Grimezy
Prolific Poster
Hi guys, I know I normally try and dish out advice myself but I tend to only input into things I've had experience in; budget AMD builds not being one of them.
My girlfriend has started to get into gaming a little bit and is beginning to see how easily one can become absorbed into a game. At the moment, she is really enjoying Guild Wars 2 but she can only play on my account and as she lives 90 miles up the motorway it is usually only at weekends when we don't really want to sit at a desk all day so she's only been playing it when I've been watching football, f1, etc. I'm looking for the cheapest build possible that can run the majority of MMO's and silly indie games, etc. I highly doubt she's ever going to want to play proper AAA titles.
I've had a quick play on the configurator and I'm still a bit confused by the variety of AMD processors. I assume because GW2 can pretty much play off Intel HD 3000 graphics that I'd be better off with one of the CPU's with built in graphics as a dedicated GPU would naturally be more expensive? Can anybody come up with any ideas or suggestions for the cheapest build possible? I'd love to have something for around £400 if I can. I am considering building it myself as I missed out on building my own but I would consider buying it from PCS if the price was right and either way having a headstart on what I should be looking for would be great. Alternatively, if anybody knows of any decent parts to look out for that PCS may not have in their range I would appreciate the input as I know there's plenty of obscure processors out there.
Oh and does anybody have experience of playing GW2 on a bog standard laptop? I.e. like a i3, 6gb ram and integrated graphics? I know you'd need a separate mouse but how would the actual gameplay and temperatures be? Would it be too much stress?
Thanks
My girlfriend has started to get into gaming a little bit and is beginning to see how easily one can become absorbed into a game. At the moment, she is really enjoying Guild Wars 2 but she can only play on my account and as she lives 90 miles up the motorway it is usually only at weekends when we don't really want to sit at a desk all day so she's only been playing it when I've been watching football, f1, etc. I'm looking for the cheapest build possible that can run the majority of MMO's and silly indie games, etc. I highly doubt she's ever going to want to play proper AAA titles.
I've had a quick play on the configurator and I'm still a bit confused by the variety of AMD processors. I assume because GW2 can pretty much play off Intel HD 3000 graphics that I'd be better off with one of the CPU's with built in graphics as a dedicated GPU would naturally be more expensive? Can anybody come up with any ideas or suggestions for the cheapest build possible? I'd love to have something for around £400 if I can. I am considering building it myself as I missed out on building my own but I would consider buying it from PCS if the price was right and either way having a headstart on what I should be looking for would be great. Alternatively, if anybody knows of any decent parts to look out for that PCS may not have in their range I would appreciate the input as I know there's plenty of obscure processors out there.
Oh and does anybody have experience of playing GW2 on a bog standard laptop? I.e. like a i3, 6gb ram and integrated graphics? I know you'd need a separate mouse but how would the actual gameplay and temperatures be? Would it be too much stress?
Thanks
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