Buying a new PC just for TW2

[orikagan]

Buying a new PC just for TW2

Hello,
I'm planning on buying a new pc just for gaming, and that can play witcher 2 the way its supposed to be played. can anyone suggest the specks of such machine and about how much it would cost?

my buget is about 1000$ maybe a little more.

thanks!!

 

[GuyNwah]

Do you need a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, or headset within that budget?

If you're just buying a tower, and that's US dollars (not Australia or New Zealand), you should be able to get an excellent setup for that much. Especially if you can wield a screwdriver without stabbing yourself, which is all it takes to build your own.

Look for:
Core i5 2500, or better yet the 2500K (easier to overclock) CPU.
LGA 1155 motherboard with whatever features you need. (USB 3.0 and 6Gb SATA are becoming common.)
nVidia 560Ti or AMD HD6950 GPU. Don't settle for less than the 1GB nVidia 460 or AMD 5850.
8GB DDR3 RAM. DDR3-1600 with CAS 9 timing is common and cheap now.
Western Digital "Caviar Black" or Samsung "Spinpoint F3" hard disk, bigger than you think you need.
Pretty much any DVD burner; they wear out and have to be replaced anyway.
A top-notch power supply of at least 500W. Corsair HX or TX series, or anything from Seasonic, is excellent.
A case that it all fits in. Antec and Lian Li make nice boring cases. NZXT makes nice cases that are less boring. Coolermaster HAF cases are excellent value.
Windows 7 64-bit, either Home Premium or Professional.

 

[Rovlad]

Hello,
I'm planning on buying a new pc just for gaming, and that can play witcher 2 the way its supposed to be played. can anyone suggest the specks of such machine and about how much it would cost?

my buget is about 1000$ maybe a little more.

thanks!!

I'd just take the "recommended system specifications" list, see how much it will cost you at your local hardware store or wherever you're planning to buy the machine and if you're still in your budget range, build up from there. Specific motherboard model is not that important these days, just get a known brand for warranty/stability.

 

[M4XXST3IN]

"recommended system specifications" is not the way you should look at if you want to play the game on good Quality, AMD is good options also, i would go more with AMD they are fast and alot cheaper then intel and for gaming they are close, go with a x6 1090t for $160 US, the Video card is more important Factors for Gaming eVGA GTX 570 is arround the same price has the AMD 6950 and it is faster, also make sure you get a good Power supply you can PM me or add me to MSN, i can help you with your system

 

[Anarki_Hunter]

-Empty-

 

[CalinTM]

AMD x6 is a muscle cpu with no brain, that cpu is beaten in games by a intel i5 750 cpu. So you need a sandy bridge, thr 2500k for good overclock, or a 2500 simple and a gtx570 with ok cooling system to overclock the card too. And Some 6-8gb if are running some background programs too when you play witcher 2, and you will be ready to do. And if you have the money it is recommended to buy a SSD, it will boost your windows performance and overall much more than a cpu or a gpu upgrade.

 

[joppe_k]

They tested CPU scaling of the witcher 2 here:
http://www.techspot.com/review/405-the-witcher-2-performance/page8.html

No surprises there. The i5 2500k is simply an awesome processor and only thing slightly better today is the i7 2600k. But the i7 2600k is a lot more expensive so not worth it unless your running a heavily threaded application.

For the witcher 2, however, you'll want an i5 2500k. It also overclocks easily for even more overkill.

 

[CalinTM]

2600K isn't for gaming, cuz costs too much, the 2500k is for 2011 gaming(performance/cost), until the ivy bridge arrives, there it will be the real deal SB it's just the warming.

 

[yayodeanno.831]

The only advantage 2600k has over 2500k is hyperthreading which is unnecessary for gaming, video editing is what it's needed for. I'd say go for the 2500 which is cheaper and invest the difference in a current generation SSD (for your system drive, get a HDD for data). But do your homework with SSDs, some die very quickly.

 

[Anarki_Hunter]

-Empty-

 

[orikagan]

thanks guys much appreciated =]
the thing with PCs, when u get a new one you'd want it to also last a couple of years before needing to upgrade again. iv'e had my current pc for 6-7 years now, and only the recent games (2011+) dont work on it at all, and older ones on low performance.
i want this computer to last for a really long time, but still fall within a reasonable budget.
from what iv'e read through the comments this seems to be an optimal setting:

CPU i5 2500K
nVidia GTX 570
8GB DDR3 RAM
and the rest of the components, like motherboard and power supply at optimal settings.

how much would something like that cost? (without keyboard mouse monitors and speakers for now)

 

[coastie65]

Do you need a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, or headset within that budget?

