Building a computer. What parts should I get for this?

**Taiwan Legion** · 01-20-2010, 05:48

sorry, forgot to mention. 7-800 USD. I don't think I'm gonna carry any old parts over from the old system other than peripherals like mouse/keyboard, monitor, speakers etc. All of my parts are super old (4.5 years old), and it's just not worth parting it when I could have another computer that I could give to my parents since the most intense thing they do is watch 720p movies that I download for them (which my old comp does very well).

I realize it's a pretty general question, but I'm looking for general answers. I know that this game is famous for its problems with hardware, and I just want to know what kind of parts I should avoid. For example, that game Saboteur won't even work on ATI cards. I just want to know what to avoid, what to get etc to maximize my performance on this game.

**antisocialmunky** · 01-20-2010, 06:09

Que?

http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3563

http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3610

**Lemur** · 01-20-2010, 21:01

This looks tailor-made for you: How to Build an Awesome Gaming PC for $647

Note that $105 of that is for Windows—if you have student access you can cut that down to $65 in the USA, even less elsewhere. And if you already have a legitimate copy of Windows, you can cut that to $0, bringing the cost of the build to $542. (I'd use the savings to move up to a slightly beefier videocard.)

-edit-

I don't understand the ATI hate in this thread. Yes, there are problems with ATI cards, and we all have to wait for a patch/fix. Are you suggesting that this simply does not ever happen with Nvidia cards? Bugs and patches are a feature of modern PC gaming. Driver problems are not unique to any company, and if anything, Nvidia has a richer and more epic history of such problems. If you can't stand that, best to consider moving over to a console.

**Taiwan Legion** · 01-20-2010, 23:44

Originally Posted by Lemur

This looks tailor-made for you: How to Build an Awesome Gaming PC for $647

Note that $105 of that is for Windows—if you have student access you can cut that down to $65 in the USA, even less elsewhere. And if you already have a legitimate copy of Windows, you can cut that to $0, bringing the cost of the build to $542. (I'd use the savings to move up to a slightly beefier videocard.)

-edit-

I don't understand the ATI hate in this thread. Yes, there are problems with ATI cards, and we all have to wait for a patch/fix. Are you suggesting that this simply does not ever happen with Nvidia cards? Bugs and patches are a feature of modern PC gaming. Driver problems are not unique to any company, and if anything, Nvidia has a richer and more epic history of such problems. If you can't stand that, best to consider moving over to a console.

thank you, but I already have two keys for Windows 7. I'm looking to spend 700-800 on just the tower alone, so something better than what you posted.

Thanks for all the help in this topic so far. So there are no "do not buy" manufacturers with this game?

**pevergreen** · 01-21-2010, 00:21

$802.92 USD (excluding shipping, dunno about taxes and so forth)
But, with a $25 mail in rebate

edit:

Originally Posted by newegg

Tax: All customers outside of California, New Jersey and Tennessee will not be charged any tax. Therefore, customers in those locales do not need to fax or set up any reseller tax exemption form.

Thermaltake TR2 W0388RU 600W
Plus
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $109.98

Intel Core i5-750 - 199.99

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0GB/s - 74.99

Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA - 27.99

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - 104.99

ASUS ENGTS250 DK/DI/1G GeForce GTS 250 1GB
plus
ASUS P7H55D-M EVO LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX
plus
ASUS Power of 3 Game Coupon ($50 game download voucher, for SFIV, RE 5 or Dark Void) - 284.98

You're not giving me a lot of money to play with.

Decent RAM, good HDD, and an okish video card.

**Lemur** · 01-21-2010, 01:21

Originally Posted by pevergreen

ASUS ENGTS250 DK/DI/1G GeForce GTS 250 1GB
plus
ASUS P7H55D-M EVO LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX
plus
ASUS Power of 3 Game Coupon ($50 game download voucher, for SFIV, RE 5 or Dark Void) - 284.98

I don't understand why you'd opt for the GTS 250 when for ten dollars more you could get the 5850, a substantially more powerful video card. Are you worried about the power supply?