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I am looking to build a gaming desktop. I already have a monitor, os, keyboard, and mouse, but no parts. What should I expect to pay for a build that can play empire or rome 1 total war (or games with similar requirements) on medium quality? Thanks.
 
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AMD is probably your best bet for getting a cheap system for what you want...
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I'm not the best at budget building, but this might give you some ideas...

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB...
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AMD is probably your best bet for getting a cheap system for what you want...
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I'm not the best at budget building, but this might give you some ideas...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $655.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-09 19:57 EDT-0400)

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $595.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-09 20:01 EDT-0400)
 
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I was wanting to play the first rome total war, the second is too fancy. At first my budget is maybe 200$? These are 4-10 year old games, so could this price point be achievable? Thanks.
 
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Wow, gotta say I'm sorry, I don't know...

This might work for you, it might not :/ there are much more knowledgeable posters than me I hope will enlighten us both...
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($35.48 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $351.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-09 21:22 EDT-0400)

This might help with your decision some: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2033634/200-gaming.html
 
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Add the 750Ti to this build and you'd be solid.
 
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Sora, great to see you :) My question; considering the build is an APU, and I read the requirements for the first total war are fairly low compared to modern standards, would it be more appropriate to crossfire the APU with an R7 250 than to go over it? If we were to add a graphics card, I mean.
Otherwise, I would think it would be more sensible to choose a cheaper processor/motherboard option with a better CPU capability?
 
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