Build for guild wars 2

xraycat87

xraycat87

xraycat87

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Hi there, Im looking at buying Guild Wars 2 (after waiting soooooo long) and I'm not sure if my laptop would run it.

Laptop specs are

i5 2430 @ 2.6ghz
6GB DDR3 1066mhz ram
1TB 5400RPM HDD

Using on board graphics..

Any chance it will run?

If not then I'd say I have £300 to build a tower, already got an OS and monitor.
 
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A bit over, but it's an pretty good build - although the motherboard does seem a bit OTT.
 
I assume your laptop would struggle because of the on board graphics.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x MSI HD 6850 "Dual Fan Edition" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £41.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML4GX3M2A1600C9B) £25.99
Total : £339.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).



*Decent CPU
*Good RAM
*Motherboard is a H61 chipset and does loose out on a few features of a Z77 however, it was to fit it into the budget and there should be little to no real performance lost
*PSU is a 550W and the graphics card requires a 500W
*Case is deemed as a pretty good value case
*Graphics card is very capable of Guild Wars 2
 
I could sell my Laptop for £300 ish I think so I could make the budget £500-575 tops.

But would need to include wireless keyboard and mouse.
 
 
Awesome, thanks for the build, just gunna try sell laptop for a better build. Hopefully GW2 is worth it after all these years!
 
I can load up the areas in GW2 on SSD loads faster than by HDD and it makes a big difference to file checking and patching too. Typically I'm done with loading sections 30 seconds faster than the other halfs pc.
 
bemaniac said:
I can load up the areas in GW2 on SSD loads faster than by HDD and it makes a big difference to file checking and patching too. Typically I'm done with loading sections 30 seconds faster than the other halfs pc.
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GW2 has so many different zoned areas that need loading, an SSD will make the overall game (and general PC use) much more fluid..

You don't need a large SSD, 128GB will suffice, that is plenty enough for Windows + GW + another large game. £85-£95 for a reliable fast SSD like a Samsung or Crucial.

While i realise an SSD + peripherals will push you around £130 over your budget, you can just think of it as a night out at a nice restaurant that you didnt enjoy ;)
 
I remember my last build having a 64GB M4 SSD and that was insane. So it might be worth it.

My build will need a DVD drive too.
 
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