Was not sure where I should of posted this but I am curious of updates I could do for my current build. I am seeking for a boost of FPS but while maintaining a semi small budget on it.
120fps/120Hz or faster loading is a nice upgrade but is not my current focus.
I am not listing a budget as I want list of things I could change or upgrade.
What kind of video cards are good upgrade?
Is there anything else that can be upgraded too?
What about my i5 Processor?
Can / will upgrade keep this build competitive / same to next gen consoles?
here is my current specs:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (wont be upgrading to win8 even if theres a FPS boost)
AMD Radeon R9 280x is surprisingly a big boost (cording to gpuboss) iI have been looking at Nvidia cards mostly but I don't have a preference but Nivida has been the cards I been using for a time.
However I am not sure which card is better or would do great for what I need.
as for CPU upgrades I am not really good with and would have to seek outside help to get a cpu updated... however a video card can easlly be installed by me.
For under $700 This is the best upgrade I could get.
FX 8350 performs equal to or better to the 4670k in most newer games
R9 280X is generally amazing
M5A99X PRO R2.0 allows you to crossfire another 280X in the future to get even better performance
SeaSonnic 850W PSU as to let you crossfire/upgrade in the future (it's also on sale right now and this is a bargain for the product). I didn't know if you actually needed a better PSU or not but I included one anyway as both the FX 8350 and the 280X suck up a LOT of power.
Expect to see Maximum settings at around 60FPS with this machine.
i5 has better single core pref, but overall FX has better performance with all cores used so says cpu boss.
I never installed a core let alone a whole motherboard, will be even more stress and would need help. failing is a risk I wish to to take too much but yet have a great improvement. also my motherboard wont work for MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card? or the AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor?
R9 280X looks good.
I have a CoolMax V-600 140mm a 600W PSU with cooling fan on it, not sure getting the SeaSonnic will be needed off the bat will it?
I shall however keep it saved and get it should I decide to crossfire
as for your maximum settings around 60fps what kind of game where you referencing?
Also how do I give you case size so I can make sure motherboard and gpu would fit?
Don't upgrade just for ARMA 3, you can get bad FPS on a great PC due to poor optimization, as well as server hardware in MP, and poorly optimized missions.
I think a 280x with an 8350/4670k would be a decent upgrade.
arma 3 low settings / map and missions dependant can be 10 to 25 fps
arma 2 low settings is about the same as arma 3
Bf3 low settings on small maps get 15 - 40 fps, map dependant
I plan to play/run things like star citizen, and watch_dogs. they both looks demanding and likely are going to be hard to play on my current rig specially Star citizen. as well the many games in the future with higher specs because of the new gen consoles will be pushing the graphical bar will result more games being more shiny.