LexiWatson wrote:

Personally if you are going to build your own PC you should go all out, there is no point is doing a budget PC build when you can go out and spend an extra $50 to get a better PC from BestBuy.

Personally I think when you build your first PC you should build a monster because you will appreciate it more.

My Build: $2,250 (this is about a year and a half to 2 years ago I think, prices most likely have gone down for these parts)

Mohterboard: Asus Z-97 mark II
CPU - Intel Core i7 4770K (overclocked)
SSD - Intel 280 GB
HDD - 3TB
GPU - Geforce 980GTX (overclocked)
RAM - 16GB
Power Supply - SeaSonic 1200w
Liquid Cooler - Corsair H100igtx
Case - Define R4
6 Red LED fans
Asus Blu-ray/DVD/CD read and write
Cherry MX Keyboard
RAT 7 Gaming Mouse
Q series mouse mat
Windows 10 64bit (cause xbox play anywhere and it comes with mircosoft office)
1 Monitor at home and when I'm in my dorm I have a duel Monitor.
I have some weird little monitor thing that shows the Temp of my CPU

But yeah Sarge you should go crazy and plan your build around the future and not just the 'here and now' mentality. Custom PC builds are expensive and there is no point in doing a low budget build cause you'll just have to update the parts later.

I feel like I'm missing something on the list but I'm sure someone will point out if I missed something.

Hopes this helps Sarge!

RubbrDuckE wrote:

Lexi. The purpose of the build is to create a budget PC so he can play Civilization 6 when it releases. Not play it in 5 years when he has 2 grand to blow on a computer.

And to anybody advocating for monster builds, SARGE DOESN'T EVEN LIKE USING DESKTOP COMPUTERS

How are you going to tell somebody that is only buying a computer out of pure necessity that they should spend a PINEAPPLE of money on it?
That's like going up to somebody asking which car they should get for the express purpose of going to and from work, and telling them to get a 35k Ford truck.

LexiWatson wrote:

How was I suppose to know he doesn't like PC gaming

Jon LH Hart wrote:

...WE MUST HELP SARGE BUILD A SHOEBOX AT CLOSE TO 400$, MAX 500$ THAT CAN DO ONE THING ONLY: PLAY CIVILIZATION.

TODAY WE UNITE UNDER ONE FLAG: BUDGET GAMING...

RubbrDuckE wrote:

LexiWatson wrote:

How was I suppose to know he doesn't like PC gaming

It's essentially in the very first post.

Jon LH Hart wrote:

...WE MUST HELP SARGE BUILD A SHOEBOX AT CLOSE TO 400$, MAX 500$ THAT CAN DO ONE THING ONLY: PLAY CIVILIZATION.

TODAY WE UNITE UNDER ONE FLAG: BUDGET GAMING...

furthermore, if a monster build was an option the thread wouldn't be titled "Budget PC For Sarge's Civ Addiction"

LexiWatson wrote:

I don't need your sass boy

Criporc wrote:

Sarge, what have you done to Ducke?! He's usually such a sweet boy...

Thee MC wrote:

This game is slightly more demanding than I expected. Really wasn't expecting those recommended specs. Will it run with the current build? Yes. What will the framerate be with a slightly-higher-than-minimum build? Just not sure. Might need to tune those graphics settings a bit.

The GFX card is fine, falls only a bit below recommended. I might advise spending a little extra and leaping for a slightly stronger CPU. That build's CPU vs. the recommended averaged 53% slower clock and 29% slower quad-core fp and int speed.

Paragon wrote:

Thee MC wrote:

This game is slightly more demanding than I expected. Really wasn't expecting those recommended specs. Will it run with the current build? Yes. What will the framerate be with a slightly-higher-than-minimum build? Just not sure. Might need to tune those graphics settings a bit.

The GFX card is fine, falls only a bit below recommended. I might advise spending a little extra and leaping for a slightly stronger CPU. That build's CPU vs. the recommended averaged 53% slower clock and 29% slower quad-core fp and int speed.

Sarge never really struck me as the type of guy that cares a whole lot about frame rates and overall visual quality. Regardless, our processor choice is actually slightly better than it seems; The 6th gen i3 is more or less comparable to the 4th gen i5 and in many cases can outperform it. This rig will definitely run Civ6 at 60fps if we turn down some silly things like shadows and AA which usually go unnoticed by somebody that doesn't really seem to care about picking those things apart.