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[Hippykicker]

K, right now im running an intel Q8300(2.5Ghz quad) processor, 4 gigs of DDR2 (pc6400 i believe)
I have a radeon 6670

will that at least make the game playable at low settings till i get my new comp on aug 17?
Getting 3 cheques in august so im getting

intel core i7 3770k (3.5Ghz quad)
asus p8z77 vpro motherboard
16 gigs of DDR3 1600
OCz 120 gig solid state drive (windows and games off the HD) and 2TB mechanical for mass storage
Geforce GTX 670 2GB

plus all the other crap that goes with it

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

Overkill, but whatever floats your boat. It seems your current rig would meet the minimum. I can only imagine the pricetag you'll have on your new rig! Geez, Right now I'm sitting on a $540 rig (excluding a case and display which I already have) that is WELL above the recommended requirements. Newegg ftw?

[Todd Lee]

I don't know much about ATI/AMD graphics cards, however, by the looks of it your current rig just needs some minor upgrades. I would just throw in another 4 gigs of ram, and call it a day.

I would check to see how far down your graphics card is on the graphics card hierarchy, which if you don't know what that is just google it as is and it'll probably be the first selection. If your graphics card is WAY down the list, you may want to consider upgrading. If you DO decide to get a 670, make sure you get the Gigabyte 670. It has 3 VERY silent fans on it that keep the graphics card nice and cool, and you really don't need to overclock it unless you're trying to get every ounce of frames that you can milk out of it.

As for PSUs, a lot of people make the mistake of going completely overboard in thinking they need a 1000 watt PSU, when in fact all you need is 500-700. Make sure you check out: http://extreme.outer...culatorlite.jsp first. Take the time and follow it through correctly.

I REALLY don't recommend wasting money on SSDs for several reasons.
1) They're prone to failure, it might not happen right then and there, but when they crash they crash hard.
2) All they really do is reduce load times, and in the grand scheme of things if you aren't patient enough to wait an additional 30 seconds, you're to accustomed to NEED THINGS RIGHT NOW, and you need to get away from the PC more.
3) For the $ vs gig, it isn't worth it. At the moment they're roughly a dollar per gig, but still, not worth it.

Edited by Todd Lee, 07 July 2012 - 06:02 PM.

[Cyllan]

Todd Lee, on 07 July 2012 - 06:01 PM, said:

I REALLY don't recommend wasting money on SSDs for several reasons.
1) They're prone to failure, it might not happen right then and there, but when they crash they crash hard.
2) All they really do is reduce load times, and in the grand scheme of things if you aren't patient enough to wait an additional 30 seconds, you're to accustomed to NEED THINGS RIGHT NOW, and you need to get away from the PC more.
3) For the $ vs gig, it isn't worth it. At the moment they're roughly a dollar per gig, but still, not worth it.

@OP - what resolution monitor do you have? The 670 could be great, or it could be complete overkill if you're running 1024x768 or something.

http://www.tomshardw...iew,3107-7.html - the 6670 is way down the chart, and the 670 would be a major upgrade, as long as you have a monitor that it's worth getting for.

@Todd Lee - I think your info on SSDs is incredibly outdated. SSDs fail, sure. But a) when they are no longer writeable, they can still be read, so you can get your data off them; b ) the mean time to failure is well beyond the average use life of any mechanical hard drive.

They're not a major improvement for gaming, it's true. They are, however, a major improvement in your day-to-day computing experience.

Edited by Cyllan, 07 July 2012 - 06:09 PM.

[DraigUK]

@OP - your current rig will do fine just for a few days until the 17th at minimum. Don't throw any money into it - what's the point? It is what it is make do until the 17th. Your new spec looks great.

@Todd Lee, the SSD are not prone to fails any more so than normal HDD, probably less chance of one failing these days. It is without doubt the best purchase I have made for my PC in the last 5 years easily. Transforms your rig totally. Once you have one you will never go back to HDD. I keep a 2TB HDD to store lots of data, photos, games etc on but the SSD is incredible, the price has fallen massively and is easily worth it. Get one as soon as possible.

[Insidious Johnson]

Ride it until it's dead.... or grind it til it fits

[Donner]

Personally, I think all you need is just some gaming DDR2, and upgrade your card to a 6870 or a GTX 480 or higher.

[Solmyr]

You don't really need an i7 for gaming, i5 is good enough and will save money. 16gb of RAM is way too much, you can get away with 8gb and not have any problems but RAM is also pretty cheap too so whatever. You shouldn't need 120gb SSD, 80 is fine as long as the read/write speeds are good (since that's all you're going for anyway). I have windows and a couple specific games on it for reduced load times and everything else on my big HD (including all my other games). I'm still using a 560ti and I can run pretty much everything on the highest settings. Save yourself $500 or more and downgrade some of it, it's going to last you at least 5 years all the same.

[Hippykicker]

hey guys, thanks for the feedback

mwhighlander, on 07 July 2012 - 05:34 PM, said:

Overkill, but whatever floats your boat. It seems your current rig would meet the minimum. I can only imagine the pricetag you'll have on your new rig! Geez, Right now I'm sitting on a $540 rig (excluding a case and display which I already have) that is WELL above the recommended requirements. Newegg ftw?

Memory Express. Getting all the parts locally.
all in all its only gonna cost me about 15-1600 bucks. my roommate is buying me a really good case in exchange for my old comp

Cyllan, on 07 July 2012 - 06:09 PM, said:

@OP - what resolution monitor do you have? The 670 could be great, or it could be complete overkill if you're running 1024x768 or something.

i bought a used computer for my friend for his birthday so he's buying me a brand new 24 inch monitor on aug 16 (my birthday )
so it will definitely be 1080p hehe

[Butane9000]

Your new machine will definitely be fine and should meet all your needs for the next 3-5 years. Which is what you want in a desktop PC. As for your current machine I think MWO might push it a bit but from the looks of it, it should last till the new machine gets there.

[Keizer]

Donner, on 07 July 2012 - 06:27 PM, said:

Personally, I think all you need is just some gaming DDR2, and upgrade your card to a 6870 or a GTX 480 or higher.

GTX 560 2gig are like $200 bucks at bestbuy i just bought one and love it

[EGH]

Im going to go with the rest and say an SSD is by far the best purchase i ever did for my computer.

Sure it;s not that useful for games, especially when you need to wait for everyone else to load but as far as day to day computing, the performance increase is such that i will never go back to having my OS on a standard HDD again

[Vilekon]

Your old rig should run at a lower setting and lower res. The only thing would be a better vid card maybe your roomie can pay for it since hes getting the comp . id probably say go for a 6770 or 6850 or its nvidia equiv GTX (n)60's. They aren't too much at this point.

[Cyllan]

Hippykicker, on 08 July 2012 - 08:01 AM, said:

i bought a used computer for my friend for his birthday so he's buying me a brand new 24 inch monitor on aug 16 (my birthday )
so it will definitely be 1080p hehe

Looking at this chart for Crysis2 (another CryEngine3 game): http://www.tomshardw...iew,3200-6.html , a GTX670 should produce pretty great framerates, even with everything turned up at 1920x1080.

If you're getting the money over time, I'd consider just buying the graphics card, and see if that alone is enough to play well. Then still buy the SSD for general use.

Edited by Cyllan, 08 July 2012 - 12:46 PM.

[Gremlich Johns]

didn't any of you guys search to find the system reqs, both min and max, for MWO? If you don't know how your vid card will factor out, gpureview.com is a nice resource. Toms hardware too, for reviews.

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

want a new vid card? look down towards the bottom of that site.

Edited by Gremlich Johns, 08 July 2012 - 01:23 PM.