12-17-2014, 08:19 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-17-2014, 08:22 AM by CrackedNuckles.)
Here's the plan:
Build two computers: one the weakest possible and cheapest, but still capable of running some games for when I'm on the go (I'm building a laptop).
The other one is going to be much heftier, and capable of sporting at least 500 games perfectly, for the most part.
Here are some of the games I plan to play full-speed on weakling:
1.FFX.
2.FFX-2.
3.FFXII.
4.GTA-VC.
5.Kingdom Hearts.
6.Kingdom Hearts 2.
Here are some of the games I plan to play full-speed on powerhouse:
1.Hot Shots Golf Fore!
2.Metal Gear Solid 2.
3.Gran Turismo 4.
4.Hot Shots Tennis.
5.Xenosaga II.
Here's the weak build:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0 GHz @ 1333 MHz FSB.
Intel GMA X4500 or ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT.
DDR3 2 GB 1333 MHz.
Windows 7 Ultimate ... 64-bit.
Price: $70.00-$115.00 U.S.D.
(NOTES: The price will be on the higher-range of above if I bought the ATI Radeon card, because GMA X4500 is integrated and cheaper).
Here's the powerhouse build:
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30 GHz @ 1333 MHz FSB or more.
GeForce GTX 460 or 650.
DDR3 3-4 GB 1666 MHz or +.
Windows 7 Ultimate ... 32/64-bit.
Price: $290.00-$338.00 U.S.D.
(NOTES: If I spent a little over $350.00 I could build a much, much better computer, but I'd rather stay around $300.00 max).
How will the games and associative rigs fare? We know FFX can work on a toaster and FFX-2 and FFXII are not too far off. The concerns may be KH2 and GTA-VC, but I think they should be 60 FPS. But GMA X4500 can be tricky, though I know it can handle lots of titles with a decent CPU like the one above.
Now for the more powerful rig, HSGF! will need constant software-renderer to work. Could the i3-3220 @ 3.30 GHz get 60 FPS in software-mode on HSGF!? I am pretty positive that at least 4 of the games on the demanding list and associative rig should work. The games that scare me are as follows:
Weak rig: GTA-VC, Kingdom Hearts 2, FFXII.
Strong rig: HSGF! and Gran Turismo 4.
Build two computers: one the weakest possible and cheapest, but still capable of running some games for when I'm on the go (I'm building a laptop).
The other one is going to be much heftier, and capable of sporting at least 500 games perfectly, for the most part.
Here are some of the games I plan to play full-speed on weakling:
1.FFX.
2.FFX-2.
3.FFXII.
4.GTA-VC.
5.Kingdom Hearts.
6.Kingdom Hearts 2.
Here are some of the games I plan to play full-speed on powerhouse:
1.Hot Shots Golf Fore!
2.Metal Gear Solid 2.
3.Gran Turismo 4.
4.Hot Shots Tennis.
5.Xenosaga II.
Here's the weak build:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0 GHz @ 1333 MHz FSB.
Intel GMA X4500 or ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT.
DDR3 2 GB 1333 MHz.
Windows 7 Ultimate ... 64-bit.
Price: $70.00-$115.00 U.S.D.
(NOTES: The price will be on the higher-range of above if I bought the ATI Radeon card, because GMA X4500 is integrated and cheaper).
Here's the powerhouse build:
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30 GHz @ 1333 MHz FSB or more.
GeForce GTX 460 or 650.
DDR3 3-4 GB 1666 MHz or +.
Windows 7 Ultimate ... 32/64-bit.
Price: $290.00-$338.00 U.S.D.
(NOTES: If I spent a little over $350.00 I could build a much, much better computer, but I'd rather stay around $300.00 max).
How will the games and associative rigs fare? We know FFX can work on a toaster and FFX-2 and FFXII are not too far off. The concerns may be KH2 and GTA-VC, but I think they should be 60 FPS. But GMA X4500 can be tricky, though I know it can handle lots of titles with a decent CPU like the one above.
Now for the more powerful rig, HSGF! will need constant software-renderer to work. Could the i3-3220 @ 3.30 GHz get 60 FPS in software-mode on HSGF!? I am pretty positive that at least 4 of the games on the demanding list and associative rig should work. The games that scare me are as follows:
Weak rig: GTA-VC, Kingdom Hearts 2, FFXII.
Strong rig: HSGF! and Gran Turismo 4.