I figured out my Win 10 Home went work for Halo 5 PC, so I might get a laptop, I need some advice on a good (and fairly cheap) Win 10 for H5. I’d prefer not to spend more than $500…
Why won’t your current computer work? Are you updated to the latest version of Windows 10, which is Windows 10 Anniversary edition? Are you set on buying a laptop or are you willing to also build a computer?
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> Why won’t your current computer work? Are you updated to the latest version of Windows 10, which is Windows 10 Anniversary edition? Are you set on buying a laptop or are you willing to also build a computer?
Man, I don’t know anything about building one, so I would rather buy one. And my specs are apparently not enough, I need a laptop anyway.
$500 is a bit tough for a laptop. Also i don’t do too well with laptops, your best bet would to be to build a PC, either way i would recommend making a post at
But the general problem is buying a Laptop in your price range. We can definitely give you the knowledge to build a PC but i totally understand if you don’t want to. If there is something capable of running Halo 5 forge on a $500 laptop the people at /r/pcmasterrace should be able to help you out.
Well how much would it cost to build a PC?
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> Well how much would it cost to build a PC?
What ever you want, you buy the parts you want
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> What ever you want, you buy the parts you want
Dawg, I don’t know the parts of a toaster, much less a computer… I just need to know what all parts I would need.
I’ve been gaming on a PC for a while. $500 isn’t much to get started if you’re going from scratch for a custom build. $500 certainly won’t get you a laptop capable of gaming. That said for less than $500 you could do worse than this for a barebones system:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($158.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($40.78 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.48 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit ($119.99 @ B&H)
Total: $491.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 04:32 EDT-0400
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> I’ve been gaming on a PC for a while. $500 isn’t much to get started if you’re going from scratch for a custom build. $500 certainly won’t get you a laptop capable of gaming. That said for less than $500 you could do worse than this for a barebones system:
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> PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
> CPU:Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($158.02 @ Amazon)
> Motherboard:MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
> Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($40.78 @ OutletPC)
> Storage:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.48 @ NCIX US)
> Video Card:XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card
> Case:Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
> Power Supply:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
> Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit ($119.99 @ B&H)
> Total: $491.24
> Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
> Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 04:32 EDT-0400
Are you sure this would work with Halo 5 Forge on PC?
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> > I’ve been gaming on a PC for a while. $500 isn’t much to get started if you’re going from scratch for a custom build. $500 certainly won’t get you a laptop capable of gaming. That said for less than $500 you could do worse than this for a barebones system:
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> > PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
> > CPU:Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($158.02 @ Amazon)
> > Motherboard:MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
> > Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($40.78 @ OutletPC)
> > Storage:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.48 @ NCIX US)
> > Video Card:XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card
> > Case:Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
> > Power Supply:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
> > Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit ($119.99 @ B&H)
> > Total: $491.24
> > Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
> > Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 04:32 EDT-0400
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> Are you sure this would work with Halo 5 Forge on PC?
Should do. It may not run at a locked 1080p60 but it should certainly run. My HD 7870 2GB is slower than an RX 470 4GB and I can run it fine at 1360 x 768. I’ve got a Xeon E3-1231 v3 which blows the i3 out of the water, but everything I know of the Skylake i3’s is that they’re capable entry level CPU’s; my CPU is more for multi-threaded applications.
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> Dawg, I don’t know the parts of a toaster, much less a computer… I just need to know what all parts I would need.
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> I figured out my Win 10 Home went work for Halo 5 PC, so I might get a laptop, I need some advice on a good (and fairly cheap) Win 10 for H5. I’d prefer not to spend more than $500…
Oooooo… it can be done but you’ll likely be disappointed with “lag-like,” issues (for lack of better words it’s really just performance issues) if you’re not willing to shell out at least a thousand bucks at a desktop PC… And that’s only for a tower. Even if you find a way to meet minimum specs for under a thousand bucks the machine likely won’t be able to handle the massive weight that H5F will require to provide a smooth experience for you.
