Posts by Austin Williams

Alright guys, I need some advice on picking up a GPU:
-PCI-E
-gpu(//)
-cpu: AMD FX 8350 4 GHz 8
-psu: 600W
ram: 8GB
-plan to game at 1080p
$1100$400 max budget
extra requirements: looking for something that can handle medium to high settings if possible within that price point. Needs to last me at least 2 years, minimum 2GB VRAM, must have a 256-bit bus, and an HDMI port.

Not really. It’s just getting harder to deal with all these trash PC ports lately.
Tesla, you're right.

I like it. With this setup, I could probably hit High settings at 1080p while staying above 60 fps. I also noticed this uses an AM3+ motherboard, which is a huge plus for me. Those AMD FX chips are absolute garbage.

Fine, then lay out some suggestions. And give me a rough estimate of what the total would look like 😁

So, would it be smarter to grab the Core i7-4770K with those six cores instead of that quad-core 980? If I go that route, will I actually be able to run a GTX 750 Ti properly? Also, what’s the better move here—just swap the CPU and the GPU, or is it time to just overhaul the whole rig?

Hmm. And that other processor? It would have been a massive bottleneck. What kind of GPU would you actually recommend then? Something in the range of $500

Hey everyone.
I’m looking for some advice on which components I should swap out to get better performance.

Current Build:
Dell UltraSharp Monitor (not planning to change this)
PSU: Corsair CX430
MOBO: 870-c45 (AM3 socket)
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6850 GDDR5 1024 MB
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.00 GHz quad core
RAM: Corsair 2X2GB

I’ll be upgrading the RAM soon by adding another 4GB.
For the graphics card, I was thinking about picking up an Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti. It should run fine without bottlenecking, and it offers enough support for DirectX 12 once it drops.

My main concern is the processor. Is it worth jumping to an Intel Core i7-2600K (also quad core, 3.7 GHz)?
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AM...20Edition.html
Or would it be smarter to just swap the motherboard and look for a different CPU entirely? Budget-wise, keep in mind I play a lot of games. I don't care about running everything on "Ultra" settings. My goal is steady 60+ FPS at decent settings. I play everything at 1920x1080 and I have no intention of dropping resolution just to squeeze out a few extra frames.
Thanks in advance. 😁