My Off the shelf PC will not play Star Trek Online (and i'm desperate too!). I have a budget of upto £600 pounds and want to play it to recommended specs.
I dont know anything about computers though! below is what the man at the shop said: he will build the PC and said these settings should play it to recommended settings. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help, will these play it? I dont want to spend £600 just for Star Trek Online to then find out i cant play it or its slow.
Processor Specifications
- Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250
- 3.0GHz Core Clock
- 45mn Process Technology
- Dual Memory Controller
- 2 x 128KB L1 Cache
- 2 x 1MB L2 Cache
Micron Rendition 2GB
Sapphire 512MB GDDR3 ATI Radeon HD3850
Samsung Dual Layer DVD-Rewritable
Maxtor DiamondMax 250GB HARD DRIVE
Black Case with 450watt power supply
54Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter
WINDOWS XP PRO
Here is a few more things to change but will be on top of the above price if you wish to have .
Windows 7 (extra cost)
Additional 2GB RAM (extra cost)
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE advise I am clueless and desperate to get Star Trek Online,
That card is not even listed in the low end bench mark test. I would suggest at the low end an Nvidia 250 or 260. The game seems to run just a bit better with their cards
Ok hes ripping you off big time do not buy it if you think you could mange it build one your self its not hard or if you got a friend os familiy member who might beable to help you
Heres what i would build if i had your budget comes to £624 + if you have an old copy of XP lying around just install that for now till you can afford to get W7
Will this play STO? It doesn't have to be the greatest. I just want to know if it will play at all?
Processor 2.1GHz AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core
Memory 3GB, DDR2 800 MHz
Hard drive 250GB 5,400rpm
Chipset AMD RS780
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon 3100
Operating System Windows Vista Premium
It is a not a gaming computer at all but I am curious.
Will this play STO? It doesn't have to be the greatest. I just want to know if it will play at all?
Processor 2.1GHz AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core
Memory 3GB, DDR2 800 MHz
Hard drive 250GB 5,400rpm
Chipset AMD RS780
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon 3100
Operating System Windows Vista Premium
It is a not a gaming computer at all but I am curious.
It will play, but at low end settings, with a lot of options turned off.
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Also if he is seriously saying that machine will cost £600, i advise you to look elsewhere for a system as he is ripping you off.
A lot of places you can get a core 2 duo machine with a 4800 series ati card or a 9600-9800 nvidia for that price..
That card is not even listed in the low end bench mark test. I would suggest at the low end an Nvidia 250 or 260. The game seems to run just a bit better with their cards
Heres what i would build if i had your budget comes to £624 + if you have an old copy of XP lying around just install that for now till you can afford to get W7
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz £144.98
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-253-AM
Club 3D ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 £116.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-014-C3
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case £89.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-110-AN
Patriot Sector 5 G Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel £86.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-025-PA
Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-356-AS
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Ready Power Supply £59.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-023-OC
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache £41.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-081-SA
Samsung SH-S203P/RSMN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter £13.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-093-SA
Total £624.92 inc vat
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I bought one and I'm running STO at maximum settings. Its not the quietest and obviously not the highest quality but its the best deal I could find.
Processor 2.1GHz AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core
Memory 3GB, DDR2 800 MHz
Hard drive 250GB 5,400rpm
Chipset AMD RS780
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon 3100
Operating System Windows Vista Premium
It is a not a gaming computer at all but I am curious.
It will play, but at low end settings, with a lot of options turned off.