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Title: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: Kat Kid on March 23, 2013, 11:33:30 AM

tia

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: Saulbadguy on March 23, 2013, 11:38:14 AM

Laptop or desktop

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: Kat Kid on March 23, 2013, 11:39:55 AM

Quote from: Saulbadguy on March 23, 2013, 11:38:14 AM

Laptop or desktop

which is cheaper?

laptop all other things equal (ceteris paribas)

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: FuzzyWuzzy on March 23, 2013, 11:47:22 AM

i got my desktop off craigslist for $300.  runs stuff no prob and the guy assured me it was "definitely not stolen...i just need money for my sick mother in law"     :dunno:

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: Kat Kid on March 23, 2013, 11:51:31 AM

Quote from: FuzzyWuzzy on March 23, 2013, 11:47:22 AM

i got my desktop off craigslist for $300.  runs stuff no prob and the guy assured me it was "definitely not stolen...i just need money for my sick mother in law"     :dunno:

I could definitely be in the market for a stolen computer.

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: chum1 on March 23, 2013, 12:16:22 PM

I just saw an ad for Google Chromebook that's $250.  No idea if it can do sim city.

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: FuzzyWuzzy on March 23, 2013, 12:20:29 PM

Chromebooks only run a webbrowser, so nope

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: chum1 on March 23, 2013, 12:23:59 PM

You can usually expect to find something like an hp laptop for $300.  You might have to look a little.  $350-$400 without shopping around.

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: FuzzyWuzzy on March 23, 2013, 12:29:07 PM

i think your cheapest option without finding a stolen PC or sick mother-in-law is building your own desktop.

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: Kat Kid on March 23, 2013, 01:35:28 PM

Quote from: FuzzyWuzzy on March 23, 2013, 12:29:07 PM

i think your cheapest option without finding a stolen PC or sick mother-in-law is building your own desktop.

not if I want it to run sim city and internet.

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: Tobias on March 23, 2013, 05:13:24 PM

Quote from: Kat Kid on March 23, 2013, 01:35:28 PM

Quote from: FuzzyWuzzy on March 23, 2013, 12:29:07 PM

i think your cheapest option without finding a stolen PC or sick mother-in-law is building your own desktop.

not if I want it to run sim city and internet.

:lol:

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: star seed 7 on March 23, 2013, 05:32:54 PM

If you buy the parts, I can put it together for you.   It's super easy.

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: Kat Kid on March 23, 2013, 06:03:40 PM

Ok, I'll bite.  Which parts should I buy?

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: kim carnes on March 23, 2013, 06:11:41 PM

Quote from: Kat Kid on March 23, 2013, 06:03:40 PM

Ok, I'll bite.  Which parts should I buy?

really good ones  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: hemmy on March 23, 2013, 06:17:30 PM

If you play on low graphics settings you could play it on a sub $400 laptop.

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: Kat Kid on March 23, 2013, 06:19:36 PM

Quote from: hemmy on March 23, 2013, 06:17:30 PM

If you play on low graphics settings you could play it on a sub $400 laptop.

what if I had a $6-800 budget?

Title: Re: saul/hemmy: what is the cheapest pc i could get to play sim city and internet?
Post by: SwiftCat on March 23, 2013, 06:30:10 PM

http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/

You could probably build a desktop for a fairly cheap price.