buying new pc

[Nomaad]

Hi, just after some opinions on this pc I have my eye on today ti play swtor;

 

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/ibuypower-ibuypower-ca712-gaming-pc-intel-i5-4460-1tb-hdd-8gb-ram-nvidia-geforce-gtx760-2gb-english-ca712/10303508.aspx?path=e94d40cf45a054bfecc701344340237ben02

 

Good? Bad?

[Reno_Tarshil]

You don't need any fancy pc to play swtor. Just a good graphics card and power supply and good internet. Those three things will make any 200 dollar pc into one that can play swtor just fine.

[FerkWork]

If I can run it off a MacBook via bootcamp then any ole PC should be fine.

[Malkosha]

Hi, just after some opinions on this pc I have my eye on today ti play swtor;

 

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/ibuypower-ibuypower-ca712-gaming-pc-intel-i5-4460-1tb-hdd-8gb-ram-nvidia-geforce-gtx760-2gb-english-ca712/10303508.aspx?path=e94d40cf45a054bfecc701344340237ben02

 

Good? Bad?

 

I built my son a new PC: AMD 8350 8 core CPU, 512 SSD, 16G RAM, Nvidia 970, new case, Monitor and PWR supply for around $1200. That would blow that machine away so I have to question the price for what you've picked.

 

Like has been said above, just about any machine will play SWTOR if you have a decent CPU and Video card. Buying a dedicated "gaming machine" is usually a rip. They inflate the price because they advertise it as a"gaming machine". For far less, you could go buy ... and I don't believe I'm saying this ... a Dell with an I7, 8G RAM and pickup a decent video card and pop it in.

 

Fancy lights and an obsolete card like a GTX760 does not a gaming machine make.

 

IMO, I would shop around some more.

[Orizuru]

Its not a bad build, but I've seen builds with the i5-4690K and GTX 770 3GB graphics cards for around the same price.

 

Here is one example, though this is using a GTX 960 for graphics.

 

https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/March_Madness_Deal_Z97-I5

 

If you watch a few youtube videos on building your own, you could probably save enough money to upgrade to a GTX 970 or 980.

Edited March 24, 2015 by Orizuru

[Draqsko]

Go to Newegg..

 

For the same price you can get this...

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2092642

 

 

 

1x Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I74790K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Model:BX80646I74790K) $339.99

1xASUS Z97-A LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (Model:Z97-A) $149.99

1xGIGABYTE GV-N970IXOC-4GD GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card (Model:GV-N970IXOC-4GD) $329.99

1xG.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL8D-8GBXM (Model:F3-14900CL8D-8GBXM) $70.99

1xWestern Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive (Model:WD10EZEX) $54.99

1xSAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE (Model:SH-224DB/BEBE) $17.99

1xRosewill Throne - W - Full Tower ATX Computer Case Gaming - Supports Up to E-ATX/XL-ATX (Model:THRONE-W) $109.99

1x700-Watt Modular 80 PLUS Gold +12V Rail ATX 12V Active-PFC PSU - SLI & Crossfire Ready - VALENS Series from Rosewill (Model:VALENS-700M) $89.99

 

 

 

Heck, just drop another 120 or so on an aftermarket liquid cooler and you could OC that puppy too, but might have to loosen the ram timings since it's the tightest CAS latency out there for 1866 MHz. But that just means you can loosen it and push that baby harder, while still keeping your timings in range of other ram sticks at stock speeds.