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Aldur Vaako
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2016.01.15 08:51:08 -
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Hi guys,
I have finally decided to buy a new PC
Specifications: Processor: AMD FX 4100 4.0GHz RAM: 16GB DDR3 Hard Drive: 1000GB Sata Optical Drive: DVD RW Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 650 Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M/USB 3 Audio: High Definition Power Supply: Techsolo ATX 650 Case: Hornet High Performance System Case Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit
It's also a duel screen setup.
It should play eve rather well but I am also getting it for other games such as Skyrim, and possibly dragon age: inquisition.
Anything I should add or upgrade? |
Carmen Electra
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2016.01.16 07:50:42 -
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Hi there. I just did some quick googling and looked at some comparison benchmarks. Overall, the combo of an AMD FX 4100 and a Geforce GTX 650 is pretty underwhelming. They're both (very) low-end components. Check the minimum and recommended system requirements for Skyrim and DA:I. My guess is you'll pass the bar for minimum. You'll probably be ok for Skyrim, but DA:I might struggle. Depends on how low you're willing to turn down the settings. You can play EVE on just about anything. Hope this helps.
http://cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+FX-4100+Quad-Core http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+650
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Pix Severus
Mew Age Outpaws
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Posted - 2016.01.16 23:54:22 -
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As above, also consider a SSD to run your OS (good choice, by the way) and your games from.
Aldur Vaako wrote:It's also a duel screen setup.
Just don't leave any knives near them.
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ISD Supogo
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
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Posted - 2016.01.17 11:10:39 -
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I run the following and play a whole slew of games on maximum, near-maximum, or "somewhere in the middle but still gorgeous" depending on the game and its optimization:
Processor: AMD FX-8320 8-core processor @ 3.5 GHz RAM: 3GB DDR3 Hard Drive: 500GB Toshiba SATA (came with system) & 1TB Western Digital Black SATA Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 SSC 2GB Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P34(FX) Power Supply: XFX Pro 550W Operating System: Windows 10
I've had this system for a few years now, and the occasional hardware upgrade on the GPU or CPU is basically all it has ever needed, and that has only been one round of upgrades. Next I may look at motherboard and another GPU boost, with maybe a bit of RAM too. That or the CPU, kind of torn...
ISD Supogo
Lieutenant Commander
Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs)
Interstellar Services Department
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Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
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Posted - 2016.01.17 13:00:06 -
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^
Get SSDs, stat
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Aldur Vaako
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2016.01.17 13:33:15 -
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Hi guys,
Thanks for your advice. I will spring for the ssd and I will probably upgrade the cpu and gpu at some point. Just need to find out what I can upgrade to without replacing everything else |
ISD Supogo
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
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Posted - 2016.01.17 23:24:34 -
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Bumblefck wrote:^
Get SSDs, stat
Working on it, need money.
ISD Supogo
Lieutenant Commander
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Interstellar Services Department
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Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
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Posted - 2016.01.18 17:42:19 -
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ISD Supogo wrote:Bumblefck wrote:^
Get SSDs, stat Working on it, need money.
Are you not paid per thread you moderate?
Got a HoleySheet1 corpse? I'll buy it for 200m!
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Jenshae Chiroptera
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Posted - 2016.01.19 00:02:20 -
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R3 390 Radeon, 8 GB RAM Quad core
Will do rather well for a pretty low price. There are also SATA/SSD drive hybrids.
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Reiisha
Repracor Industries
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Posted - 2016.01.19 11:03:39 -
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Aldur Vaako wrote:Hi guys,
Thanks for your advice. I will spring for the ssd and I will probably upgrade the cpu and gpu at some point. Just need to find out what I can upgrade to without replacing everything else
What's your budget, total? There may be other things you can do. The current setup is underwhelming in any case.
For both NVidia and AMD GPU's, the 'gaming' range starts with 60 (3 numbers) or 600 (4 numbers) at the end, take that as a rule of thumb. Anything under that is meant for office use or budget gaming, and won't be able to run newer games especially smooth.
If you want to run DAI, i'd recommend a proper SSD (Samsung 850 500gb or something like that) at the very least (otherwise loading times will be excrutiatingly long). You'll also want a good quadcore CPU and a good GPU - The game is rather heavy and inefficient, and leans on both relatively equally. A 'budget' PC may not be good enough for it unless you're okay with 30 FPS at the lowest settings.
I don't know much about CPU's, but i personally lean towards Intels for the past few years. They definetely have an edge over AMD's and may be worth the extra cash, especially for gaming as more and more games go multi CPU (DAI is just one example).
Do avoid Skylakes though for now (Intels in the 6000 range), as they also require DDR4 and newer, more expensive chipsets without much performance increase (yet).
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Alpheias
Euphoria Released WE FORM V0LTA
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Posted - 2016.01.19 13:37:57 -
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OP: Your definition of new differs from mine as the AMD FX 4100 came out 2011.
I do realize that it comes down to money, something that most of us don't have a lot of, you are basically setting yourself up for chronic disappointment with this build and while I have no idea what you currently have or had previously but this build is going to cost you more in the end to maintain and upgrade.
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Aldur Vaako
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2016.01.20 08:34:35 -
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well if i really can't play DA:I it's no great loss. playing EVE on high is the main thing for me right now, perhaps WoW and SWTOR. |
Caleidascope
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2016.01.20 23:19:46 -
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Aldur Vaako wrote: Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 650
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