JohnnyJazz Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) So I installed GTA IV on my old computer (Celeron @ 2.4Ghz). To say it was laggish would be an understatement. I'm not ready to invest in a brand new computer so I had a look at 2nd hand computers. Prices seem to be competitive but I3, I5, I7, it's all very confusing. I'm sure there are a number of experience gamers here, what would be the specs for a basic computer to play GTA, CoD and other similar games ? _ Edited February 2, 2016 by JohnnyJazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJazz Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) And I forgot an I3 at competitive price _ Edited February 2, 2016 by JohnnyJazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossen Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) Optimal PC for gaming it's Core i5, Nvidia series starting from 550 (means 560+, 650+, 750+ etc. don't buy lower then 50 (610, 730 etc.)). 4+ GB of RAM (minimum). Also SSD drive help with loading and freezing in games! Edited February 2, 2016 by Rossen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJazz Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 ^ Thanks. But does it make sense to save money buying an old computer and then add a (relatively) expensive graphic card and SSD drive ? Will an old core I5 from 2012-13 be up to the task ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossen Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 ^ Thanks. But does it make sense to save money buying an old computer and then add a (relatively) expensive graphic card and SSD drive ? Nope, better to buy new computer. Will an old core I5 from 2012-13 be up to the task ? I think yes, it can work for games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffdog Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 If you start to mix old and new components you will be in for a surprise. For example, newer graphic cards require usually a new power brick and processors might require a different motherboard. As the previous poster said, start anew. Go to Pantip or Fortune and select all the components yourself. They will assemble it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJazz Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) Optimal PC for gaming it's Core i5, Nvidia series starting from 550 (means 560+, 650+, 750+ etc. don't buy lower then 50 (610, 730 etc.)). 4+ GB of RAM (minimum). Also SSD drive help with loading and freezing in games! Good advise. I was about to buy this one but after reading your post and checking a number of specialized site, it would have been a big mistake. Thanks again _ Edited February 3, 2016 by JohnnyJazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJazz Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 If you start to mix old and new components you will be in for a surprise. For example, newer graphic cards require usually a new power brick and processors might require a different motherboard. As the previous poster said, start anew. Go to Pantip or Fortune and select all the components yourself. They will assemble it for you. You're right, that something I definitively need to check before any purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 How about one of these? Had them on sale at Fortune when I was there yesterday. http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/compute-stick/intel-compute-stick.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin33 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 No compstick are no good for gaming You can mix old and new. Depends all how old and new I have an old (few years) old motherboard. And AmD prosessor. I keep up with the games just by. Replacing the videocard a few times. And last year an ssd and some more memmory, Http://video.eropuit.in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 As others have said ........ i5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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