Quote: gezodiac on 07/03/2012, 08:26 AM

The first part is laughable, if you can build a 500$ machine that can play this game at 60+ frames..... you cannot. This is not a source engine game or simple single player game.


50$ case (matx case of ok quality or a mid tower of mediocre quality)
50$ psu (gonna be 500 watts.... maybe bronze rated... not modular)
100$ hard drive because they are so expensive
20$ disc drive
40$ ram
70$ motherboard, this has to be micro if you try to hit 500$...

so you have 170$ to spend on a gpu/cpu and you must have your own operating system.

Well... by your very example you have just created a $500 machine that runs at 60fps (though you're missing a CPU).

I hate stating this because it is such a troll thing to do, but it applies. I build PCs for a living. HAH! There. I said it.

My current system (using some rounding):
$30 Case
$40 Ram (-$10 Rebate)
$120 Gigabyte 990FX MB
$80 AMD 555 Black Edition (unlocked to 4 cores)
$65 600 Watt PSU (-$15 Rebate)
$80 1.5 TB External HD (ripped the enclosure, stuck it in, done)
$130 XFX Radeon 6850 (-$25 Rebate)

$540
(-$50 Rebates)
Total: $490

Kubuntu Linux is free. So is Wine. Periferals not included. Stock fans.

Tera with all graphics set to max runs at 40-60fps.

Laughable still?

Waiting for the right sales and rebates and buying in piecemeal is the key.

Quote: Neclinesh on 07/03/2012, 10:42 AM

Quote: gezodiac on 07/03/2012, 08:26 AM

The first part is laughable, if you can build a 500$ machine that can play this game at 60+ frames..... you cannot. This is not a source engine game or simple single player game.


50$ case (matx case of ok quality or a mid tower of mediocre quality)
50$ psu (gonna be 500 watts.... maybe bronze rated... not modular)
100$ hard drive because they are so expensive
20$ disc drive
40$ ram
70$ motherboard, this has to be micro if you try to hit 500$...

so you have 170$ to spend on a gpu/cpu and you must have your own operating system.

Well... by your very example you have just created a $500 machine that runs at 60fps (though you're missing a CPU).

I hate stating this because it is such a troll thing to do, but it applies. I build PCs for a living. HAH! There. I said it.

My current system (using some rounding):
$30 Case
$40 Ram (-$10 Rebate)
$120 Gigabyte 990FX MB
$80 AMD 555 Black Edition (unlocked to 4 cores)
$65 600 Watt PSU (-$15 Rebate)
$80 1.5 TB External HD (ripped the enclosure, stuck it in, done)
$130 XFX Radeon 6850 (-$25 Rebate)

$540
(-$50 Rebates)
Total: $490

Kubuntu Linux is free. So is Wine. Periferals not included. Stock fans.

Tera with all graphics set to max runs at 40-60fps.

Laughable still?

Waiting for the right sales and rebates and buying in piecemeal is the key.

Terrible computer, psu likely is not even bronze rated lolol.

CPU is going to CHOKE HARD on Tera, and at 1920-1080 you wont see 40-60 fps with a 555/6850 combo.

30$ case LAWL nice, really nice.

External HDD LAWWWWL slow load times and stuttering.

You spent way too much on a motherboard for a 500$ build buddy. LAWLAWLAWL

Runs hot. Terrible case = terrible airflow especially with the power supply you are apparently using. BIRDS NEST WIRING LEWL.

GL with the green drive fella you will need it XD

GL with the processor, you will need it (its gonna choke fella its no where near the 955 and even it has troubles at times XD)

Reading this thread, it is painfully obvious that getting max settings at smooth framerates, on TERA, using a video card that costs less than $400 or a system that costs less than $1,500 is not possible and everyone who says otherwise is lying.