Samursus Posted November 12, 2011 Posted November 12, 2011 (edited) Just wondering if I can any advice on what the most vital upgrade for my aging system would be. I have a Core 2 Quad processor 2.4 Ghz in an Asus P5B motherboard with 4 Gb of Moshkin RAM and a Nvidia GTX260 graphics card with a SATA2 HD. I am able to run BF3 on medium quite well, and SW:TOR on high, but a low FPS (20-25, can't change the preset from High for some reason; this might only be because of the stress test going on). Oh yeah and running Win7. Thanks. Edited November 12, 2011 by Samursus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted November 12, 2011 Posted November 12, 2011 I take it you mostly game on your system? Then either upgrade your monitor, or upgrade your monitor and graphics card. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjj226_Angel Posted November 12, 2011 Posted November 12, 2011 If you are happy with your game play and it still beats playing a console, I would say go with an SSD. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227551 If you aren't happy, the for the same price you can have a gtx 460 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmdalien Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 GTX 460 is a solid choice for price to perform, GTX 560 is solid as well. Other than that you would need a new processor and that would mean new mobo and all that goes with swapping those out. Not sure but if the 260 supports SLI, but if your mobo and psu can that would be an easy fix as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Your system seems very balanced, for an upgrade I would say save your money and build an entire new system. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjj226_Angel Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 It depends. If you are looking for a upgrade in the 150 dollar budget, just upgrade it and make it last as long as possible. 200 and up, yeah I would wait and just build yourself a new one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerboy779 Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Why are you playing a game while stress testing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooth Slayer Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Why are you playing a game while stress testing? I think he means they were stress testing the server. At least I hope he isn't trying to game while running Prime95 in the background! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I think he means they were stress testing the server. At least I hope he isn't trying to game while running Prime95 in the background! Prime95 shouldn't cause any real lag assuming it's running the default priority of idle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samursus Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks for the advice guys! Yeah, I got into the SW:TOR beta test weekend... they were stress-testing the servers. I am really impressed with how my system has held up since I built it about 5 years ago (or longer). But I think you guys just confirmed what I knew, is that the bones (CPU+MoBo) need to be replaced. Thankfully components seem to be getting cheaper and cheaper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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