I was wondering how I could build a PC that can run decent (medium/high) on Arma 3 for around $700 w/o OS.
Here are the specs for Arma 3:
OS – Windows 7 / Vista
CPU – Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon Phenom X4 or faster
GPU – Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770, shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM, or faster
RAM – 2 GB
HDD – 15 GB free space
DVD – Dual Layer compatible
DirectX® – 10
( pasted from http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/117772-13-arma-spec-computer )
I don't know too much about computers but I could hold a conversation pretty well. Here's some specs I was looking at:
CPU - Intel i5 (AMD looks good to so suggestions please!)
GPU - limited knowledge (7770 AMD or 680 nVidia maybe?)
Ram - 4 to 8 GB
HDD - 500 GB or 1 TB, idk (I've been told an HDD/SDD combo can make running games faster so some insight would be appreciated.)
Otherwise, I'm lost, I don't know what's all important and what I can cut back in in price. It will be a mainly gaming computer and won't be multitasking too much so i think the i5 or AMD equivalent will be suffice.
Also: Is buying off of internet or in store better? There is a microcenter in the area and I've loved my visits there the few times I've gone, but i've also been told online is cheaper.
Thanks a lot for whatever help you can provide and feel free to give any suggestions, my budget isn'y locked in stone but I definitely cannot go over $1000.
Here are the specs for Arma 3:
OS – Windows 7 / Vista
CPU – Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon Phenom X4 or faster
GPU – Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770, shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM, or faster
RAM – 2 GB
HDD – 15 GB free space
DVD – Dual Layer compatible
DirectX® – 10
( pasted from http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/117772-13-arma-spec-computer )
I don't know too much about computers but I could hold a conversation pretty well. Here's some specs I was looking at:
CPU - Intel i5 (AMD looks good to so suggestions please!)
GPU - limited knowledge (7770 AMD or 680 nVidia maybe?)
Ram - 4 to 8 GB
HDD - 500 GB or 1 TB, idk (I've been told an HDD/SDD combo can make running games faster so some insight would be appreciated.)
Otherwise, I'm lost, I don't know what's all important and what I can cut back in in price. It will be a mainly gaming computer and won't be multitasking too much so i think the i5 or AMD equivalent will be suffice.
Also: Is buying off of internet or in store better? There is a microcenter in the area and I've loved my visits there the few times I've gone, but i've also been told online is cheaper.
Thanks a lot for whatever help you can provide and feel free to give any suggestions, my budget isn'y locked in stone but I definitely cannot go over $1000.