F Fabian_7 Commendable Aug 14, 2016 4 0 1,510 Aug 14, 2016 #1 I was wondering for a friend if it is possible to build a pc capable of running wow and sims happily for £300 or under? It seems impossible to me, but open to any suggestions. Thank you very much
I was wondering for a friend if it is possible to build a pc capable of running wow and sims happily for £300 or under? It seems impossible to me, but open to any suggestions. Thank you very much
Solution logainofhades Aug 15, 2016 I would have to say no, unless you are using a bunch of used parts, and already have a copy of Windows.
I would have to say no, unless you are using a bunch of used parts, and already have a copy of Windows.
logainofhades Titan Moderator Apr 27, 2009 37,527 3,199 143,290 Aug 15, 2016 Solution #2 I would have to say no, unless you are using a bunch of used parts, and already have a copy of Windows. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
I would have to say no, unless you are using a bunch of used parts, and already have a copy of Windows.
Barty1884 Retired Moderator Apr 16, 2015 22,250 1,350 108,740 Aug 15, 2016 #3 Not really. I was surprised what you can actually do though, if you're willing to buy a used GPU: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£59.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£44.99 @ Novatech) Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£27.48 @ Ebuyer) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£14.90 @ Amazon UK) Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£23.99 @ Amazon UK) Power Supply: XFX XT 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.88 @ Aria PC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM 64-bit (£44.00 @ Amazon UK) Total: £251.23 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-15 18:39 BST+0100 Add a GPU, found this 560TI: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASUS-GeForce-560-TI-1GB-Video-Card-ENGTX560-TI-DCII-2DI-1GD5-NVIDIA-GDDR5-PCI-Ex-/272341664009?hash=item3f68d40109:grYAAOSwgZ1XsM8q Obviously, it's not perfect, but it's surprisingly capable. Storage is minimal though, so you'd need to address that. Upvote 0 Downvote
Not really. I was surprised what you can actually do though, if you're willing to buy a used GPU: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£59.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£44.99 @ Novatech) Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£27.48 @ Ebuyer) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£14.90 @ Amazon UK) Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£23.99 @ Amazon UK) Power Supply: XFX XT 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.88 @ Aria PC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM 64-bit (£44.00 @ Amazon UK) Total: £251.23 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-15 18:39 BST+0100 Add a GPU, found this 560TI: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASUS-GeForce-560-TI-1GB-Video-Card-ENGTX560-TI-DCII-2DI-1GD5-NVIDIA-GDDR5-PCI-Ex-/272341664009?hash=item3f68d40109:grYAAOSwgZ1XsM8q Obviously, it's not perfect, but it's surprisingly capable. Storage is minimal though, so you'd need to address that.