Budget PC to run War Z?

Balltongue · 25 Sep 2012 at 01:33

Okay, so I want to get a PC to play War Z when it releases, my limit is £300 (give or take) I would love to spend much more but £300 is a lot to spend just to play one game, in my opinion. I have seen Gaming PCs in that range on other sites and wonder if their capable of running it? I've heard that it isn't very demanding to run. Any advice is much appreciated.

Idleman · 25 Sep 2012 at 01:45

Hello and welcome to the forum.
Do you have any components you can reuse?
Do you require an OS?

Bacon? · 25 Sep 2012 at 06:43

Please remove competitor names.

Balltongue · 25 Sep 2012 at 13:12

Thank you!

My PC's pretty old so probably not. I could maybe salvage the disc drive though...
And I'll need Windows to.

.Griff. · 25 Sep 2012 at 13:15

£300 will get you a PC. £300 will not get you a "gaming" PC by any real standards.

I'd wait and save some more cash tbh.

Orcvader · 25 Sep 2012 at 13:18

If you need Windows as well that's going to chop a good deal of the budget. A gaming PC with that much won't probably be worth it.

What's your current system specs? The requirements doesn't seem that bad: http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=5244&game=The War Z

Oh heck with it, I gave it a try:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte A55M-DS2 A55 Chipset (Socket FM1) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard ** FREE NEXUIZ GAME ** £44.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x AMD A4-3400 2.70GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3400OJGXBOX) £39.95
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black/Silver £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £23.99
Total : £313.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

grimm · 25 Sep 2012 at 13:50

Orcvader said:
Oh heck with it, I gave it a try:

No graphics card? Or am I blind?

Idleman · 25 Sep 2012 at 14:29

grimm said:
No graphics card? Or am I blind?

Onboard graphics.

System requirements:
"If your computer has at least 2GB of RAM, has video card that supports Shader Model 3.0 - then you should be able to play The War Z"

stulid · 25 Sep 2012 at 14:33

YAY!! for Llano, its so cute

PapaLazaru · 25 Sep 2012 at 14:34

Another piece of advice, OP. I would wait until the game is out as I personally believe it will be crap.

Krono5 · 25 Sep 2012 at 15:07

Wait until the game is out to see system requirements.

Consider buying 2nd hand as a good 3 yr old PC around that price would be much better than anything you could get new.

Idleman · 25 Sep 2012 at 15:54

PapaLazaru said:
Another piece of advice, OP. I would wait until the game is out as I personally believe it will be crap.

It looks crap.

http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-war-z/1226158p1.html

dunn2010 · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:02

As long as you don't need an OS

probably worth saving up some more pennies tbh and make it worth while

Edit** mboard i had on previously wasnt micro atx

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7750 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
1 x MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £53.99
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x OcUK Imp MicroATX Tower Case (500w PSU) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £312.53 (includes shipping : £10.50).

grimm · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:12

Idleman said:
Onboard graphics.

Oh... don't think I'd ever consider building any gaming PC without a dedicated graphics card lol.

stulid · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:17

grimm said:
Oh... don't think I'd ever consider building any gaming PC without a dedicated graphics card lol.

Llano is different, a lot different.

I included some videos here of what a A8-3800 can do compared to HD2000 IGP.

Orcvader · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:20

dunn2010 said:
As long as you don't need an OS

probably worth saving up some more pennies tbh and make it worth while

Edit** mboard i had on previously wasnt micro atx

In post #4 he states he needs Windows...

dunn2010 · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:25

Orcvader said:
In post #4 he states he needs Windows...

Apologies. I missed that

could get win 8 consumer preview then get OS later

IC3 · 25 Sep 2012 at 16:34

You can play some games on high with this setup.
for 300 quid you not going to get a gaming pc... Wait till christmas if you are a kid than keep the money you have and so you can get some decent system.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £131.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £56.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 (MB-364-GI) £38.00
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x **B Grade** Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £342.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Balltongue · 27 Sep 2012 at 12:08

Thanks for all the advice, it's gave me a lot to think about. I'll probably save for a while and get a "gaming" PC.