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Computer help....?

Posted on 11/11/12 at 8:37 pm
Posted by GeauxTime9
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 11/11/12 at 8:37 pm
Trying to update my desktop to be more gaming friendly. Just recently bought a new graphics card it helped some but not as much as I would like. Can I buy anything else new to help or am I better off buying a new computer for Xmas?
Posted by sbr2
Member since Apr 2011
15012 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 8:40 pm to
Got to list what you had and what you replaced before we can help. If you are trying to upgrade a 6+ year old computer, you might be better off getting a holiday deal (imo)
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
65763 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 8:43 pm to
Impossible to answer without RAM/CPU info and what GPU did you just buy and for how much?
Posted by GeauxTime9
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2010
6391 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 8:44 pm to
LINK
That's link to specs.
Added a raddeon 7750 hd graphics card and an extra 2gb of ram
Posted by GeauxTime9
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2010
6391 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 8:47 pm to
Yeah it's fine playing pve on about 30 fps but playing pvp it drops to 5-10 fps. Totally unplayable
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18228 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 8:49 pm to
Oh man that's a pretty up to date pc

I wouldn't invest much more into it because the 7750 is a pretty decent card for moderate gaming, and your processor will most likely bottleneck anything better that you throw in there
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18228 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 8:50 pm to
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playing pvp it drops to 5-10 fps


Aren't PvP games like GW2 and WoW? Those are very cpu intensive over most games and your cpu probably has a hard time handling them
Posted by GeauxTime9
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2010
6391 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 8:54 pm to
Yeah it's rough and that's all I play is gw2 and wow. Could I buy like a new CPU or motherboard and update the old one or am I better off just getting something new?
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
65763 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:00 pm to
You could upgrade to a Z77 mobo for around $150 and buy an i5 3570K for 200 and with that GPU and ram run pretty much anything flawlessly.
Posted by GeauxTime9
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2010
6391 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:04 pm to
quote:

You could upgrade to a Z77 mobo for around $150 and buy an i5 3570K for 200 and with that GPU and ram run pretty much anything flawlessly.


This is what I wanted to here. I'm a computer noob so explain to me what I need please sir.
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18228 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:07 pm to
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that GPU and ram run pretty much anything flawlessly.


Flawlessly... Eh. Games like GW2, yes, but mw3, skyrim, and bf3, not happening unless you want to play with minimal graphics
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18228 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:07 pm to
What's your budget? I can mock you up something
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
65763 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:09 pm to
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Flawlessly... Eh. Games like GW2, yes


He said that's all he plays.
Posted by GeauxTime9
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2010
6391 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:09 pm to
I would wait until Xmas...so lets say $400-$500
Posted by stout
Smoking Crack with Hunter Biden
Member since Sep 2006
167101 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:11 pm to
If I were him, and wanted to upgrade for cheap, I would use that 7750 along side the new AMD APU chips with this mobo. It will allow you to run eyefinity and it's pretty much like having two 7750s crossfired.
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18228 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:12 pm to
You said run anything flawlessly. Just making sure he doesn't expect to try out BF3 on high settings expecting good fps
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18228 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:13 pm to
quote:

f I were him, and wanted to upgrade for cheap, I would use that 7750 along side the new AMD APU chips with this mobo. It will allow you to run eyefinity and it's pretty much like having two 7750s crossfired.


I was going to suggest the same hybrid xfire
Posted by GeauxTime9
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2010
6391 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:19 pm to
Are these things easy for me to install or will I need to have to bring it somewhere?
Posted by stout
Smoking Crack with Hunter Biden
Member since Sep 2006
167101 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:19 pm to
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I was going to suggest the same hybrid xfire




I am very intrigued by the possibilities of this set up. Only thing is that they say you really need 1866MHZ or faster ram and also need a little more than 8GB because the APU unit uses the system ram as if it wear ram on a vid card.
Posted by stout
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Member since Sep 2006
167101 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 9:20 pm to
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Are these things easy for me to install or will I need to have to bring it somewhere?



It's pretty straight forward and plenty of guides on youtube if you get confused. Newegg has a really good guide you can watch.
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