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8400 Triple-core processor 2.10GHz RAM 3.00GB, graphic card, NVIDIA Geforce 8500 GT what should i upgrade, , can pay for things up to $150-$200, if i did would i be able to play /raid 8 mans on swtor on low settings without lag atleast?, need some help here, not sure if it would be a big upgrade if i upgraded some things.
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2012-01-03, 04:23 PM #1Deleted
Computer upgrade for SWTOR
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2012-01-03, 04:35 PM #2Dreadlord
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Well, your computer in general is completely outdated by newer games.
Originally Posted by niker99
Intel's E8400 can be overclocked slightly, and after that it will not bottleneck your system for a while. Your GPU, 8500 GT, must be updated. With so low budget as you do have, I would look for:
- Used GTX 560 / 560 Ti
- Used GTX 460 / 470
- New AMD HD 6670
- New AMD HD 6850 / 6870
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2012-01-03, 04:38 PM #3Deleted
how much would that cost like $ , gotta know if i can afford it at the moment or not, :/
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2012-01-03, 04:43 PM #4Dreadlord
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GTX 460 Originally Posted by niker99
AMD HD 6850
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2012-01-03, 04:46 PM #5Deleted
Something like this would be a good card in your price range ASUS HD 6850 $160 ($140 with MIR)
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2012-01-03, 04:48 PM #6Deleted
would that card help my performance so i can raid and such in swtor? if so i guess i will go for that
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2012-01-03, 04:51 PM #7Dreadlord
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No it wont, we are just posting these to confuse you. Originally Posted by niker99
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2012-01-03, 04:53 PM #8Deleted
Buying a brand new graphics card when your processor, ram and no doubt motherbard are also in desperate need of an upgrade is illogical.
You need to up your budget (preferably to $400) and browse ebay for used parts, with some luck you'll be able to pick up an i5 and a p67 motherboard for under $300 and then you can spend the remaining $100 or so on a 6850.
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2012-01-03, 04:54 PM #9Deleted
You'll still be held back by your CPU and system in general (3 GB RAM, probably fairly slow ones?) but yes I would say you should see a nice boost in performance (SW;TOR), You should probably look into a whole new system in the near future if you want to see any big changes.
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No need to be smartass, not everyone is on the same level when it comes to computers and I can definitely understand why he would want to make sure before spending $150-200. Originally Posted by Hirv3s
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2012-01-03, 04:56 PM #10Keyboard Turner
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How long did it take you to save that $200? If a couple days just keep saving and upgrade your whole thing. I wanted to upgrade my comp a few months ago but the opportunity cost of time and money being spent on individual items was incredibly high. So instead I saved a week more and just bought an 27" iMac with upgraded graphics and RAM and that thing runs most things perfectly.
Just my $0.02 because I usually i appreciate/ need a voice of reason when I make purchases because I tend to get tunnel vision and don't think of all the other options I have.
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2012-01-03, 05:29 PM #11Deleted
how big upgrade would a great graphic card be ?, will i be able to raid 8 mans and do BGS atleast with a new card or would i have to upgrade more in order to raid/bgs... thats pretty much all i gotta know right now.. to see if its worth it
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2012-01-03, 05:55 PM #12High Overlord
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Honestly, I would save money for a complete system. You can usually find a complete system for a couple hundred.
Question, though, what is "lagging" with your system? Are you clicking abilities, and they are not firing off right away?
Do me a big favor, please, run tests on both these websites and post the results:
www.speedtest.net - after clicking start test, click Share, then Copy next to the URL, example completed below...
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1684192967.png
www.pingtest.net - I had an error running this one from work due to our firewalls. If you get this one to execute, there is a Direct Link button to click and copy the ping test...
http://www.pingtest.net/result/53711494.png
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2012-01-03, 05:59 PM #13Deleted
everything is lagging in BGS and such FPS Drop, not with abilities no,
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2012-01-03, 06:46 PM #14High Overlord
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Did you complete your two tests? What were the results? Originally Posted by niker99
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2012-01-03, 07:54 PM #15Dreadlord
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You know there is 40-50% air in the price of Apple's products? Originally Posted by phx08
User was infracted for this post. Don't derail, and definitely don't brand bash. ~UggorLast edited by Uggorthaholy; 2012-01-04 at 02:50 AM.
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2012-01-04, 02:50 AM #16Keyboard Turner
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Can you post the link to your findings? Im interested in reading them. Originally Posted by Hirv3s
OP good luck in your findings
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2012-01-04, 04:13 AM #17The Unstoppable Force
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He meant Apples are extremely over priced, but that's another topic for another thread - that has been beaten to death harder than it should. Originally Posted by phx08
On topic, OP, I would save for now if you can, your entire system appears extremely old. From what I can tell, that's an old AMD triple core... Athlon or old Phenom edition CPU and a very old, like 6 generations old or so, graphics card that I would not even really call a true gaming video card. For now you could upgrade your GPU like what people above suggested, or if you could get more money soon (within a month) I would really just upgrade the whole system - it is in dire need of upgrading, to be quite frank."A flower.
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Originally Posted by mmocd061d7bab8
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2012-01-04, 05:48 PM #18Deleted
is ASUS radeon 4650 1GB a good card? found it for a decent price
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2012-01-05, 12:49 AM #19Deleted
That is an OLD card, I'm sure the card itself is fine and I guess still an upgrade technically.
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