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> I’ve been gaming on a PC for a while. $500 isn’t much to get started if you’re going from scratch for a custom build. $500 certainly won’t get you a laptop capable of gaming. That said for less than $500 you could do worse than this for a barebones system:
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> PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
> CPU:Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($158.02 @ Amazon)
> Motherboard:MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
> Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($40.78 @ OutletPC)
> Storage:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.48 @ NCIX US)
> Video Card:XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card
> Case:Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
> Power Supply:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
> Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit ($119.99 @ B&H)
> Total: $491.24
> Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
> Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 04:32 EDT-0400
No, the processor wouldn’t work- recommended minimum is i5 (i7 is optimal). I tried out an i5 quad core and it still wasn’t good enough. 8 GB’s RAM would be the minimum but still too slow for a smooth experience. Also I think you forgot to include the price for the Radeon video card which would also be an under-performer for this game… I’m pretty sure piece-mealing a PC targeting the lowest possible specs to run this game would lead to disappointment unless the gamer only wants to briefly try this game and/or simply hunt the achievements. Whatever the minimum RAM is, I recommend you double it so shoot for 16GBs. Also Nvidia GeForce GTX or better for video cards - you could go with the 950 or above, but again you’d still be left with performance issues with the 950 at the highest strains for graphic performance. This is what you’d really want to handle this game (no it’s not budget friendly).
UPDATE: Just read you wanted a laptop- there isn’t a laptop made in the world for $500 that could run this game. H5F requires too much in terms of graphics and RAM for a smooth experience. There are laptops out there that could run H5F but not many and they’d be upper-end.
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> > I’ve been gaming on a PC for a while. $500 isn’t much to get started if you’re going from scratch for a custom build. $500 certainly won’t get you a laptop capable of gaming. That said for less than $500 you could do worse than this for a barebones system:
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> > PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
> > CPU:Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($158.02 @ Amazon)
> > Motherboard:MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
> > Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($40.78 @ OutletPC)
> > Storage:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.48 @ NCIX US)
> > Video Card:XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card
> > Case:Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
> > Power Supply:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
> > Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit ($119.99 @ B&H)
> > Total: $491.24
> > Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
> > Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 04:32 EDT-0400
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> No, the processor wouldn’t work- recommended minimum is i5 (i7 is optimal). I tried out an i5 quad core and it still wasn’t good enough. 8 GB’s RAM would be the minimum but still too slow for a smooth experience. Also I think you forgot to include the price for the Radeon video card which would also be an under-performer for this game… I’m pretty sure piece-mealing a PC targeting the lowest possible specs to run this game would lead to disappointment unless the gamer only wants to briefly try this game and/or simply hunt the achievements. Whatever the minimum RAM is, I recommend you double it so shoot for 16GBs. Also Nvidia GeForce GTX or better for video cards - you could go with the 950 or above, but again you’d still be left with performance issues with the 950 at the highest strains for graphic performance. This is what you’d really want to handle this game (no it’s not budget friendly).
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> UPDATE: Just read you wanted a laptop- there isn’t a laptop made in the world for $500 that could run this game. H5F requires too much in terms of graphics and RAM for a smooth experience. There are laptops out there that could run H5F but not many and they’d be upper-end.
Fair enough on the RX not being included; I’m English so I made the list to £500 then realised he was talking dollars so just changed the location; didn’t think to double check the prices. I’m surprised you struggled with an i5; until six months ago I had been using an AMD FX-4170 and while it may not have been the smoothest of experiences in the latest games everything I tried was far from unplayable. 8GB is fine for the time being, if you have the budget to go to 16GB then that’s obviously better (I’ve got 16GB) but all of the breakdowns I’ve seen on games that recommend 16GB has shown that they still run perfectly playable with 8GB. You don’t have to go nVidia for a decent experience; the RX 470 is actually a stonker of a card. It’ll practically meet RX 480 performance for a good chunk less. For entry level gaming you can’t do much better, if you must have nVidia I wouldn’t go for anything older than a GTX 1060 3GB right now. I responded to someone else above on the fact that my Radeon HD 7870 (R9 270 equivalent) is running the game absolutely no problems at 1360 x 768. The RX 470 is much better so it would be fine.
Like I said, the proposed build, or any build for $500 won’t be ideal but you can certainly play. For that price accepting lowered settings and between 30 and 60 FPS at 1080p is perfectly acceptable.
