i will say this . my old $70 cpu ran this game at 75 percent. but to the people who are building a new pc i will say look into the future not what gets you by now. tomorrows systems will demand more not for just gaming . i spent over $1500 just in constant upgrades for my old system. my latest build is ready for tomorrow. its a simple matter of choice pay less now and pay for the upgrades later. ripley is right in what he means now, but that is today not tomorrow