Can this run TS12?

[jkuhn]

NowI'm in the right section.

I was wondering if this setup could run TS12?

AMD Athlon II x3 445 OEM
8GB RAM
500GB HDD
400W PSU
Nvidia GeForce 7250
6 Channel Audio

I'm working on building a PC, and I'm on a very tight budget. Let me know if there might be something a bit better, but not more costly.

Thank you.

 

[fran1]

The 7250 needs replacing.

 

[shaneturner12]

The PSU will limit upgrade potential.

It's worth checking if the processor you've got is single core, dual core, triple core, or quad core.

Shane

 

[Euphod]

I'm working on building a PC, and I'm on a very tight budget. Let me know if there might be something a bit better, but not more costly.

Wow, that is a tight budget! Why don't you post your total cost limit here, and we'll try to make suggestions? There's plenty of builders here that understand your dilemma.

 

[clam1952]

The PSU will limit upgrade potential.

It's worth checking if the processor you've got is single core, dual core, triple core, or quad core.

Shane

Athlon II x3 445 is a triple core Shane, which means it has an AM3 Motherboard so its pretty much up to date apart from the graphics card and Power supply.

I have the same processor here on one of my PC's with 4GB ram and a GTS450, runs TS12 reasonably well.

 

[shaneturner12]

I agree there - it's just the graphics card and PSU that need upgrading.

Shane

 

[jkuhn]

Yeah, I know I would have to upgrade the graphics card and PSU, but it would have to wait a long while until I get enough for decent upgrades.

The setup I'm looking at costs $299.99 after tax. Which isn't bad considering it's an Athlon II processor w/ 8GB Ram.

 

[fran1]

The question is, is it worth buying that rig which will struggle, or wait a bit longer until you've more money available.
How does 12 run on your present comp.

 

[SuperFudd]

The question is, is it worth buying that rig which will struggle, or wait a bit longer until you've more money available.
How does 12 run on your present comp.

Indeed.
Try a video card. In theory a GTX550 Ti requires at least a 400 watt supply. When you get a proper new PC, perhaps you could use it there also.

 

[jkuhn]

Sadly the laptop I was using TS2009 and TS12(Only for doing reskins) clunkered out after a few years of use. So the way I'm on forums and internet is with my netbook.

I'm pretty desperate for a PC. A friends PC has an Athlon II x2 3.4GHz and it runs TS12 real well, so I figure this one shouldn't have much trouble either.

My friend's PC is an HP Pavillion with AMD Athlon II x2 3.4GHz with 4GB Ram and a 350GB HDD.

 

[RRSignal]

I advise DO NOT buy a PC, especially a low-end cheapie PC. Upgrading it to barely work will cost far more than the purchase itself. I'm about to go to sleep now but I or any number of people here can walk you through a better purchase. Even a cutting-corner rig like THIS would be better than most any prebuilt twice it's price, especially if you add in a $50 video card and a $40 hard drive.

 

[jkuhn]

I looked at that kit, but I'm not really interested in SSD drives....yet. I'm not very knowledgable with them, but soon I might try one out.

The PC I'm talking about is one of the kits from TigerDirect.

 

[Euphod]

Too bad you can't find an equivalent Intel based system, but they are usually a wee bit more expensive.

 

[RRSignal]

Keep in mind that barebones kits aren't always great deals; some only save about $10 or $20 over buying parts individually, so you *may* be able to swap out, say, that SSD you don't want for a decent hard drive or video card.

Here's an even better one, same price as the Athlon you mentioned in a prior post, no SSD:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1429933&CatId=332

I still think I'd take the faster Athlon in the kit I mentioned above over the slower-but-better Phenom as far as Trainz is concerned, since Trainz is still very CPU-oriented.

 

[jkuhn]

Hmmm, I'll have to think about that one.