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> > > PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
> > > CPU:Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($158.02 @ Amazon)
> > > Motherboard:MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
> > > Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($40.78 @ OutletPC)
> > > Storage:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.48 @ NCIX US)
> > > Video Card:XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card
> > > Case:Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
> > > Power Supply:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
> > > Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit ($119.99 @ B&H)
> > > Total: $491.24
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> > No, the processor wouldn’t work- recommended minimum is i5 (i7 is optimal). I tried out an i5 quad core and it still wasn’t good enough. 8 GB’s RAM would be the minimum but still too slow for a smooth experience. Also I think you forgot to include the price for the Radeon video card which would also be an under-performer for this game… I’m pretty sure piece-mealing a PC targeting the lowest possible specs to run this game would lead to disappointment unless the gamer only wants to briefly try this game and/or simply hunt the achievements. Whatever the minimum RAM is, I recommend you double it so shoot for 16GBs. Also Nvidia GeForce GTX or better for video cards - you could go with the 950 or above, but again you’d still be left with performance issues with the 950 at the highest strains for graphic performance. This is what you’d really want to handle this game (no it’s not budget friendly).
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> Fair enough on the RX not being included; I’m English so I made the list to £500 then realised he was talking dollars so just changed the location; didn’t think to double check the prices. I’m surprised you struggled with an i5; until six months ago I had been using an AMD FX-4170 and while it may not have been the smoothest of experiences in the latest games everything I tried was far from unplayable. 8GB is fine for the time being, if you have the budget to go to 16GB then that’s obviously better (I’ve got 16GB) but all of the breakdowns I’ve seen on games that recommend 16GB has shown that they still run perfectly playable with 8GB. You don’t have to go nVidia for a decent experience; the RX 470 is actually a stonker of a card. It’ll practically meet RX 480 performance for a good chunk less. For entry level gaming you can’t do much better, if you must have nVidia I wouldn’t go for anything older than a GTX 1060 3GB right now. I responded to someone else above on the fact that my Radeon HD 7870 (R9 270 equivalent) is running the game absolutely no problems at 1360 x 768. The RX 470 is much better so it would be fine.
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> Like I said, the proposed build, or any build for $500 won’t be ideal but you can certainly play. For that price accepting lowered settings and between 30 and 60 FPS at 1080p is perfectly acceptable.
Fair enough on most points… I suppose the only real faults with the proposed build are the lack of price to go with the video card (which adds about $200 to the cost of the proposed build), and the processor is below the listed minimum specs for the game. In all honesty I don’t have much experience building PC’s… It’s also been several years since I’ve even built one from the ground up, but I can’t deny the cost-saving benefits of taking that route. I do have experience playing Halo 5: Forge on two different machines- one machine included an Asus tower that I purchased and returned the next day for a rediculously awful experience on Halo 5: Forge… Now I didn’t pay ~1000 dollars JUST for this one game; rather I was hoping to get a machine that would be able to handle some of the better games at 1080p 60FPS and the way in which this machine struggled on H5F was enough to tell me right away that this was most definitely NOT the machine for me. I’m not sure where the breaking point was, but this tower definitely targeted minimum specs- 8GB RAM likely wasn’t the culprit behind a choppy gaming experience but it didn’t help matters, nor did the i5 processor which is also a minimum requirement… Admittedly, most of the performance problems probably fell on the Nvidia GTX 950 video card which couldn’t handle the burden of graphic performance during intense action in the game. Now, that systems entire problem was also a combination that every peice targeted the lowest minimum specs required to run H5F. Therefore my theory is that while your proposed build may indeed run H5F (at least with a minor swap from an i3 to an i5 processor in the proposed build), the performance will still just not be good because it will barely be able to keep up with a meager 1080p 30FPS at best. Will it run?? Well… depends on your definition of “run,” if that means just to boot up and deliver a shotty gaming experience like my ASUS endeaver then yeah it’ll probably run H5F…
I’ve also played H5F on my brother’s much more powerful PC… With an i7 8 core processor, 16GB RAM, top end video card (forgot what he has but it’s much better than the GTX 950), his machine ran H5F with a sense of pristine grace at 1080p 60FPS as compared to the aforementioned ASUS tower. I mean, granted that I didn’t experiment at all with 4K nor was 1080p 60FPS even completely perfect (There was still some choppiness at the highest strains of performance); but the faults were significantly less noticeable and even understandable- duplicating hundreds of objects at a time and/or setting off multiple explosions simultaneously is a sure way to create difficulties for even some of the best video cards on the market… Though it’s still a fun way to experiment with it and a pretty quick test to find out right away if your system can handle the game.
