Challenge the cheapest computer to run PR on max

[Cassius]

Here is a challenge for anyone who is interested to compose the cheapest computer he can come up with, to run PR on max. Ebay is allowed, but only new parts. Everything but the case and harddrive has to to be bought.

[KiloJules]

Liking the way you camouflaged a "PC Build Help"-thread to something more fun!

Problem I see here:

--> Screen size and resolution --> graphics card --> price of the whole thing!

I mean I play on a HD5770 in 1920*1200. Now I can't max everything out! So I would need a better/more expensive card to achieve the "MAX" attribute.
Before i played in 1680*1050. Back then I could max everything out with minor framedrops.
Before that i played in 1280*1024 and I would not understand all the "low performance"-threads at all since I ran in 75Hz with max frames.

Anyway, does "everything needs to be bought" include the OS?

[Cassius]

Nah We will assume that people are already running an PR compatible OS, so Win 98SE or newer. Good point about the resolution. Minimum resolution should be 1280 X 1024

[Mantooth]

This probably isnt exactly the response you want, but I would say that just about any generaic "gaming build" offered at a retail store like Best buy would handle PR on max settings. Really it comes down to the graphics card. As long as you have a decent processor (like an i5) and a reasonable graphics card, then you can run PR no problem. It uses an old and outdated engine, so it really shouldnt take much to run it.

[Cassius]

Yeah it doesnt. I just wanted to show peeps just how cheap it is. I got my computer for 300 Teuros which includes and hd 5850 I bought on ebay. Same conditions, I bought everything but the harddrive and case.

[Maverick]

my pc can't even run PR over 20 frames...on ANY settings

[goguapsy]

My PC can't even run.



When I execute PR, I sometimes crash with max graphs

Have not tried .96 yet, hopefully it's been fixed!

[billysmall44]

im tryin to get PR to run on my old comp. Compaq Pesario. Needless to say i was already going to get new parts for it anyway. i say. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

[80HD]

my pc can't even run PR over 20 frames...on ANY settings

If you want to try to improve this, make a post on the tech support forum and I will help you.

[Lajning]

Amd 3500+ 2.2 GHz
4 Gb pc5300 ram
Ati HD4870 512mb
WinXP 32 bit (so only 3 Gb of ram being used.)

Running @ 1920x1080 at mostly medium, max view distance.
15-20 fps on fallujah and similar tough maps. 40+ at the more open maps.

You really need more than 2.2 Ghz of clockspeed/coreclock to run PR good.

[CaptainX]

Buy a strong CPU and you should be ok to play PR, I used to have a amd4600+ and a GTS250, when I switched to a i7 my problems with this game were finished.

[Arnoldio]

With i7, problems with your games are finished, not with your wallet tho.

[Spush]

Core I7s are pretty cheap compared to other processors. The one I got was the

CPU: Core I7 870 $290
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7870

Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D-E LX $180
Newegg.com - ASUS P7P55D-E LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Ram: 8gb DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaws $53
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL

Heatsink: Thermal Take Frio Heatsink $58
Newegg.com - Thermaltake Frio Overclocking-Ready Intel Core i7 (six-core ready) & i5 Compatible Five 8mm Heatpipes Dual 120mm Fans Intel & AMD Universal CPU Cooler CLP0564

CDDrive: Lite-on $18
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Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D-E LX $180 Newegg.com - ASUS P7P55D-E LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Ram: 8gb DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaws $53 Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL

Heatsink: Thermal Take Frio Heatsink $58 Newegg.com - Thermaltake Frio Overclocking-Ready Intel Core i7 (six-core ready) & i5 Compatible Five 8mm Heatpipes Dual 120mm Fans Intel & AMD Universal CPU Cooler CLP0564 CDDrive: Lite-on $18
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GPU: ASUS Geforce GTX 550 TI $130 (Don't Really Know much about Nvidia cards since I haven't owned one for like 3 years.)
Newegg.com - ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Total Price: $669

As I don't really know your price range it might be a little expensive, but cheap for a beastly computer.

[Mikemonster]

eBay is allowed but only new parts? Why?

A PC like mine can run all maxed out on 1920x1200 and I built it in 2008! (but spent ?60 on a new GPU last month).

Only things you actually need:

ATI4850 or higher.
Any Dual Core CPU capable of about 2.8Ghz in each core.
4GB 1200mhz RAM.
Entry level PSU.

Everything else could be bog standard and you would be able to max out PR.

A PC like that sold on eBay two years ago for 400 GBP. I presume nowadays you could buy a full second hand tower for about 250-300GBP and then if you wanted buy a SSD for ArmA2 and a load of peripherals.

[Excavus]

Spush;1635803']Core I7s are pretty cheap compared to other processors. The one I got was the

CPU: Core I7 870 $290
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7870

Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D-E LX $180
Newegg.com - ASUS P7P55D-E LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Ram: 8gb DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaws $53
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL

Heatsink: Thermal Take Frio Heatsink $58
Newegg.com - Thermaltake Frio Overclocking-Ready Intel Core i7 (six-core ready) & i5 Compatible Five 8mm Heatpipes Dual 120mm Fans Intel & AMD Universal CPU Cooler CLP0564

CDDrive: Lite-on $18
[url="Core I7s are pretty cheap compared to other processors. The one I got was the CPU: Core I7 870 $290 Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7870

Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D-E LX $180 Newegg.com - ASUS P7P55D-E LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Ram: 8gb DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaws $53 Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL

Heatsink: Thermal Take Frio Heatsink $58 Newegg.com - Thermaltake Frio Overclocking-Ready Intel Core i7 (six-core ready) & i5 Compatible Five 8mm Heatpipes Dual 120mm Fans Intel & AMD Universal CPU Cooler CLP0564 CDDrive: Lite-on $18
[url="Core I7s are pretty cheap compared to other processors. The one I got was the CPU: Core I7 870 $290 Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7870

GPU: ASUS Geforce GTX 550 TI $130 (Don't Really Know much about Nvidia cards since I haven't owned one for like 3 years.)
Newegg.com - ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Total Price: $669

As I don't really know your price range it might be a little expensive, but cheap for a beastly computer.

You posted RAM, mobo, and heatsink twice. Also, the 550 is a pretty terrible graphics card, the least you want is a 570.

[Redamare]

Ill load PR on a Gameboy color see what happens . . wouldnt that be interesting ahha

[Raufbold]

CPU: AMD 64 X2 4800+, Socket 939 @230 MHZ
GPU: ATI 5850 @ stock timings
RAM:3 GIG DDR 400 @ 6-3-3
Board: Asus A58NX
PSU: 450W
Resoltution: 1920x1200
Settings: All maxed

[Spush]

@Spush, you forgot PSU

Exiled.

I always forget something. ops:

[puppetmaster532]

i max it 1200 x 1024 resolution "because my monitor is old and wont support any higher"

Amd Athlon 2 x2 quad core 3.4 ghz
AMD hd 6870 oc by gigabyte
4 gigs of ram and i run it maxed at over 100fps