The HD 6950 is decent; I guess it’s a bit faster than the AMD Radeon R7 260X, though maybe slightly slower than the HD 7850.
The MSI 870A-G45 is just a mid-range board, nothing too special really. Best Buy might have an LC-CC-95 for $31, so that could be an option if you need it.
Is the stock voltage 1.35V? If so, you should probably be able to hit somewhere around 3.5-3.6GHz.
I wouldn't even bother looking $133 for an ATI Radeon HD 6850 😁. This HD 7850 is actually a solid pick for $200, though you might have to deal with some fan noise since that specific model can be a bit of a buzzbox. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 is in the same ballpark, but it's got less VRAM and pulls more power. I guess it should probably sit somewhere around $200 to really be worth it.
The Witcher 3 seems to really lean on clock speeds for AMD processors, so maybe try pushing the Front Side Bus as far as it'll go on stock voltage if you're stuck with a basic motherboard and a stock cooler.
I’ve got the same setup (+F1 rim)... have you tried plugging it into every different USB port you can find? I've noticed that if I use a front panel port, it sometimes just shuts itself off after a bit or won't even register at all.
Otherwise, it sounds like it might be a Firmware bug... maybe rolling back to an older version would do the trick. I think I'm running V38.
Maybe run CPUID HWMonitor just to check your CPU and GPU temps, just in case. You could leave it running in the background while you play for a bit to see what those peak temperatures actually look like.
I guess an upgrade wouldn't really be worth it until you hit something like the Nvidia GTX 960 or an R9 380, which is >$550.
analogtiger19 said:As long as your power supply is solid, you might as well grab 4GB of 1333 CL9 RAM for about $0.50 $83...
Having just a single 4GB stick of RAM has been pretty much outdated for a while now, sitting well below $67 😁
Upgrading your GPU probably won't make a massive difference here; the HD 6870 is roughly on par with, or maybe even slightly weaker than, the GTX 750 or an R7 360. You’d really need something more powerful to make it worth the money... honestly, I'd say prioritize adding an SSD instead. And obviously, get some more RAM.
All GCN AMD cards, specifically the HD 7xxx through Rx 3xx series, should support DirectX 12. As for Nvidia, you're looking at everything from the GTX 4xx up to the GTX 9xx range.
The GTX 750 Ti should be fine... if you want something a bit pricier and more powerful, there's also the R9 270($420) or the GTX 950(which is even $33 more expensive).
Adam Moore3 said:Which Corsair model specifically? If it’s 400W, I’m guessing it’s a CX, but just make sure it isn't from the VS series—double check that to be safe. Technically, a VS would probably hold up, but the quality isn't exactly great.
It's definitely not the VS series; those come in 350W, 450W, 550W, and 650W models. A 400W Corsair unit has to be a CX 😉
analogtiger19 said:I think I almost developed a brain tumor just trying to put this together...
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@Lawrence Scott72/">@@Lawrence Scott72 Anything you say about the CPU kind of falls flat when you're running a GPU here that's twice as powerful as a gtx 750.