I have an Athlon X2 4800+ 2GB RAM And a 8600GT 256MB graphics card.
I'd like to run AoC smoothly on a resolution of 1280x1024 - which component should I upgrade first? I'm thinking about buying a 9600GT 512, but do any of you techies think I should get a better processor instead perhaps?
If I had to pick one, based upon your Rig, I'd go with the better Video Card. I currently have the AMD 4800+ paired with the 7900 GTX, and do pretty well at 1920 x 1200. At first, I was going to slip in a 9700 GTX, but decided to upgrade the cpu as well to the Intel 8400. That led to a new motherboard and a lot more than I intended, but that's another story.
You really would benefit by a better CPU and GPU, and likely wouldn't make a mistake picking either to upgrade, but like I said, I'd go with a better GPU and more onboard memory.
I'm ballin with: Asus rampage forumla Intel x48 mobo, two VisionTek Radeon HD 3870x2 GPU, Coolmax 1200W power supply, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz, 8GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 ram, 7.1 Channel Sound Blaster X-Fi XtrememGamer, Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Sorry if I'm naive, but does "ballin" mean "fast" or "slow"? I just ordered the same Motherboard and CPU, but going with a single 9700 GTX, 4 gigs of G.Skill, 160 gig Raptor, and Fatality Champion. That board got awesome reviews and seems like an overclockers dream. Can't wait to get my hands on it. Picked up the Intel 8400 for $200.
Thanks guys, for making this a very informative thread.
-Terrapin
Fast... Very fast! Hehe don't mind the slang, it comes from where I grew up. Thanks for asking though dude.
Seetings: High Detail Settings, no AA, no Bloom, no global shadows, DX9
Resolution: 1680*1050@32
Outside Tortage: Usually 60 fps + , rarely drops to 40
Inside Tortage: 30-40 fps
Loading times Underhall (first time 40 secs, after that about 10 secs)
Loading times within Underhalls (almost instantly, 1-3 secs)
Loading times White Sands (first time 43 secs, after that about 10 secs)
Loading times Acheronian Ruins: (first time 30 secs, after that about 5 secs)
In other words: The game works like a charm for me
P.s.: When I write "first time" then I mean entering said dungeon/instance for the very first time. After that it will always load faster since it has cached/applied everything from that moment on.
*************************** Remember, remember the 5th of November ***************************
Roughly translated: Most people won't buy this game because the economy blows so bad right now that people can't afford to go buying new PC's.
And by people, I mean the majority, which is what MAKES an MMO feel alive. So please, you few kids out there with mommy and daddy paying for your new dell, spare us. The polls showed the majority looking to play this game are somewhere in their 20's, and last time I checked, not a whole lot of 20 somethings have the cash right now to buy new pc's, let alone fill up their gas tanks.
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Sorry, you're right. Hardly slept tonight - apologies.
If I had to pick one, based upon your Rig, I'd go with the better Video Card. I currently have the AMD 4800+ paired with the 7900 GTX, and do pretty well at 1920 x 1200. At first, I was going to slip in a 9700 GTX, but decided to upgrade the cpu as well to the Intel 8400. That led to a new motherboard and a lot more than I intended, but that's another story.
You really would benefit by a better CPU and GPU, and likely wouldn't make a mistake picking either to upgrade, but like I said, I'd go with a better GPU and more onboard memory.
-Terrapin
Sorry if I'm naive, but does "ballin" mean "fast" or "slow"? I just ordered the same Motherboard and CPU, but going with a single 9700 GTX, 4 gigs of G.Skill, 160 gig Raptor, and Fatality Champion. That board got awesome reviews and seems like an overclockers dream. Can't wait to get my hands on it. Picked up the Intel 8400 for $200.
Thanks guys, for making this a very informative thread.
-Terrapin
Intel Pentium 6850 (3000) 4GB DDR3
Asus Maximus Formula X38
GeForce 8800GTS @ 1680*1050/32
Soundblaster X-Fi
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 750GB@7200
Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit
Seetings: High Detail Settings, no AA, no Bloom, no global shadows, DX9
Resolution: 1680*1050@32
Outside Tortage: Usually 60 fps + , rarely drops to 40
Inside Tortage: 30-40 fps
Loading times Underhall (first time 40 secs, after that about 10 secs)
Loading times within Underhalls (almost instantly, 1-3 secs)
Loading times White Sands (first time 43 secs, after that about 10 secs)
Loading times Acheronian Ruins: (first time 30 secs, after that about 5 secs)
In other words: The game works like a charm for me
P.s.: When I write "first time" then I mean entering said dungeon/instance for the very first time. After that it will always load faster since it has cached/applied everything from that moment on.
***************************
Remember, remember the 5th of November
***************************
Roughly translated: Most people won't buy this game because the economy blows so bad right now that people can't afford to go buying new PC's.
And by people, I mean the majority, which is what MAKES an MMO feel alive. So please, you few kids out there with mommy and daddy paying for your new dell, spare us. The polls showed the majority looking to play this game are somewhere in their 20's, and last time I checked, not a whole lot of 20 somethings have the cash right now to buy new pc's, let alone fill up their gas tanks.