What Desktop can be used to play Command And Conquer3: Tiberium wars...And thats not Expensive($1'500- $2'000)

Question

i need to know becuase i was thinking about getting a new Desktop that can play Command And Conquer3 ive been dieing to know

Answer 1

Any computer that has at least one Gig of RAM, any current nonCeleron processor, and a relatively new discrete video card (not integrated). If you go with lower specs, C&C3 will still run, but it will not be as vivid of an experience.

You can play the game on lower specs than what I mentioned above. But the better the specs of your computer, the better the default settings (and overall experience) in the game. The above specs are decent though.

I'm sure others will give different advice, but they probably haven't actually played the game. Here's a hint on whether or not a person actually owns C&C3. Ask them what Philadelphia is. If they say that it is a city, then they don't own the game. And if they don't own the game, then they don't know that the game runs hardware tests at each program load and adjusts settings accordingly. Gameplay will be smooth with decent framerates with lower specs, but a few of the extra details will be left out (Like the tiny guy on the bridge of the construction yard.). But overall framerates will still be good. By the way, gameplay is noticeably smoother for networked games than C&C Generals was.

It is always better to listen to responses from people who have actually played the game. Otherwise, you will be following advice from people who don't own the game, but they think they can dispense generic computer gaming advice anyway (I'm sure someone below will hype or trash specific video cards though).

The difference between having general computer hardware knowledge and actually applying that knowledge to specific applications can make a difference. It is like the difference between having knowledge of how to build a desktop computer system, and having enough wisdom to actually apply that knowledge for a customer's specific needs.

On a side note: I find it amusing that someone would say that the GeForce 8400 is "terrible" for a particular game because it is a "low end" video card (which is a term used by companies for marketing purposes) when the person admits that she has not ever actually played the game. It is sad that the person below submitted an insufficient answer just to gain Yahoo Answers points.

Answer 2

Any computer with the specs the last guy said will play it, whether they will play it well is another question. What he said about the processor is true, anything fairly new will do. 1GB of RAM is alright, 2GB would be much better however. But as for video card, you need to be a little more discriminating then he led you to believe. For example a Geforce 8400 would fit into his description, it is a discrete video card that is only a few months old, but it would yield absolutely horrible performance on that game, because it is a low end non gaming card. For really good performance, look for something in the Geforce 8800 or 7900 range, or Radeon X1900 or HD 2900 range. For average but affordable performance, look for something in the Geforce 7600 or 8600 range, or Radeon X1600 or HD 2600 range.

No haven't played the game personally, but I know whats required of it. Like I tried to explain, simply saying any relatively new discrete graphics card is not enough, there are brand new graphics cards that are not meant for gaming, and hence will give terrible gaming performance. In case the first guy didn't notice, I gave you a pretty broad range of cards from both major companies to choose from, not sure what he is complaining about other than that I called him out on an insufficient answer.

It is sad to me that the above answerer has no clue at all what a low end card is, and that there is a massive difference in performance between low end cards and high end cards. Command and Conquer 3 is a high end graphics game, that can barely run effectively on a Geforce 7900GS, hence no way it could run well at all on a Geforce 8400. As for being able to go out and buy an 8400, who knows what the heck he meant there, simply go to newegg and you will find them there for sale.

Appears to be seven of them:http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069609641+106791921+1067929423&Configurator=&Subcategory=48&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=
perhaps next he will accuse me of not knowing how to read?

EDIT: Oh in case anyone reading this is wondering why I mentioned being able to purchase this card at newegg, it was because the above answerer said I was not smart enough to know that this card couldn't be purchased in stores, and then of course deleted that part of his answer once I proved him wrong.