Anyway aside from those two systems that I’ve tried H5F on, I’ve also heard feedback from friends playing it… The most advanced machines appear to pump out good quality 4K gaming (though I still shudder to think how they hold up to the highest strains on performance whilst running 4K) and on the flip side- those with machines hovering around minimum specs had performance issues similar to the ASUS tower that I first tried.
So you take your bets with building a machine from the ground up… One serious factor to consider is that when you’re building a PC from the ground up you’re likely committed to the course once you get started with it. You can’t just take it back to one store and return it if you have issues with it- though you may be able to return it piece by piece if need be… Good luck with warranties, though you may get them with video cards… At least you will save a ton of cost on the overall system if you know what you’re doings and when you actually put together a functional machine in the end. Websites nowadays can help generate compatible pieces to put together working machines and find you deals based on your budget. I still think there’s more risk to building PCs (aside from the obvious return issues and lack of warranties), because putting several pieces together from different brands can result in increased awesomeness or it can result in unforeseen compatibility issues that result in a nonfunctional machine that can send you back to the drawing board.
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> > > > PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
> > > > CPU:Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($158.02 @ Amazon)
> > > > Motherboard:MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
> > > > Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($40.78 @ OutletPC)
> > > > Storage:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.48 @ NCIX US)
> > > > Video Card:XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card
> > > > Case:Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
> > > > Power Supply:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
> > > > Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit ($119.99 @ B&H)
> > > > Total: $491.24
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> Fair enough on most points… I suppose the only real faults with the proposed build are the lack of price to go with the card (which truthfully about doubles the cost of the proposed build), and the processor is below the listed minimum specs for the game. In all honesty I don’t have much experience building PC’s… It’s also been several years since I’ve even built one from the ground up, but I can’t deny the cost-saving benefits of taking that route. I do have experience playing Halo 5: Forge on two different machines- one machine included an Asus tower that I purchased and returned the next day for a rediculously awful experience on Halo 5: Forge… Now I didn’t pay ~1000 dollars JUST for this one game; rather I was hoping to get a machine that would be able to handle some of the better games at 1080p 60FPS and the way in which this machine struggled on H5F was enough to tell me right away that this was most definitely NOT the machine for me. I’m not sure where the breaking point was, but this tower definitely targeted minimum specs- 8GB RAM likely wasn’t the culprit behind a choppy gaming experience but it didn’t help matters, nor did the i5 processor which is also a minimum requirement… Admittedly, most of the performance problems probably fell on the Nvidia GTX 950 video card which couldn’t handle the burden of graphic performance during intense action in the game. Now, that systems entire problem was also a combination that every peice targeted the lowest minimum specs required to run H5F. Therefore my theory is that while your proposed build may indeed run H5F (at least with a minor swap from an i3 to an i5 processor in the proposed build), the performance will still just not be good because it will barely be able to keep up with a meager 1080p 30FPS at best. Will it run?? Well… depends on your definition of “run,” if that means just to boot up and deliver a shotty gaming experience like my ASUS endeaver then yeah it’ll probably run H5F…
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> I’ve also played H5F on my brother’s much more powerful PC… With an i7 8 core processor, 16GB RAM, top end video card (forgot what he has but it’s much better than the GTX 950), his machine ran H5F with a sense of pristine grace at 1080p 60FPS as compared to the aforementioned ASUS tower. I mean, granted that I didn’t experiment at all with 4K nor was 1080p 60FPS even completely perfect (There was still some choppiness at the highest strains of performance); but the faults were significantly less noticeable and even understandable- duplicating hundreds of objects at a time and/or setting off multiple explosions simultaneously is a sure way to create difficulties for even some of the best video cards on the market… Though it’s still a fun way to experiment with it and a pretty quick test to find out right away if your system can handle the game.
