Cheapest new computer build for SWBF3

[Gold Man]

Would this work?


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KB3MXH4?keywords=hp%20beats%20laptop&qid=1445472724&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1



Operating system
Windows 8.1

Performance
AMD Quad-Core A8-5545M APU

Memory
8GB DDR3L

Hard drive
1TB 5400RPM hard drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection

Dimensions and weight
15.14"W x 10.24"D x 0.99"H; 5.99 lb

Display
15.6-inch diagonal HD WLED-backlit touchscreen display (1366 x 768)

Video graphics
AMD Radeon HD 8510G graphics with up to 4224MB total graphics memory

Wireless


I installed beta but it kept crashing.  Should I update to windows 10 or the GPU driver software?   

My current rig has nearly those exact same specs (except screen size, Windows 10, and I have a higher-tier APU than you ).

If you are looking for a laptop to run the beta, your best bet would probably be something costing a whole lot more than that. I'd start looking for laptops with $2,000 price tags and up ($1,500 at minimum). Then again, the newest ones with a desktop-grade GTX 980 are perhaps the most ambitious and most capable at running that smoothly. But even then, those laptops are only made by ASUS, and MSI at the moment, and not all that really practical in a sense, due to the monstrous cooling systems those machines house (take a look at the ROG GX700).

[Dbiz]

thanks guys.  The laptop came used from disc replay only cost $20 and some purging of old games and movies.  I guess i will have to save up for a new desktop or ps4.     

[TheGangstarTY]

My current rig can run it Max Settings at 60 FPS:

PSU - EVGA NEX 750W
CPU - AMD FX6300 5.0 Black Edition
GPU - Sapphire Dual - X R9 270x
HDD - 1TB Seagate Barracuda (x2)
RAM - 8GB Ballistic
MOBO - Gigabyte 970A - UD3P
OS - Windows 10
Display - BenQ Monitor (1920 x 1080 x 60 Hertz)

The total was some where around £620.

[Gold Man]

My current rig can run it Max Settings at 60 FPS:

PSU - EVGA NEX 750W
CPU - AMD FX6300 5.0 Black Edition
GPU - Sapphire Dual - X R9 270x
HDD - 1TB Seagate Barracuda (x2)
RAM - 8GB Ballistic
MOBO - Gigabyte 970A - UD3P
OS - Windows 10
Display - BenQ Monitor (1920 x 1080 x 60 Hertz)

The total was some where around £620.

That's the equivalent of $1250 CDN. Nowhere near affordable for some users here. Good to hear though the R9 270X has that capacity anyway.

The times like this where I wish the North American economy was as good as that.