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gaming pc on a budget?
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Ok thanks a lot, i'll stick with a desktop then! Would it be cheaper and better value for money to buy the parts individually and just build a computer?
not nessesarily cheaper, however i always believe you get a better system since you know exactly whats going into you system and can make it to suit what you wantDrop a brand challenge
on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)0 -
Have you thought about 2nd hand ones ?
Loads about on Ebay for exampleHave a nice day
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Of course, the best TW games are the first two i.e. Shogun: Total War and Medieval: Total War. Being old they will have lower specs, but you would probably need to buy second hand.
The newer ones will require steam.0 -
Yeah just to clarify sorry I'd absolutely consider second hand if i new what I was getting was good thanks for all your help "Nothing, Lucilius, is ours, except time." - Seneca
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WE got the children one for Christmas (base unit keyboard & mouse) for £349 from Comet. The important part was a decent separate graphics card. It came pre-loaded with Windows 7. Seems to work well so far.Truth always poses doubts & questions. Only lies are 100% believable, because they don't need to justify reality. - Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Labyrinth of the Spirits0
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Perhaps its worth upgrading an existing system, or older one? I've upgraded my system with 8gb of this ram (reduced from £111, to £38 approx currently), and I'm looking at this graphics card.
I don't need to play the latest games, but a very good price for a gaming upgrade. My processors, an overclocked to 4gig dual core pentium, which will be fine with decent ram, and card.Oh well...
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Could anyone tell me if this is good value for money please "Packard Bell iMedia i3 Desktop Ram 8 GB Hard 500 GB" for £300"Nothing, Lucilius, is ours, except time." - Seneca
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probably not got a good enough graphics card or a big enough psu to support a decent graphics card - guesses but packard bell are not known for their gaming prowessDrop a brand challenge
on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)0 -
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32352-7.html will help with getting a good enough graphics card, each level in the list gives equivalent levels of power provided by the cards
bare in mind that total war shogan 2 (the latest one) requires a nvidia GTS 240 or ATI 6570 (minimum says a 8600gs but i do not think it would give a good experience on that)Drop a brand challenge
on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)0 -
I know I'm mithering but would you be able to show me what pc would play shogun 2 on medium comfortably just so I know what kind of specs to look for"Nothing, Lucilius, is ours, except time." - Seneca
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