Hey Guys! I´m looking for a good Pc to run GW2 on. I want it to be good enough for wvw and at least run dungeons on high grafiks.
Would any of these 2 computers Work?
From what I’ve seen in Europe (dunno if Denmark is an exception) pre-built PC’s are considerably more expensive than buying the parts. This is totally your call though. There are many helpful people here who could give you advice, no matter how you want to buy you PC.
What you need to know is that GW2 needs a very good CPU to run smooth. In my opinion, those two are not good enough, especially the second one.
Telling us your budget would make it easier for us to make suggestions.
There are few computers that are “good enough” for WvW.
The two systems you list are both “compact” systems, small and narrow. Do you have a space problem that you can’t fix a mid size tower? The problem with these compact towers is they severely limit your upgrade options.
The best PC they have for gaming would likely be this one, an i3-3210 with an HD 7750 video card but no operating system which is another 850-900 Krones.
Of the systems that include an OS, then the best remaining one for gaming would by the 4499 HP with the GT 640 graphics.
If that price is too high then the 4189 Krone version without the GT 640 is still better than the two you picked as the HD 7660D is faster than either the HD 8470 or the GT 620.
There are few computers that are “good enough” for WvW.
The two systems you list are both “compact” systems, small and narrow. Do you have a space problem that you can’t fix a mid size tower? The problem with these compact towers is they severely limit your upgrade options.
The best PC they have for gaming would likely be this one, an i3-3210 with an HD 7750 video card but no operating system which is another 850-900 Krones.
Of the systems that include an OS, then the best remaining one for gaming would by the 4499 HP with the GT 640 graphics.
If that price is too high then the 4189 Krone version without the GT 640 is still better than the two you picked as the HD 7660D is faster than either the HD 8470 or the GT 620.
Look at the performance of an FX-4000 running at 4 GHz on the first graph to a 3 GHz i3 on the second graph. They are the same. Now an AMD A10 is like the FX-4000 as it has 2 modules/4 cores except the A10 lacks the L3 cache that the FX has so it should be a tad slower at the same clock speed. But the A10-5700 in those HPs I linked to are only running at 3.4 GHz. So looking back at the first chart you see how much the FX-4000 scales between 3 and 4 GHz. At 3.4 GHz, assuming it scales linearly, would put it at 3/4rds the frame rate of the 3GHz i3 and the system with the i3 I linked to is running at 3.2 GHz.
Quad cores (or modules in the case of AMD FX CPUs) will beat dual cores (or modules) but only when you compare Intel to Intel and AMD to AMD.
You can compare a dual core Intel i3 to a dual module AMD FX-4xxx but performance will only match when both are running four threads each and are similarly priced, since AMD prices their FX-4xxx parts to match an i3 with similar performance. So a 4.2GHz FX-4350 should be equivalent to a 3.3GHz i3-3220 at $130.
