E8400 and SWTOR.

[Naev]

Will this processor o/c'd to 3.6 ghz be enough to handle swtor on max settings with an Nvidia 560ti?

[OhpUldum]

Short answer : No
Long answer: You can expect to play on medium, possibly even on high settings. However the Core 2 Duo E8400, even overclocked, is still too old of a CPU to max out The Old Republic.

[steamrice]

e8400 @ 3.6ghz
gtx 470 1.5gb
4gb ram

max settings running smooth here.

1920x1080 resolution btw

[OhpUldum]

e8400 @ 3.6ghz
gtx 470 1.5gb
4gb ram

max settings running smooth here.

Then I stand corrected.

[coldfiredragon]

Will this processor o/c'd to 3.6 ghz be enough to handle swtor on max settings with an Nvidia 560ti?

Depends on resolution. I have a 2560x1600 monitor, a 560Ti will never run max settings at that resolution no matter what CPU I pair it with.

If you running 1680x1050 ya I coudl see max settings being fine.

[bargiddle]

out and about youll probably be ok, but in the imperial fleet, or whatever the equiv is for the republic, if theres a lot of people there, your frame rate will explode (in a bad way)

[DeltrusDisc]

Seekr I think you're the guy with the space combat video that I posted a comment on earlier this morning. :O Am I right? I'm phoenix7289. Hmm... maybe I'm wrong, very close to the same setup as this guy. O_o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW5hk...ure=plpp_video


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out and about youll probably be ok, but in the imperial fleet, or whatever the equiv is for the republic, if theres a lot of people there, your frame rate will explode (in a bad way)

lol even my system, 2500K@4.0GHz+heavily OC'd 560 Ti drops to 20ish in some parts of the Imperial Fleet during peak hours on 1920x1080. >_<

[Kanzel]

Short answer : No
Long answer: You can expect to play on medium, possibly even on high settings. However the Core 2 Duo E8400, even overclocked, is still too old of a CPU to max out The Old Republic.

Uh, pardon, but I have an E8400 and play this game buttery smooth. 60+ FPS at all times(sans standing in the middle of Vaiken Spacedock with 200 people on all sides) with all options on maximum, 1680x1050, 4xAA/16xAF. I'm using an E8400, an AMD 6850, 4 gigs of RAM, none of which could be considered anything but budget.

The E8400 is not too old to max out this game.

[OhpUldum]

Found the thread on SWTOR.com that I think pertains to this.

*Ultimate* Desktop PC performance guide for The Old Republic

[Kanzel]

out and about youll probably be ok, but in the imperial fleet, or whatever the equiv is for the republic, if theres a lot of people there, your frame rate will explode (in a bad way)

Frame rate drops from 60+ to around 30 in my experience on my E8400 with a bajillion people around. The GPU is the limiting factor here, not the CPU.

[steamrice]

ya the e8400 runs crysis 2, skyrim, rage, and everything i throw at it so you guys are really off on your cpus...

[mercutiouk]

Lower res should be fine (as backed up by example here) if your gaming at 1920x1xxx you might find it chugging a bit in places.

Those with C2D processors being a little ... whatever - if yours is ok, fine, what res are you running it at though?

[steamrice]

Lower res should be fine (as backed up by example here) if your gaming at 1920x1xxx you might find it chugging a bit in places.

Those with C2D processors being a little ... whatever - if yours is ok, fine, what res are you running it at though?

It's not just "ok". it runs 60+ fps at 1080p. theres a 1080p youtube video posted above with spec like OP says hes running 60+ fps. This game isn't exactly top of the line graphics...

[OhpUldum]

ya the e8400 runs crysis 2, skyrim, rage, and everything i throw at it so you guys are really off on your cpus...

Like I said I stand corrected. Like beating a dead horse now.