If you're just buying a tower, and that's US dollars (not Australia or New Zealand), you should be able to get an excellent setup for that much. Especially if you can wield a screwdriver without stabbing yourself, which is all it takes to build your own.

Look for:
Core i5 2500, or better yet the 2500K (easier to overclock) CPU.
LGA 1155 motherboard with whatever features you need. (USB 3.0 and 6Gb SATA are becoming common.)
nVidia 560Ti or AMD HD6950 GPU. Don't settle for less than the 1GB nVidia 460 or AMD 5850.
8GB DDR3 RAM. DDR3-1600 with CAS 9 timing is common and cheap now.
Western Digital "Caviar Black" or Samsung "Spinpoint F3" hard disk, bigger than you think you need.
Pretty much any DVD burner; they wear out and have to be replaced anyway.
A top-notch power supply of at least 500W. Corsair HX or TX series, or anything from Seasonic, is excellent.
A case that it all fits in. Antec and Lian Li make nice boring cases. NZXT makes nice cases that are less boring. Coolermaster HAF cases are excellent value.
Windows 7 64-bit, either Home Premium or Professional.

This is a pretty good recommendation and you should go with the i5 2500k. I have been recommending that for builds, as it is a lot bang for the buck. The "k" version of the Sandy Bridge is an unlocked version of the processor. With the Corsair Power Supplies, you can be assured of having enough on the rails for the video card(s). Over all, this is a very good suggestion. As for the Motherboard,if at all possible, go with one with the new Z68 chipset as opposed to the P67 chipset.

 

[joppe_k]

When I put together an upgrade kit on newegg, I came to about 800 $ without psu and chassis, but maybe you can keep your old chassis. I picked a triple fan 570 gtx from gigabyte since I've heard that they run both cool and quiet. Don't cheap out too much on the psu. XFX core edition is pretty good value for the money and is seasonic built unless I'm mistaken.

With a sandy bridge i5 in the system it's very difficult to become cpu limited in a game, so whatever money you can put towards a graphics card will get you better performance. I'm running a radeon 6970 2gb and that one is the bottleneck in my system.

 

[coastie65]

When I put together an upgrade kit on newegg, I came to about 800 $ without psu and chassis, but maybe you can keep your old chassis. I picked a triple fan 570 gtx from gigabyte since I've heard that they run both cool and quiet. Don't cheap out too much on the psu. XFX core edition is pretty good value for the money and is seasonic built unless I'm mistaken.

With a sandy bridge i5 in the system it's very difficult to become cpu limited in a game, so whatever money you can put towards a graphics card will get you better performance. I'm running a radeon 6970 2gb and that one is the bottleneck in my system.

Actually Seasonic is built by Corsair and is good. I would cut back to a GTX 560ti and save a few dollars. It runs fairly cool under load, 60c - 63c. If you have good airflow in the case, probably a bit cooler. The i5 2500k is a lot of bang for the buck for sure.

 

[GuyNwah]

Actually Seasonic is built by Corsair and is good. I would cut back to a GTX 560ti and save a few dollars. It runs fairly cool under load, 60c - 63c. If you have good airflow in the case, probably a bit cooler. The i5 2500k is a lot of bang for the buck for sure.

A quibble: It's the other way around; Corsair is not a manufacturer. Many Corsair power supplies are built by Seasonic. Corsair actually uses a number of manufacturers, including Channel Well.

Corsair's "AX", "HX", and "TX" series are the top of their line. Most are now Seasonic-made. High-end Corsairs, Seasonics, and Antecs are all pretty much the same Seasonic guts.

Corsair "VX" and "CX" are the bottom of their line.

The "CX" used to be the same as the famous Seasonic M12II. Now it's a lesser Channel Well product, and Corsair played games with its spec to where you can't trust it at its rated power anymore.

The "VX" is a cheap Seasonic model, same as the Seasonic-made Antec Earthwatts. There's no reason to favor it anymore; the Delta-made Antec Earthwatts (EA380D, EA430D, EA500D, EA650) are much better.

 

[M4XXST3IN]

The AMD X6 is not a bad CPU, it best for Multi GPU it has alot Power For Gaming, Gaming does not support Six Core i been using AMD for years they are a good CPU Soon X8 and X10 with new Core Design im sure they will be on the Top Again, AMD is good for the Price

 

[M4XXST3IN]

Cooler Master Silent Pro M 850W is a good PSU for the Price

 

[daddy300]

Just to add if you want to save few $$ stay dont go more then 4-6GB RAM if wont make game faster if you have more RAM and you wont need more then 4-6GB just for playing games so 4GB 1600Mhz is more then enough!