PC reccommendation - will this do?

Honecker

H
I have a small budget of £500 for a new PC.

Is this going to be sufficient to play at a decent (non-stuttering) level?:
Basic Specifications
Rating*****
ProcessorAMD A10-7700K
Processor external bus100MHz (HyperTransport)
Processor multiplierx40
Processor clock speed4GHz
Processor socketFM2+
Memory8
Memory typePC3-12800
Maximum memory32GB
MotherboardAsus A88XM-Plus
Motherboard chipsetAMD A88X
Ports
USB2 ports (front/rear)3/4
eSATA ports (front/rear)0/0
Wired network ports1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking supportnone
Internal Expansion
Casemidi tower
PCI-E x1 slots (free)1 (1)
PCI-E x16 slots (free)2 (2)
Free Serial ATA ports6
Free memory slots2
Free 3.5in drive bays4
Hard Disk
Hard disk model(s)Seagate SSHD ST1000DX001-1CM162
InterfaceSATA3
Graphics
Graphics card(s)integrated AMD Radeon R7
Graphics/video portsHDMI, DVI, VGA
Sound
SoundRealtek ALC887
Sound outputs5.1 line out, headphone, microphone
Speakersnone
Removable Drives
Supported memory cardsnone
Optical drive type(s)DVD+/-RW +/-DL
Display
Viewable size24 in
Screen modelIiyama ProLite E2483HS
Native resolution1,920x1,080
Screen inputsHDMI, DVI, VGA


If not can anyone recommend a box around the £500 mark that would be sufficient (I don't mind shelling out extra for a monitor).

Thanks

(I last played Elite on a BBC Model B)
 

JonnyC0mbat

JonnyC0mbat
To be honest I think you should wait until you have a bit more cash and get something a bit better. £500 for an average PC will mean you'll never fully enjoy it, and you can get a lot more for £1000. Just speaking from personal experience (the graphics card for my PC cost about as much as the PC you described).
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I'm not being snooty, I personally think its one of those things its best not to scrimp on.
 
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glynie

glynie
Well, my GPU cost £155. Got it 1 month ago and it plays ED on Ultra...ED needs a decent CPU, but a decent quad-core at 3GHz would do. I personally think always go mid-range. You get all the power you need with mid-range and it's 1/3 the price. Just don't get the cheapest stuff - it usually breaks.
 
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Gemat

G
The PC above will run ED with a 1360x768 res monitor at mid settings.

Those AMD APUs have a decent VGA on chip. You can always buy a better add-on VGA whenever you can. Just ask for a 500W + power supply unit so it will suffice when you buy the add on VGA.
 

Kiblams

Kiblams
Youbare looking for an Intel i3 equivelent or above and at least a radeon 260x or gtx 750Ti to play on high/ultra at 1080p.

The GPU is the most important part, I run a sandy bridge i5 2400 with a radeon 260x, and while the GPU is full load, the CPU is barely half utilised by ED.

For comparisons between the AMD/Intel CPUs and AMD/nvidia GPUs, I generally use the tier page of the tomshardware.com 'best CPU/GPU for the money articles they do once a month.
 
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starman

starman
Its all about the base no treble

I have a quad core with 8gb and gtx 590 and just about runs. Unless you want to build one yourself

not convinced about the alpha one has a modded mobile gpu
 
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rote1

rote1
Build your own pc and buy a nice intel i5 and a mid range gpu, will be much better and cheaper than buying a pc
 

Vincent Starson

V
Don't buy that AMD processor, or any AMD. They perform worse in games, they use more electricity, and run hotter. Sure they might have higher clock speeds but that doesn't mean it's better.

Get an i5 4670k for ~$220 (US), or i7 4770k ~$330. Trust me, you just don't want to deal with AMD until they get a new generation out.

MEMORY! You do NOT need 32gb, 8gb is MORE than enough. Elite's a 32 bit application, and is therefore not able to make use of all that memory. Windows has a page file for if you go over it anyways.

Harddrive: Get a 512gb SSD, it's worth it.

Video Card: Make sure it has 2gb video ram, invest as much as you can here.

Mobo: Find one that fits CPU, read reviews, don't get a second Pci-X slot mobo if you don't plan on getting SLI to save some bucks.
 

capt_carl

C
The only bit I'd be concerned with there is the integrated GPU as mentioned, there's no doubt it will run it but maybe not as well as you'd like.
Personally I'd build it myself, go with the seperate processor and GPU and should be doable for a little over £500 but for much more PC.
I'd just stuck a bunch of components together on Scan and got that below. No doubt its not the fastest Gaming PC in the world but its near enough the same spec as mine and mine plays the game with all settings on full at 1920x1080.
PC-spec.jpg

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In response to the previous poster, AMD's do run hotter and don't perform as well as intel in most games but they are good bang for buck and on ED don't have any issues.
 

capt_carl

C
Looking at the FiercePC unit posted earlier that looks pretty decent for the money. Assuming you don't want to get your hands dirty.
 

Entilzar

Entilzar
Vincent Starson said:
Don't buy that AMD processor, or any AMD. They perform worse in games, they use more electricity, and run hotter. Sure they might have higher clock speeds but that doesn't mean it's better.

Get an i5 4670k for ~$220 (US), or i7 4770k ~$330. Trust me, you just don't want to deal with AMD until they get a new generation out.

MEMORY! You do NOT need 32gb, 8gb is MORE than enough. Elite's a 32 bit application, and is therefore not able to make use of all that memory. Windows has a page file for if you go over it anyways.

Harddrive: Get a 512gb SSD, it's worth it.

Video Card: Make sure it has 2gb video ram, invest as much as you can here.

Mobo: Find one that fits CPU, read reviews, don't get a second Pci-X slot mobo if you don't plan on getting SLI to save some bucks.
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I have to disagree here I have an AMD FX8320 oct core black edition in a gigbyte 990fxa 12 gb ram and an amd r9 270x toxic and it runs quite kool and all of it plays ED in ultra mode eyefinity 3x with absolutely no drama

Enty
 

Britannkic

Britannkic
I bought an MSI GT72 2QE Dominator Pro for gaming away from home

this adds nothing to this thread but I just wanted to say
 
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