I've been asked by a teenaged console gamer about the possibility of replacing his elderly homework PC (single core vista era relic) and aging console (XB360) with a gaming PC. To keep costs down he's planning to continue using an existing 1366x768 monitor, so he doesn't need a high powered card. (And if he does get a 1080p monitor *next* summer, that'd be the time to look at an upgrade.) What I don't know is if he could initially get away with just using the integrated graphics on an AMD chip, or would still need a lower end discrete card to maintain FPS at decent quality settings.
He doesn't have the job yet, and I suspect his parents will make him save more of his pay than he realizes, so I'm not looking for an actual build guide yet. For now I'm just trying to gather enough information to offer reasonable "how much will it cost" guidance the next time we talk.
He doesn't have the job yet, and I suspect his parents will make him save more of his pay than he realizes, so I'm not looking for an actual build guide yet. For now I'm just trying to gather enough information to offer reasonable "how much will it cost" guidance the next time we talk.