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Which upgrade would benefit me most?
lilreap2k3
Member UncommonPosts: 353
Here's my current system specs:
OS - Windows XP Home
MB - Gigabyte 965P-DS3 (supports quad-core and FSB 1333 mhz processors)
Processor - Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz
Memory - 4GB Corsair Dual Channel DDR2 800 (yes I know I am only benefiting from 3GB with XP, but I got the second set of 1GB sticks for <$50)
Video - e-GeForce 7900 GS KO 256MB (was pretty good when I built this pc)
PSU - Coolmax 750W
HDD - Western Digital 7200 RPM SATA
I built this pc a little over 1 year ago. I bought everything from Newegg, and would like to continue that trend.
I am currently playing AoC and was wondering what would be the best upgrade for me atm. With gas prices like they are I can't really spend a whole lot of cash at once, so I will be replacing 1 piece at a time.
Recommendations for which video card/processor/etc, would be much appreciated as well.
Playing - Minecraft, 7 Days To Die, Darkfall:ROA, Path of Exile
Waiting for -
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Excuse me for the quick bump. I was thinking maybe I could save myself some time on a processor upgrade by overclocking. Would buying a zalman cooler, along with some arctic silver, and overclocking my e6400 to around 3ghz make a significant difference playing AoC in any aspect?
Playing - Minecraft, 7 Days To Die, Darkfall:ROA, Path of Exile
Waiting for -
The GFX card is the weakest link, for sure.
By the way, the gas prices are about twice as high in sweden. Consider yourself lucky..
lol you should see my specs (2004 computer with 1 upgrade which was the graphics card from a 6600 to a 7 something) and the lag is huge. however because i have used that computer for the past 4 years in every game (i have tried most MMO's) and i got used to the lag. unplayable is based on personal experience.
as the above poster stated there are memory leaks and whatnot to fix and also at least half the servers population are crammed into Tortage/the white isles so it will get better as time goes on
MMO wish list:
-Changeable worlds
-Solid non level based game
-Sharks with lasers attached to their heads
Minimum on the graphics card should be 512.
CPU is a little slow but with a couple adjustments should do OK.
Learn how to adjust settings to maximize your system.
I have no lag or other problems. Great game.
AMD 4600+ EE x2 dualcore(2.4 MHZ)
win XP
3 gig RAM
Today i swaped my ATI 1900GT for a 8800GT and that brought me from low (18-28fps, no shadows ) to high (25-50 fps with shadows) @1280x1024
So if I bought a 8800GT, and overclocked my cpu, I would see a pretty significant difference?
Playing - Minecraft, 7 Days To Die, Darkfall:ROA, Path of Exile
Waiting for -
I would start with getting a new card. I have the 8800GTS and an E6600 along with a quality motherboard. I play the game at medium detail with an acceptable framerate.
the price diff between GTS and GT is worth the extra performance. also, a C2D 8400 these days is like $200 (cheap!). rest of your stuff is fine, certainly the gfx card should be the first to go, followed closely by the cpu
if you can afford the video card then I say go for it!
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
really good advice.
All you need to change is the graphic card this is why:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-gpu-upgrade,1928.html
Best bang for the buck for a high performance card would be to get a 8800GT 512mb.
You could then overclock the CPU to get a bit better preformance.