What Spec Pc To Include 3D Graphic Card And Drivers.

[Everhelpful]

Further to my question the other day,I am not too savvy about Graphic Cards etc.so would appreciate any help telling me what Graphics I need in a new PC to include the above.Many thanks for any replies.

[TheChair]

Go to the Steam site, select the game you are interested in, scroll down to the system requirements. Either take them to a shop, or post them on here, (or even just tell us what game you are interested in).

[Old_Geezer]

I would have thought that if the PC has the usual bus and tge card plugs into it, and has enough room (some use more than one card width) that should be sufficient. The one other thing to check is the power supply. It needs leads to connect to the card and enough umph to run it.

[Old_Geezer]

... AND THE CARD PLUGS ...

[Everhelpful]

Thank you all for your help,I am actually looking for a new PC(preferably All-in-one)for my Grandson to play Games,the Game he wants is "Planet Coaster"which requires 3D Graphic Card and Drivers.

[Buenchico]

The specs for that game are rather daunting!

The recommended graphics card alone costs £568 for the nVidia model
http://tinyurl.com/js2bbgg
but the Radeon one is only £180
http://tinyurl.com/z9k5xlu

The recommended Intel processor costs £300
http://tinyurl.com/hca4gnl
but the AMD one is only £135
http://tinyurl.com/zqk5zrl

Looking at that last link shows that you can get a motherboard and 16Gb of RAM to go with that processor for a grand total of £310. Adding on the Radeon graphics card takes that up to £490. Then you'll need a reasonably hefty power unit, at least one optical drive, a case (with USB ports, etc), some cables and a cooling system. (You might need a water cooling system. They start from around £180). You'll also need an operating system. (Windows 10 Home costs £100)

Lastly, you'll need someone to put it all together for you. (The best way to get a gaming machine to meet your requirements is to have it custom-built).

So you're looking at around £1000 for the components, plus the costs of construction. You'd need to shop around for that. Putting the components together only takes a few hours (or a little longer if water-cooling loops need to be installed) but installing the operating system and drivers adds further time on, as does final testing.

[Buenchico]

Oops!

This link should have been included after my first sentence:
https://www.planetcoaster.com/en/store?gclid=CJmFtZOrx9ACFWsz0wodVhkPyg#specs

[TheChair]

I'm not sure that you realise what you might be getting into here.
I took the recommended specification, typed it into The PC Customiser, choosing the cheapest case, no keyboard, mouse, monitor, or operating system, and came up with a price of £1,292.00.
Gaming on a PC can be expensive, which is why many people prefer to game on a console.

[Buenchico]

^^^ It looks like TheChair and I are working roughly around the same figures. Let's say that my lowest guess above was £1200 and TheChair's lowest figure is £1400 (to include the operating system). At least you've got a rough idea of what you're looking at BUT . . .

. . . remember that gaming computers require hi-spec monitors (with fast response times). If you're existing monitor isn't good enough you'll need one of these, or similar:
http://uk.pcmag.com/monitor-reviews-price-comparisons-from-pcmagcom/10164/guide/the-best-gaming-monitors-of-2016

[TTG]

Planet Coaster recommended specs are a little high. Even the latest Doom only needs 8gb ram. Graphics cards AMD RX480 or Nvidia GTX 1060 6gb is probably sufficient. I'd also go for an i5 processor. No need for an i7 certainly for any game on the market at the moment. I'd say you are talking about £700-£800. Try Pc Specialist. Their forum is excellent and they can make some recommendations.

[HansUrbancka]

Even £7/800 is, in my opinion, far too much to spend on an 8yr old to play a computer game.I often think that children nowadays expect too much from their parents and sometimes even more from their grandparents.

Hans.

[Everhelpful]

Thank you Chris,The Chair and fender,got quite a shock with your comments,need a 2nd.Mortgage by the sound of it!!.I will explore TGT's Link and take it from there.
Hans,I agree with what you are saying but, my PC is now 9 years old and I was thinking about upgrading anyway,so will be killing 2 birds with 1 stone.Once again,Thank you all for your help.