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Alex Martin
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Alex Martin asked in Consumer ElectronicsGames & GearPC · 7 years ago

Which gaming PC is the best?

I am excited about GTA V coming out on PC. I am also annoyed that my stupid laptop stopped being able to run GTA IV for no reason (it used to run it really well despite VERY low FPS) and would also love to be able to play that game again too.

As a GTA gamer, I know how demanding GTA games are. As it is, my laptop averages 25 FPS when playing GTA San Andreas, but since I started using it to play GTA IV as well, it frequently drops to 4 FPS (I've never had that in GTA IV, the lowest I've had in GTA IV is 9 FPS, highest being 13 FPS). This laptop I am using, just so as you know, is an Acer Aspire 5349 with a 683GB HDD, 6GB of RAM, Windows 7 64-bit and a 1.6GHz Intel Celeron CPU B185 processor. Not good intense gaming gear unless you want your case fan working overtime to cool your burning processor, vomit-inducingly poor FPS and the game crashing too frequently for your liking.

My brother sent me a parts list for the build I need using Facebook Messenger (he has built his own PC with the purpose of 3D imaging for university):

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7m6xbv

I also created a parts list for what was a slightly cheaper build at the time (prices have been going all over the show lately):

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TvGfnQ

I already have a mouse so I deliberately left that out of the parts lists.

So which build is the best? Alternatively, if you have a better build, please show me it.

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  • The Mikel
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
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    Building a PC to play games is simple. You get the specs for the games you want to play. From those lists you select the Hardware that is the most demanding (best), Then you look for parts that are better so you do not build an obsolete machine (up coming games).

    The difficulty that may no longer exist is compatibility between the various bits & pieces. Also, be aware that your operating system might affect game play, i.e. Windows 8 is not friendly to olde games.

    Examples of Spec list:

    Recommended System Requirements for GTA: San Andreas:

    Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP processor (or better)

     384(+) MB of RAM

     16x DVD-ROM drive

     4.7 GB of free Hard Disk space for a full install

     128(+) MB Video Card with DirectX 9 compatible drivers ("GeForce4" or better)

     DirectX 9 compatible Surround Sound Card

     Game pad** with twin axis analog controls (USB or Joystick Port)

     Keyboard & Mouse

    Skyrim wants:

    • Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)

    • Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU processor

    • 4GB System RAM

    • 6GB free HDD (Hard disk drive) space

    • DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon HD 4890 or higher

    • DirectX compatible sound card

    • Internet access for Steam activation

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    7 years ago

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