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What would make for a good lowend build for elder scrolls online?
Could it be done for around $350-450-ish?
Could it be done for around $350-450-ish?
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What kind of budget and hardware should I look for to get at least 720p on decent settings?
You could buy used. Always the risk of getting a bad piece. I've been burned a cpl of times but I've still saved more than I've lost overall.
Sometimes pre-built's are the best option in this really low range. Find the right deal\discount and its pretty hard to impossible to match the price of what you can get from mass producers just have to make sure it can do what you want. Especially if your needing a total pc, OS, kb, mouse, monitor, etc.
Sometimes pre-built's are the best option in this really low range. Find the right deal\discount and its pretty hard to impossible to match the price of what you can get from mass producers just have to make sure it can do what you want. Especially if your needing a total pc, OS, kb, mouse, monitor, etc.
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build or pre-build works. I don't game so I am not entirely sure as to what specs(hardware required. would an APU be fine or would I need a serious graphics card) would be the bare minimum for ideal performance. This build is for a buddy of mine.
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put your money into the graphics card and an ssd, the rest can be mid line or so.
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450 is doable. for 412 when i first build my pc it was am amd a8 6600k paired with a 6770 corsair 600 watt power supply as rock motherboard,really good stable build,power supply leaves room for upgrade to a bigger gpu if ya need it 
just an option.
just an option.Lol, the brazen beasts rear their heads. Lets start more simply shall we.
What do you have now?
careful with these words boss. "quad core" doesn't hold the same merit it used to.
i.e.
http://ark.intel.com/products/75123
vs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103955
both are "quad cores" lol
edit: my god that is a beast of an overclock on that 2500k.... O.O
What do you have now?
careful with these words boss. "quad core" doesn't hold the same merit it used to.
i.e.
http://ark.intel.com/products/75123
vs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103955
both are "quad cores" lol
edit: my god that is a beast of an overclock on that 2500k.... O.O
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You do realize that AMD is a dual core and is even labeled as such on newegg, right?
I was just looking at the game system recommendations for Elder Scrolls Online
Recommended Requirements
PC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ]
•Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit or Windows 8 64-bit
•Processor: Quad Core 2.3GHz or equivalent processor
•Memory: 4GB System RAM
•Hard Disk Space: 60GB free HDD space
•Video Card: Direct X 11 compliant video card with 2GB of RAM (NVIDIA® GeForce® 560 Ti / ATI Radeon™ 6950 or better)
•Sound: DirectX compatible sound card
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That videocard is MEH (is well under the reccommended listed above your post). As mentioned to play that game at 720p with decent settings your budget will need to increase as you will need a better video card.
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haha I totally clicked the wrong link boss. I just meant it to say "quad core" is too broad of a term any more. An older AMD quad core will not perform to a dual core i3 (in most instances) as well.
This will not play ESO. Its running an older APU model, 1333mhz single channel memory, probably a questionable power supply, no graphics card!... etc. Gonna have to spend more than 280 Im afraid. Im NOT saying go spend 3000$ on a super pc either tho lol.
Heres a down and dirty build I would be ok recommending.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CAd0
- Athlon X4's are known to be pretty powerful and reliable and this one will perform the task adequately. Its unlocked so it also has some overclocking potential as well.
- the motherboard is "nothing fancy", but it does have some overclocking support as well as being from a reputable company. I looked around, didnt see anything bad, so if one of the FM2 boys have a better recommendation go with that.
- includes a hyper 212 evo cooler, just because I think everyone should have one haha. Theres 30 bucks you could get rid of though if you wanted.
- I know I know.. I just complained about the single channel. The problem is, if you get 2x4 you can't "upgrade" without replacing everything. At some point if you wanted, with the single stick of 8gb, you can put in another stick at some point and get your dual channel as well as having more than enough memory for anything.
- seagate 1tb hard drive with 64mb cache for 55 bucks. Plenty good for what you need.
- The r7 250x is a rebranded version of my exact card. I can play ESO on medium settings with 40+fps no problem (at least the beta anyway). It really seems to be the most "cost effective" card (barring the 750 ti which is out of your budget. If you can squeeze another 60 bucks into this build, thats where it should go)
-HAF 912 case is very well made for the cost, and is an industry favorite. 44 bucks as well. Theoretically you could find a used case for 5 bucks some where (I bought my lian li case for 10$ haha) and apply savings to the graphics card?
-CX 430 power supply. 80+ rated, relaible, reputable power supply.
Total: $463.30 which is very "450 ish" and it will be clean and reliable. I've made the mistake of buying crappy pre builts and regretted it very much later on.
If you can stretch your dollars and perhaps find things on sale, this is a pretty solid build that would last you much longer.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3CAvh
Total: $652.49
This extra 190$ gives you a much more powerful phenom processor, a much superior mother board, dual channel ram, a 750 ti OC, higher output power supply. A platform that you can add to and not have to be concerned. So if you can find a good power supply for cheap, a good case for cheap, coupon and sale yourself you can get these parts for probably around 500. It would be a much better platform than the previous, although the previous is relatively in your budget "right now". Depends on what you want I suppose.
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You also can't go to a store (like Newegg) and buy an "older" CPU anyway, so that's a moot point.
The oldest you'll get is about 1.5-2 years.
Come around here, I'll take you to one of the areas most popular "computer stores". They are still selling pentium 4's NIB dude, as well as old semprons and weird stuff I've never seen before. Its frustrating what people pay for honestly. And he's highly recommended!
(so it must be good, right? )This guy obviously wants to keep things on the cheaper side, which can lead to corner cutting and buying the wrong things. I know because, I've done it. Just trying to make sure he's staying cost effective vs buying the "cheapest"
