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[deltacharlie]

So the Russ mentioned in the comments following the big announcement that he has a Core2Quad at home and the game runs fine. My setup is a Core2Quad 2.66GHz, with a GeForce 9400GT. Do you think my setup will benefit noticeably from a newer graphics card such as a GeForce GT 520? Or is the processor the main stumbling block here?
Thanks for the help

[Odins Fist]

Requirements posted were only "Minimum", so I would gather anything over minimum would be an improvement, also it said DX-9, so I would hope that the game will be DX-10 or 11 for an OS past Vista 32 bit since it says Windows Vista 32 bit (minimum), and CryEngine3 is being used, unless I have been misinformed.
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And of course the elusive System requirements:
MechWarrior Online Minimum System Spec:

CPU:
Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
Athlon II X2 245e
GPU:
GeForce 8800GT
Radeon HD 5600/5700
RAM: 4 GB
OS: Windows Vista 32-bit
DirectX: DX9
HDD Space: 4 GB
MechWarrior Online Recommended System Spec:

CPU: Core i3-2500 AMD Athlon II X4 650
GPU: GeForce GTX 285 Radeon HD 5830
RAM: 8 GB OS: Windows 7 SP-1 64-Bit
DirectX: DX9
HDD Space: 4 GB
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I want to get at least a 680 to try on this game, but I have to wait and see what it looks like on a similar DX-11 setup before I make a decsion on getting brand new Video Card or Cards compared to the SLI setup I have running, "BUT" since I had already planned on new cards, it will just be a matter of which series to buy... LOL

Edited by Odins Fist, 16 June 2012 - 11:34 AM.

[Barbaric Soul]

deltacharlie, on 16 June 2012 - 10:54 AM, said:

So the Russ mentioned in the comments following the big announcement that he has a Core2Quad at home and the game runs fine. My setup is a Core2Quad 2.66GHz, with a GeForce 9400GT. Do you think my setup will benefit noticeably from a newer graphics card such as a GeForce GT 520? Or is the processor the main stumbling block here?
Thanks for the help

According to Russ' replies in that thread, any quad core does great in MW:O. You should be fine with that CPU. As for the Video card upgrade, that has alot to do with what PSU you have and if it can handle the video card you want to upgrade to.

[razorkill12]

Yes barbaric hit it spot on. What is your power supply, and how much you want to spend. The CPU will do fine.

[Shivus]

GT 520 is not a gaming card, then again neither is the 9400. If you want a solid budget upgrade look into the HD 6870, or the 7770. If you can spend a little more go for the HD 7850. Any of those cards will require no more than a 520w PSU on their own. You can probably even get away with less.

[deltacharlie]

It is a 3 year old HP . 300 Watts i think. Do you guys think I can find a decent card under 75 bucks?

[Barbaric Soul]

deltacharlie, on 16 June 2012 - 12:52 PM, said:

It is a 3 year old HP . 300 Watts i think. Do you guys think I can find a decent card under 75 bucks?

Depends on your definititon of "decent". By my definititon, simply put, no. $125 HD7770 is the least expensive video card I would call decent.

Your current PSU will not handle ANY video card that meets the requirments for MW:O. I would have reservations about trying to run a GT520 with it.

this PSU will allow you to upgrade your video card to something decent.

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817371045

Edited by Barbaric Soul, 16 June 2012 - 12:57 PM.

[Htorne]

What ever you do, don't ever buy a Nvidia 520. The lowest you should go should be the 560, get the 560 TI if you can.
Your CPU looks like its a Q6600, if you have a Brand name Motherboard, the Q6600 overclocks very well, and you can easily take it to 3Ghz.

[deltacharlie]

Thanks for the info guys I will keep it in mind.

[Odins Fist]

Get a new PSU (650 watt) http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817139020
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Then buy a newer Video Card, http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814130625
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or this.. http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814130610
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If you realy plan on upgrading that is.... Then when you get a new motherboard, RAM, CPU, and H-D, you will be ready.. LOL

[Shivus]

550 TI and 560 TI aren't really good buys right now, except for this 560 TI
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814500196
which is a cool $180 after rebate. Otherwise the 6870 offers better price for performance over more expensive 560 TI models. And the 7770 outperforms the 550 TI for about the same price.

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814102987
Is an amazing deal right now actually, I wouldn't consider getting a 560 ti, or 6870 as long as this deal is going on since the 6950 will get you gaming performance close to the 7850 barring overclocks for $50 less. ($70-80 less including shipping savings). However if the 7850 is in your budget it remains the better choice because it's newer, more efficient, and has higher overclock space.

Edited by Shivus, 17 June 2012 - 12:27 PM.

[Barbaric Soul]

Shivus, on 17 June 2012 - 12:25 PM, said:

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814102987
Is an amazing deal right now actually, I wouldn't consider getting a 560 ti, or 6870 as long as this deal is going on since the 6950 will get you gaming performance close to the 7850 barring overclocks for $50 less. ($70-80 less including shipping savings). However if the 7850 is in your budget it remains the better choice because it's newer, more efficient, and has higher overclock space.

DAMN, $200 for a 6950, BF3, and Dirt 3. That like $100 or less for the 6950. VERY NICE DEAL.

[sumdumfu]

Barbaric Soul, on 17 June 2012 - 02:22 PM, said:

DAMN, $200 for a 6950, BF3, and Dirt 3. That like $100 or less for the 6950. VERY NICE DEAL.

wow, that is an unbelievable deal. i bought a 2GB 6950 over the holidays for about $260, and that was after a rebate. this one also comes with a $10 mail in rebate, so $189 plus 2 free games. if any of you newbies can at all afford this, this is the video card deal of the month.

fun fact: some versions of 2GB 6950s can be flashed into 6970s =D
mine can, but i haven't risked it yet, not until i need to.

[Shivus]

sumdumfu, on 17 June 2012 - 02:50 PM, said:

fun fact: some versions of 2GB 6950s can be flashed into 6970s =D

Yeah, but only the reference models unfortunately. There aren't many more of those around.