Unfortunately to play the latest TW games at reasonable settings you do need a reasonably strong cpu and gpu, especially for TW Attila as this build would probably still only give you something like 40 fps on performance settings at 1080p. If like you say £400 is the max you can spend then you might want to look at either trying to save up a bit more money for something like the above or if that's not possible go for some absolute budget components. Then just play shogun 2 at high settings for now and cope with playing newer games at low settings and resolution. To be honest I wouldn't recommend this as I can't imagine whatever computer you have at the moment is too much worse than this.

Thanks also to the folks who DID post some good alternatives! Hi and sorry for the length of this comment, in advance.

One needs to keep in mind that prices vary between the US and Europe significantly for some components, while others are not greatly different at all. That means you need to check local sources carefully for the components before you set your mind on them as sure buys because you may find they are not scaled evenly across the board as you cross borders. The OP list and some other reference price lists refer to US sources, and these prices may not be the same for where you are. The OP build will play both S2 (Shogun2) and Attila. The question is mostly about how well with the listed CPU (and as I have posted elsewhere) because of this series' CPU lean, and the issue of 32 bit applications limiting just how much video memory you can use anyway. #Pcpartpicker gigabyte gc wb867d i 32 bit#

This is an area where the question that folks unfamiliar with this game of 'what will do this or that for x title' is sort of requiring a definition of terms.

#Pcpartpicker gigabyte gc wb867d i 32 bit#.