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8 years ago
Nope. There's nobody here but us chickens. Go away, we're trying to (sleep, play our games, do something else...) >:)
Just kidding, of course. o:)
That machine would be fine for all of TS3, but that doesn't mean it's the best choice or the best value for the Euro.
Processor: You don't really need an i7 that strong on desktop for this game, a quad core i5 will do fine. But the extra power is not going to hurt (except the price tag). Do you have any other intended uses, now or in the future, for this computer?
RAM: At least 8 GB. With 16 GB, this one is more future-proof. I wouldn't buy a new PC with less than 16 GB these days.
Graphics: At least an Nvidia GTX 1050 in that series or the AMD equivalent. This one has a GTX 1060, that's better than recommended. Any higher than that would be overkill for TS3, although again may have other uses in the future if you play or will play other graphics intensive games.
Storage: This one has two internal drives, a 256 GB SSD and a 1 TB HDD. The SSD would constrain your space for TS3 and all expansions too much and too soon unless it's at least twice that size. If you go with this configuration, I would suggest installing the game on and redirecting the user Documents folder to the larger HDD. If you can get a larger SSD (or add one later), that's great too but would drive the price higher.
Branding: Yes, Lenovos tend to be high priced for what you get. I can only quote US prices right now, a desktop similarly configured, not that brand, would start at around $850-900 (USD), plus monitor if needed. Less if we don't have the SSD.
@phoebebebe13 - Any words of wisdom to add for a player in Finland or do you see anything on that site in particular that looks like a better choice?
Just kidding, of course. o:)
That machine would be fine for all of TS3, but that doesn't mean it's the best choice or the best value for the Euro.
Processor: You don't really need an i7 that strong on desktop for this game, a quad core i5 will do fine. But the extra power is not going to hurt (except the price tag). Do you have any other intended uses, now or in the future, for this computer?
RAM: At least 8 GB. With 16 GB, this one is more future-proof. I wouldn't buy a new PC with less than 16 GB these days.
Graphics: At least an Nvidia GTX 1050 in that series or the AMD equivalent. This one has a GTX 1060, that's better than recommended. Any higher than that would be overkill for TS3, although again may have other uses in the future if you play or will play other graphics intensive games.
Storage: This one has two internal drives, a 256 GB SSD and a 1 TB HDD. The SSD would constrain your space for TS3 and all expansions too much and too soon unless it's at least twice that size. If you go with this configuration, I would suggest installing the game on and redirecting the user Documents folder to the larger HDD. If you can get a larger SSD (or add one later), that's great too but would drive the price higher.
Branding: Yes, Lenovos tend to be high priced for what you get. I can only quote US prices right now, a desktop similarly configured, not that brand, would start at around $850-900 (USD), plus monitor if needed. Less if we don't have the SSD.
@phoebebebe13 - Any words of wisdom to add for a player in Finland or do you see anything on that site in particular that looks like a better choice?
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