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Re: Upgraded needed where? said by n_w95482:One review mentioned quite a bit of choppiness/lag when scrolling around, and that was using a Core i7 965 CPU. Is that what you're experiencing with it? Is the game patched to the latest version? When was the last time you updated your video card drivers?
Yeah choppiness and lag. It is patched to the latest version. I hadn't updated my drivers at all, but I just did and was going to give it a try. I did reduce all the setting in the graphics options though and it didn't make a difference. I'll have to run the game and watch the levels you mentioned.
On another note, I was looking around newegg for a different video card and saw this one: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···14127684
Is that basically a flop? Wasn't sure why it was so cheap.
My budget isn't really there for a complete rebuild, although I would love to. I was basically looking to see if I could do a quick replacement of some parts and make somewhat of a difference. I knew that the parts are out of date. I don't play many games, but the newer ones that I do play seem to lag a little. |
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1 edit | So, you only have money for.. 1 upgrade?
Do you know how much watt is your psu? |
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The GT 630 is a low-end card, and 4 GB is WAY more than what is useful with that GPU.
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said by FizzyMyNizzy:So, you only have money for.. 1 upgrade?
Do you know how much watt is your psu?
Well depending on what it would cost and what effects it would have. I'm thinking like 250-300 if it would be a good upgrade for the few games I play.
I don't actually play many graphic intense games. More strategy and building type of games. And of course the older games no one plays anymore. |
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I just checked and I only have a 400w Corsair PSU. |
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1 edit | said by Hyper Static:I just checked and I only have a 400w Corsair PSU. Hd 7750 »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···14131481
Gt 640 vs hd 7750
»www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/535?vs=612 |
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| I don't think that my motherboard supports the PCI Express 3.0.
On the details on the newegg site, it says that my board supports:
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 (one x16 or dual x8 link)
Is that right? |
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Grants Pass, OR | 3.0 is backwards compatible with 2.1, 2.0 and 1.1 |
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| said by KoRnGtL15:3.0 is backwards compatible with 2.1, 2.0 and 1.1
Oh ok, that works then. Still would be worth the update then? |
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| said by Hyper Static:said by KoRnGtL15:3.0 is backwards compatible with 2.1, 2.0 and 1.1
Oh ok, that works then. Still would be worth the update then? If you do not plan to play games that use the gpu a lot(exp high graphic games.). Since you only play games like The Sims 3, and older game. This GPU should be great. Since your cpu is slow. It will bottle neck the video card. I think the new cpu also. But not as bad as the old cpu. Yes, that old harddrive need to be changed. Ram is optional. But then again. I am guessing you using 32bit window which goes up to 4GB ram. If you want to use higher than 4GB, like 8GB. Then you will need a 64bit OS. |
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Give this guide a shot. I've also seen a few people recommend using the "resetsim *" command in the cheat window.
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