Techie question...

What is the best computer for this game? It looks as though I may be able to have about $15k to spend on a new computer.

 

With that much money does it really matter? Get the best damn computer you can. It'll last you years and you have any problem playing SotA.

 

No new computer should cost 15k. I went crazy overboard on mine and it only cost 3k.

 

Put whatever is left over into your pledge.

 

From the SotA FAQ

Windows

Minimum:

• OS: Windows 7 64 bit or newer
• Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
• Memory: 6 GB RAM
• Graphics: DirectX10 Compatible ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graphics
• DirectX: Version 10
• Network: Broadband Internet connection (Not required for Offline Mode)
• Hard Drive: 6 GB available space

Recommended:

• Processor: Quad Core Processor 2.4GHz or faster
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: DirectX10 Compatible AMD Radeon HD 6850 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550

Mac OS X

Minimum:

• OS: 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion) or newer
• Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
• Memory: 6 GB RAM
• Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVidia Geforce 640M
• Network: Broadband Internet connection (Not required for Offline Mode)
• Hard Drive: 6 GB available space

Recommended:

• Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5870 / NVidia Geforce GTX 775M

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

• OS: Ubuntu 10.10 or newer officially but most linux flavors supported
• Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
• Memory: 6 GB RAM
• Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graphics
• Network: Broadband Internet connection (Not required for Offline Mode)
• Hard Drive: 6 GB available space

Recommended:

• Processor: Quad Core Processor 2.4GHz or faster
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6850 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550

 

I wonder has anyone used a Steambox like with the paddle and the whole system supposed to be a good system as well? Depending on what you get too.

 

My current system was 300 bucks. It meets recommended and then some.

 

Okay... thanks for the input!
I think this system might just work then:


Intel® Core™ i7-5960X (8-cores, 20MB Cache, Overclocked up to 4.0 GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Windows® 8.1 Pro, 64Bit, English
Dell UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD Monitor - UP3214Q
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX™ Titan Z graphics with 24GB total (2x 12GB) GDDR5 - NVIDIA SLI® Enabled
32GB Quad Channel DDR4 at 2133MHz
512GB SSD 6Gb/s Main + 4TB 6kRPM SATA 6Gb/s Storage
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc™ Reader (BD-ROM, DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Intel 7260 802.11ac 2x2 Wireless, WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0
Roccat PC Gaming Bundle - In-Game AlienFX™ Enabled - Gaming Keyboard, Mouse, and Mousepad
Microsoft® Office Professional 2013
McAfee LiveSafe 36 Month Subscription
Adobe® Photoshop Elements & Adobe Premiere Elements
Quicken 15 Home & Business - DownloadDell Backup and Recovery Professional for Consumer, SMB, Digital Delivery
CyberLink Power Media Player
Adobe® Acrobat® XI Standard, Digital Delivery
Alpha Intel® Core™ i3/4GB memory/500GB storage
New Venue 8 Pro 3000 Series (32GB) - Black
4 Year Alienware Enhanced Support

 

With that much cash to burn, buy the top of the line components now and it'll last you many years to come.

Well you can go crazy and max out the specs at some of the boutique vendors like Origin PC. I went up to 15k with 8-core Haswell-E, 32 GB memory, twin 1TB SSDs, 5x 8TB HDs, Quad NVIDIA Titan Blacks, all components liquid cooled of course. Of course, I'd have to win the lottery before I click Buy

 

Area-51
This is an
Alienware Area-51
for about $12k

 

Im not sure what your asking. No Pc will run you 15k but i'm sure you already know this. Sounds like your just showing off your stacks. Buy the best parts you can find and put em together.....that should work.

Or you could just look at the recommended specs and build a pc around that. That would technically be the best build for the game wouldn't it?

Whatever you decide to go with I wish you luck sir.

 

Very nice build. If you don't really need it, I'd junk all that add-on software. I'm surprised the memory is rated at 2133MHz. You can easily do 2666MHz modules, but I guess it depends on the motherboard. Not sure why the HD is rated at 6k RPM. Those usually run at 7200 for internal desktop drives.

And man, Windows 10 can't come soon enough.

 

I thought I heard somewhere that Win 10 is a free upgrade if you already have at least Win 7. Is there any truth to this?

 

I more or less have at the cost of my feet. I got them torched at a dr.'s office in December.

 

Aww im very sorry to hear that.
I hope your ok.

 

Yes, if you upgrade within the first year of Win 10 being released, which is expected later this year. If you're so willing, you can try the Windows 10 Technical Preview now, but I'd personally wait unless you have an extra machine that you can format and test on.

 

Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc™ Reader (BD-ROM, DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Intel 7260 802.11ac 2x2 Wireless, WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0
Roccat PC Gaming Bundle - In-Game AlienFX™ Enabled - Gaming Keyboard, Mouse, and Mousepad
Microsoft® Office Professional 2013
McAfee LiveSafe 36 Month Subscription
Adobe® Photoshop Elements & Adobe Premiere Elements
Quicken 15 Home & Business - DownloadDell Backup and Recovery Professional for Consumer, SMB, Digital Delivery
CyberLink Power Media Player
Adobe® Acrobat® XI Standard, Digital Delivery

None of that is required in any spec rundown lol

 

Wow seriously?! Im wondering what your specs are. My GPU was $350 alone.

 

Just buy a nice 2K setup and replace it every 24 months. You will have top of the line gear for the next 14 years and 1K for girl-scout cookies.

 

I think he'll be good for at least 4-6 years before he has to upgrade the GPU to maintain high fps in next-gen games in that timeframe. He went overkill on that with his dual Titan Z setup unless he plans on going 4K res before then.