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Well, first, here is my current System.
MB ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 790GX/SB750 RT
CPU AMD|PH II X3 720 BK AM3 2.8G RT
VGA SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL HD4870 1G R
MEM 2Gx2|GSK F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ R
This is directly off my invoice from when I built my current system back in 2009. Tom's lists my CPU as a 3rd tier gaming CPU on their Gaming CPU Hierarchy Chart with nothing from AMD in their first Tier.
Should I upgrade just my Graphics Card and perhaps system memory?
I was looking at getting something that can handle the newer FM2/FM2+ CPUs but if they aren't on the list (from last month) I'm guessing they aren't intended for gaming.
This is my biggest problem with building systems only every 5 years or so, I don't keep up with the current tech and don't know what to get!
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The FM2's are a bit off from being good for gaming. Your processor will do just as good if not better.
Honestly, I would hold off for now. From what I have seen in Alpha, you system should run it but not at high end settings.
I would have to look it up, but your processor may be unlockable to a quad core and more then likely overclocked to 3.5 ghz. That will run the game quite well.
Graphics wise, PFO is using DX9 which which your card should handle fine.
I would say, save the money and wait till it will not run the game... then upgrade and get better bang for you buck.
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Yes. I recommend buying a new computer late 2015.
Windows 9 becomes avaliable, USB 3.0 Type C connector used, 10 nanometer chips enter mass production, DDR4 memory, Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) Readers/Writers become avaliable, Adaptive Sync port on video cards, SATA Express for better SSD Hard Drives
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Well, first, here is my current System.
MB ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 790GX/SB750 RT
CPU AMD|PH II X3 720 BK AM3 2.8G RT
VGA SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL HD4870 1G R
MEM 2Gx2|GSK F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ RThis is directly off my invoice from when I built my current system back in 2009. Tom's lists my CPU as a 3rd tier gaming CPU on their Gaming CPU Hierarchy Chart with nothing from AMD in their first Tier.
Should I upgrade just my Graphics Card and perhaps system memory?
I was looking at getting something that can handle the newer FM2/FM2+ CPUs but if they aren't on the list (from last month) I'm guessing they aren't intended for gaming.
This is my biggest problem with building systems only every 5 years or so, I don't keep up with the current tech and don't know what to get!
Consider just a small upgrade for now.
- a graphics card with 2Gb or more memory as textures are a big issue in this game
- more ram if your OS supports it
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Goblin Squad Member
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Whether to upgrade should not depend on this game in any way, but on the 3 eternal questions:
1- do you want to? (*)
2- can you afford it?
3- will doing it get you into trouble (**)(***)
(*) if you really really want to, men generally don't bother with the other two questions.
(**) if you don't understand the question, you are probably a one-person household.
(***) if yes, re-evaluate question 1.
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I was basing building new or upgrading on weather I really needed to yet. I opted upgrade with the thought that at least the Hard Drive will follow to the new computer when I get around to building a new one, and it was the most expensive part I bought for upgrading.
As for Question 3, even being a one-person household could get you into trouble if you don't understand question 2 properly :P
First computer building thread I have found here. Is this the one, or do the message boards have a computer for understanding (I searched briefly, but didn't see one)?
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This is my biggest problem with building systems only every 5 years or so, I don't keep up with the current tech and don't know what to get!
Just had to say: I'm worse than you: The last computer I built was in 2003 (with 2002 vintage technology); I had a newer one (2005 vintage) as a hand-me-down, but it fried recently; my oldest computer is 1998 vintage. So I REALLY need to make a new one.
my oldest computer is 1998 vintage.What? You aren't hanging on to your Radio Shack Color Computer from 1982? Shame on you.
No, actually, shame on me for not hanging onto the Apple ][+ from 1977/1978.
And I had a college classmate (unfortunately no longer with us) who hung onto *minicomputers* from the 1970s and 1980s . . . and he's the one who got my Apple ][+.
@Ikeren/Giorgio -- thanks for the links.
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my oldest computer is 1998 vintage.What? You aren't hanging on to your Radio Shack Color Computer from 1982? Shame on you.No, actually, shame on me for not hanging onto the Apple ][+ from 1977/1978.
And I had a college classmate (unfortunately no longer with us) who hung onto *minicomputers* from the 1970s and 1980s . . . and he's the one who got my Apple ][+.
@Ikeren/Giorgio -- thanks for the links.
One of our server racks at work is a PDP8 frame.