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> Anyway aside from those two systems that I’ve tried H5F on, I’ve also heard feedback from friends playing it… The most advanced machines appear to pump out good quality 4K gaming (though I still shudder to think how they hold up to the highest strains on performance whilst running 4K) and on the flip side- those with machines hovering around minimum specs had performance issues similar to the ASUS tower that I first tried.
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> So you take your bets with building a machine from the ground up… One serious factor to consider is that when you’re building a PC from the ground up you’re likely committed to the course once you get started with it. You can’t just take it back to one store and return it if you have issues with it- though you may be able to return it piece by piece if need be… Good luck with warranties, though you may get them with video cards… At least you will save a ton of cost on the overall system if you know what you’re doings and when you actually put together a functional machine in the end. Websites nowadays can help generate compatible pieces to put together working machines and find you deals based on your budget. I still think there’s more risk to building PCs (aside from the obvious return issues and lack of warranties), because putting several pieces together from different brands can result in increased awesomeness or it can result in unforeseen compatibility issues that result in a nonfunctional machine that can send you back to the drawing board.
You’re right on the money for risk and ease-of-use. I enjoy system building, and thankfully in the five years I’ve been doing it I haven’t had any major issues (hugs a piece of wood) but it can become a real hassle having to RMA individual components through different companies with different processes and systems, especially if you’re not too confident in your abilities or more importantly the expected performance of your components.
Despite being a PC gamer I do actually recommend consoles to most people as they don’t want to deal with all that complexity or risk. Consoles are Plug & Play and you know whatever you chuck into it is designed for it and will run; not to mention you will get more reliable performance for the money. Even if you spend £1500 on a tower you’re not guaranteed a particular performance metric; one game will run at 1440p120 and another will barely scrape 1080p60.
I think $500 is probably being incredibly optimistic for H5F based on your experience; while my own experience is one thing I never actually played the game with my FX-4170, only my Xeon (which is equivalent to an i7 4770) so I’ve only tried it on four cores with hyperthreading despite a five year old GPU. It looks like this game is incredibly CPU bound.
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> I’m not sure where the breaking point was, but this tower definitely targeted minimum specs- 8GB RAM likely wasn’t the culprit behind a choppy gaming experience but it didn’t help matters, nor did the i5 processor which is also a minimum requirement
I’m pretty sure any problems you had were not down to having an i5. Games don’t use hyperhteading, and the only thing you get going from an i5 to an i7 is hyperthreading. And coonsidering I’m not getting more than 4GB of RAM usage in Halo 5, I doubt having only 8GB will be a problem, even though 16 might be recommended if you have a habit of running many tabs open in Chrome or something. I managed to play a lot more memory hungry games than Halo 5 back when I had only 8 gigabytes.
Really, provided that you have a reasonable amount of memory and a reasonable CPU (i.e. not some Celeron with 4GB of RAM), most games are going to be GPU limited, and so is Halo 5. And I doubt Halo 5 is particularly difficult to run. It can’t be because it has to run on the Xbox One which is far from a powerhouse. Obviously there’s a difference between running at maximum settings and slightly lower ones, but in any case a 470 will likely run Halo 5 better than the Xbox One unless the game has been shoddily ported.
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> I still think there’s more risk to building PCs (aside from the obvious return issues and lack of warranties), because putting several pieces together from different brands can result in increased awesomeness or it can result in unforeseen compatibility issues that result in a nonfunctional machine that can send you back to the drawing board.
If you buy run of the mill consumer components and follow basic compatability guidelines (motherboard with the correct socket for the CPU, what memory types the motherboard supports, how many PCIe power connectors does the GPU need, etc.) you’re not going to run into issues. Of course, it’s not a simple task to keep all this in mind if you are a novice, but that’s what the internet is for where there are plenty of people eager to recommend you builds where all parts are guaranteed to be compatible.
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> This is what you’d really want to handle this game
This is a joke, right?