PC compatibility

[SimonG1996]

Hi,

I don't have any understanding of PC hardware. I bought a budget gaming PC a few years ago that has now stopped working. I have the issue diagnosed to the motherboard.
The PC has a GTX 770 2gb and I am looking to buy a cheap PC that I can install this graphics card into.
I am not looking for high specs I only play a racing SIM high graphic quality is not important.

Any info or suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Colif]

where are you located and how much do you have to spend?

that might help with suggestions.

 

[SimonG1996]

where are you located and how much do you have to spend?

that might help with suggestions.

I am from Ireland, Budget is somewhat flexible as it will be part of a Christmas present but as cheap as possible is the goal.

 

[Colif]

what sim racing game do you play so other people have some idea of what PC to suggest.

 

[SimonG1996]

what sim racing game do you play so other people have some idea of what PC to suggest.

I play assetto corsa, mainly offline with only a handful of mods

 

[Brian Boru]

assetto corsa

Welcome to the forum

There are 3 versions of this game, which one(s) are you into?
@ZedClampet have you tried this?

Steam specs for others info:

Assetto Corsa

RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows 7 Sp1 - 8 - 8.1 - 10
Processor: AMD Six-Core CPU, Intel Quad-Core CPU
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11 (e.g. AMD Radeon 290x, Nvidia GeForce GTX 970)
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 30 GB available space
Sound Card: Integrated

Assetto Corsa Competizione

RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 x64 - 21H2
Processor: Intel Core i5-8600K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB, Radeon RX 580 8GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB available space
Sound Card: Integrated

Assetto Corsa 2, coming 2024

No specs yet.

 

[SimonG1996]

Welcome to the forum

There are 3 versions of this game, which one(s) are you into?
@ZedClampet have you tried this?

Steam specs for others info:

Assetto Corsa

RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows 7 Sp1 - 8 - 8.1 - 10
Processor: AMD Six-Core CPU, Intel Quad-Core CPU
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11 (e.g. AMD Radeon 290x, Nvidia GeForce GTX 970)
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 30 GB available space
Sound Card: Integrated

Assetto Corsa Competizione

RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 x64 - 21H2
Processor: Intel Core i5-8600K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB, Radeon RX 580 8GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB available space
Sound Card: Integrated

Assetto Corsa 2, coming 2024

No specs yet.

I am running just the basic Assetto Corsa. The PC I was using was a slightly upgrade Dell Precision T7500.

 

[ZedClampet]

There are 3 versions of this game, which one(s) are you into?
@ZedClampet have you tried this?

Yep. Maybe the most accurate racing sim. Game is about 10 years old and just about any functioning gaming PC will run it.

The thing is, if he's in the US, any cheap gaming PC will have a graphics card better than the one he's wanting to transfer to the new PC. Need to know his budget.

This one is $579, which qualifies as "cheap" in my book, and it comes with a better GPU that will also probably play the new game coming out next year if he decides he wants it.

He may have no interest in the new game, though. The original is kind of like the Doom of racing games with endless new user content.