9 replies to this topic

[Dunne]

Hey folks!

So i'm running this game on an intel q6600 2.4 ghz processor
6 gigs of ram
Windows 7 64bit
Nvidea gt 520

I feel like i should be doing better than 10fps in the training grounds, and 6-8 in actual battle conditions.

Suggestions?

Sadly "buy better tech, n00b" is off the plate. I've got to work with what i've got.

[Dragoon20005]

based on your system

your bottleneck is that GPU, GT520 is way underpowered

you can get at least a GTX560 1GB used on ebay

[Narcissistic Martyr]

Dragoon20005, on 18 July 2013 - 08:08 PM, said:

based on your system

your bottleneck is that GPU, GT520 is way underpowered

you can get at least a GTX560 1GB used on ebay

This. However, even with an HD7970 you're not gonna see much better than 30 fps with the Q6600 so don't go too overboard on the GPU upgrade.

[Dragoon20005]

Q6600 series are running on PCI-E 16x 1.0 revision

of course the PCI-E lanes will be bottlenecking the GPU power if you run a HD7970 which work best in a PCI-E Revision 3.0 slot

like i mentioned before a used GTX560 should be around 100+ but in the end you will still need a new system

[Dunne]

Honestly, even 30 fps would be like a dream.

Thanks guys.

[Alex Warden]

gt520... if you wanna go cheap an dont care for highend gfx, try to get a gt440, gtx260 or gtx460 or something like that (i had sometrouble with the gt440, but a friend runs it with no issues, medium to high settings... i´d say it´s a gamble depending on your system as a whole)

[Flying Judgement]

gt 520 in i have the same even a 9800 do 20 fps

[The Gunman]

Dunne, on 18 July 2013 - 07:58 PM, said:

Sadly "buy better tech, n00b" is off the plate. I've got to work with what i've got.

Sorry buddy, but your gonna need at least a better GPU. Be grateful that you can even run the game with your current rig.

I'd Strongly recommend a card like an ATi 7750:

• Its under US$100,
  
• it doesn't need extra power connectors,
  
• PCIE1.0 won't be a serous constraint,
  
• and will give a noticeable increase in performance.

[Barbaric Soul]

can you afford $50? If so, here is a used GTX260 that is for sale by a very trustworthy seller- http://www.techpower...ad.php?t=187011

To give you an idea of what kind of performance gain it will give you, look here at the GTS 450-


The GTX 260 gives about the same performance, if not a little bit more, as the GTS 450. Here a chart showing the GTS450 and GTX260 performance levels-

Edited by Barbaric Soul, 21 July 2013 - 04:03 AM.

[Dunne]

....ah to hell with it. This is what Best Buy Rewards points are for...

PNY - GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card

And upgraded my power supply from 330w to 500w.

My wife won't be mad at me forever...