Rates notice for 2018/19 has arrived, these blooming bureaucrats & local politicians have NO understanding of the fiscal pressures on my hard pressed wallet.

flash2015 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:15 am

dargorygel wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 09, 2018 2:41 am

Or you could buy an abacus...

What sort of frame rate could you get with that?

How fast are your fingers? I've seen 50 fps by experts.

dargorygel wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 09, 2018 2:41 am

Or you could buy an abacus...

What sort of frame rate could you get with that?

Or you could buy an abacus...