Help on buying computer that can run civ V

agstorse

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Hey, im a complete newbie when it comes to computer hardware and gaming. i really wanna get Civ V but my computer is pretty bad and i know i need a new one to run it. I've been looking around online for some gaming computers but im not sure how good they are

I know most people advocate assembling a computer yourself but i feel like that would be way too complicated for me. So, i was just curious if any of these computers were good deals/ could run CiV V well.

i chose these computers cause im a little strapped for cash

Thanks in advance
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http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7221312&Sku=I455-56400



http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7007449&Sku=C122-08210

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4910510&Sku=C122-05290
 
Welcome to CFC :).

As far as i can see, the first computer nearly meets the recommend specs for Civ5 :).
The second one is in fact worse, the third one has an incredibly outdated graphics card.

Edit: For other readers, the specs are:
AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz, 4GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, ATI Radeon HD 5570, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
 
Welcome to CFC :).

As far as i can see, the first computer nearly meets the recommend specs for Civ5 :).
The second one is in fact worse, the third one has an incredibly outdated graphics card.

Yeah I agree the first one appears to be the best bet. I would see if you could get 8 gb's of ram instead of 4 (or a least one 4 gb stick instead of the current 2 by 2, that way latter if you wanted to add more ram it would be easier and cheaper) if you bought this pc. I think Civ 5 runs better with more processing power and ram opposed to the graphics card.
 
They all have absolute rubbish outdated low-budget video cards and are hugely overpriced! I would strongly advice you stay clear of those crappy packets. You can get a good system that actually runs games for that price.
 
They all have absolute rubbish outdated low-budget video cards and are hugely overpriced! I would strongly advice you stay clear of those crappy packets. You can get a good system that actually runs games for that price.

Naaah, the first one isn't that bad for a low-budget pre-build :)

Most of the rest are rubbish, though.

You do NOT need more than 4 GB. I do not get it that people are still that fixated on "you cannot have enough memory". For high-performance numbercrunchers yes, but not for the average joe.
 
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