Hi All,
Long time reader and first time poster. Nice to meet you!
I would like to play SMG 1,2 LOZ (WW, TP, SS), Xenoblade Chronicles, and The Last Story in 720P. I would use the Pentium G3430 (3.3GHZ Haswell) but the unlocked Pentium Anniversary Edition is coming in June so I will wait for that. Everything on my list is negotiable in order to play these games (I thought about an R7 250, i5 4690K and even waiting for Broadwell). However, my goal is best value for 720P.
My specs are:
275W PSU (Free, comes with case)
ASRock Z87M PRO4 ($104.99)
Pentium Anniversary ($120?)
ZOTAC ZT-60208-10L GeForce GT 640 1GB GDDR5 ($79.99)
G-Skill 2X2 DDR3 1866MHZ RAM (49.99)
Total: ~$355
My questions are:
I understand Zelda TP is difficult to play - could an OC Pentium be enough? Also, is a GT 640 (Revision 2) capable of playing 3XIR? Does 1866 vs 1600 ram matter (Anandtech says it does matter but many poster here say no)? Finally, do you think I could blow through my PSU (I used a PSU calculator and they said I only needed 230W)?
Long time reader and first time poster. Nice to meet you!
I would like to play SMG 1,2 LOZ (WW, TP, SS), Xenoblade Chronicles, and The Last Story in 720P. I would use the Pentium G3430 (3.3GHZ Haswell) but the unlocked Pentium Anniversary Edition is coming in June so I will wait for that. Everything on my list is negotiable in order to play these games (I thought about an R7 250, i5 4690K and even waiting for Broadwell). However, my goal is best value for 720P.
My specs are:
275W PSU (Free, comes with case)
ASRock Z87M PRO4 ($104.99)
Pentium Anniversary ($120?)
ZOTAC ZT-60208-10L GeForce GT 640 1GB GDDR5 ($79.99)
G-Skill 2X2 DDR3 1866MHZ RAM (49.99)
Total: ~$355
My questions are:
I understand Zelda TP is difficult to play - could an OC Pentium be enough? Also, is a GT 640 (Revision 2) capable of playing 3XIR? Does 1866 vs 1600 ram matter (Anandtech says it does matter but many poster here say no)? Finally, do you think I could blow through my PSU (I used a PSU calculator and they said I only needed 230W)?