Budget PC to play football Manager 2014

[hammers1987]

Im looking to Build a budget pc so i can play football manager 2014 smoothly, so it runs fast while in the game.

I want to be able to load a large database and many leagues, also so the 3d graphics work.

i will only be using it for FM plus emails & internet.
Please can anyone help

 

[hammers1987]

Anyone ?? Or if you know good spec for the game so I can buy a desktop PC??

 

[Ziaisray]

Anyone ?? Or if you know good spec for the game so I can buy a desktop PC??

Well, football manager is a pretty basic game and doesn't require a 1000 dollar pc. Heck, it doesn't even need a dedicated graphics card. You just need a decent CPU to enjoy the game. If I were you I will probably buy an AMD APU such as A10-5800k or A8-6600k or A10-6800k. Any one of these will work just fine as per your needs. The advantage of APUs is that you'll get a CPU+GPU bundled into a single chip so you dont have to buy a dedicated graphics card. The game will run perfectly on it and it is also good for net surfing or video streaming. Buy A10-6800k as it is the newest one and is just 15-20 dollars more than 5800k and also 10% faster but make sure that to buy good amount of RAM because I previously had 4gb of ram in my system and the game gets slow as you progress into it that is why I bought another dim of 4gb ram and now the game runs fine with 8gb.

I can tell you the exact configuration if you tell your budget. AND PLEASE DONT BUY A READYMADE PC. Those usually are overpriced and have outdated hardware. Always assemble it by yourself.

 

[rolandzhang3]

Yep, a very resource light game so you could definitely be fine with an APU based system

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($53.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Sentey CS3-3340 TAC2.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $327.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-30 02:12 EST-0500)

 

[Ziaisray]

Yes, and you can add on a graphics card such as r7 260x or 650ti boost later on to play latest games at 1080p if you wish so.
By the way your choice of parts are great except the case I personally like fractal design core 1000 a bit better as it has good airflow and it also looks cool from the inside and also have usb 3 and is just a dollar more. But then it's just me.