PC for ESO

RAFEBLACK

hey which PC brand you guys recommend to buy to play ESO Toshiba/HP/Samsung/Dell?

parkham

I suggest you build your own. But anyway, you talking desktop or laptop? Also, specifications in the computer matter. Processor, Graphics card, hard drive, memory..all that stuff matters. And how much $$ are you willing to spend?

Turelus

As Parkham said find a company which you can speak to and can build you a custom PC. You'll end up with a better system for less money and less fluff.

If you're UK based you can try www.scan.co.uk they do a good friendly service and can build to your budget and specs desired.

RAFEBLACK

$500-600 range, i prefer laptop, but my wife keeps yappin about a desktop

Turelus

RAFEBLACK wrote: »

$500-600 range, i prefer laptop, but my wife keeps yappin about a desktop

For that price range I would definitely say get a custom build. A Desktop from a standard PC store at that price probably won't have a graphics card worth anything in it.

Sadly if you're US based (guessing by the dollars) you'll have to do the legwork in finding a company in your state which can do this for you.

Grab a copy of the ESO required specs and shop around, get some quotes from different companies and feel free to post their builds here (without pricing if it makes you more comfortable) and some of us would be able to give you pros and cons of the systems.

Cadbury

https://reddit.com/r/buildapc/

Building a PC is better for you in the long run over buying a prebuilt set from a Big-box store. The link above is a great place to research and ask questions to get you started.

Good luck.

Syntse

Most of the laptops and desktops even ready made are capable of running eso as long as they have proper gfx card in them no intel integrated or similar but amd or nvidia. One thing to remember this game is more heavy on the processor side than actual gfx card.

Ready brands Asus has gaming desktops and laptops although laptops are on the more pricey side. You could also look something of Lenovo.

Leandor

Check this one:

Swiss Made

May be slightly over budget, but it runs ESO quite nicely.

For reference, 1 CHF is approx. 0.99 USD

parkham

An example of what you can get premade, will run eso just fine.

https://m.newegg.com/product/index?itemnumber=N82E16883230160

mason5172

If you live in the US try and see if there is amicrocenter near you. They bundle Proccesors and motherboards for a great price. They are also knowledgeable and can help you with your build. You can always check out reddits r/buildmeapc as well.

Katahdin

I have a desktop I built as my main gaming platform. For a laptop, I have and recommend Asus. It runs the game pretty well.

parkham

My personal opinion - anything but Toshiba, Sony, Acer. Get a dedicated video card on your laptop too. Wipe out the intel onboard driver crap first thing as well and update to latest drivers.

HP, Asus are good laptops. Might be bloatware that needs removing but all in all good if you get the right setup.

italia366

I personally am a fan of Acer. I have a predator for my laptop and it is one of the best laptops ive owned

But for your price you will get more bang for your buck with the desktop

raglau

Brand is largely meaningless, specs is all. If you're a gamer, even a very pokey laptop is always a poor second to a desktop.

IcyDeadPeople

RAFEBLACK wrote: »

$500-600 range, i prefer laptop, but my wife keeps yappin about a desktop

If you want a laptop that will run ESO at 1080p 60fps in PVE (keep in mind PVP is a lot more demanding on your hardware), then you will spend at least around $900-1000 for laptop with quad core processor (avoid the low voltage dual cores) and GTX 1060 or better. ( example1 example2)

If you don't mind lowering some settings, you can go with a laptop like this for $750.

Unless you buy a used older gaming laptop from somebody else, there is no laptop in $500-600 range that will provide a reasonably suitable experience with ESO at 1080p.

Desktop is easier to build one within your budget range, but tbh I suggest saving up a bit more. If you spend at least around $800 or so, you can get a very powerful desktop that can run any game at 1080p 60fps. For the hardware options at $500-600 budget, your desktop will be struggling to get 60fps unless you lower settings a lot, especially in PVP.

Jennifur_Vultee

I built my PC in 2011 with good parts and only now I'm considering upgrading it, I've upgraded the graphics card, replaced a power supply and hard drive that died but other than that its all the original parts.

My PC still does everything I ask of it from 3D modeling to gaming easily but I'm feeling the itch to upgrade the motherboard, CPU and memory. I originally spent around $1200 on my PC buying all the parts new but most can be reused in the coming upgrade. I'd suggest building a good PC that you can use for years to come rather than buying whatever some company throws together from cheap parts. In the long run you'll get more life out of a PC you build yourself and you can later upgrade it rather than replace the whole thing. I'm projecting my upgrade will run around $650ish for a Ryzen CPU, AM4 motherboard, 16gb RAM and a CPU cooler...I'm basically looking to replace the most expensive parts of my PC.

If you think building a PC sounds hard...its not. Basically if you can read and follow simple instructions its pretty easy. All you have to do is make sure the parts are all compatible, read the direction and go step by step. Yes there's a lot in a PC but it all goes in one piece at a time in a very specific location and the motherboard manual will guide you through the process.

I prefer to buy my parts from Newegg but if you have's a Fry's Electronics near you its a good place to go to talk to people who can help you select parts. Their sales staff will of course try to upsell but generally they know what they're talking about on parts and compatibility.

Danikat

If you've never built a PC before I recommend giving it a go, it's not actually as difficult as it might seem, as long as you take the time to read the instructions. And it does make things a lot cheaper. Especially because you can often re-use a lot of stuff. Even if you just keep the external bits (screen, keyboard & mouse, speakers etc.) it will help, but chances are you can re-use a lot more.

I'd never done anything more complicated than install new RAM until a few years ago when my graphics card died but it cost nearly as much to get another one the same as to buy an upgraded one...but then I needed a new motherboard and CPU because the ones I had were basically obsolete. I only bought those 3 parts but changing the motherboard meant disconnecting everything else and putting it back together, so not far off building it from scratch. I was nervous about it at first but it was fine. I did make a couple of mistakes (leading to the hilarious anti-climax where I put everything together, plugged it in, hit the power button and....nothing happened), but it didn't take long to fix it. And it cost a fraction of what a new PC would have cost me.

(And had the added benefit that I now know much more about what's in the case and feel more confident trying to sort it out myself when things aren't working.)

But if you don't feel confident building it yourself there are companies and websites who will do a custom build for you - you can choose exactly what you want in it and they supply the parts and assemble it. It will get you a better computer than a standard model and it's still cheaper than a pre-built gaming PC.

NewBlacksmurf

RAFEBLACK wrote: »

hey which PC brand you guys recommend to buy to play ESO Toshiba/HP/Samsung/Dell?

None of those.

Personal opinion and is to buy a "like" gaming machine and custom build

Or

Buy a pre-built machine that contains gaming hardware


Go to an overpriced website like Bestbuy and select a gaming computer. Write down some of the specs and go to another site and buy the parts and build it or buy pre-built.

If you only need the box, spend around $650 to $1,000 for a really nice machine.

Laptops tend to start at $600-$1600 so either is fine depending.