- Jan 27, 2005
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My current setup:
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820313433
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128571
PS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139026
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129186
APU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819113331
Running Win7 Pro 64bit, all latest updates, latest Catalyst drivers for the APU, and I added an older Creative SB X-Fi card to offload the sound duties from the mobo Realtek that sounded horrid.
My original intention for this build was for "low-end" gaming, playing Diablo3 and POE primarily. It works great for them, though I kinda wonder why I can only hit around 30fps in D3.
I have recently starting toying around with "standard" MMO's again, WoW, the new ArcheAge, and recently a friend got me to try out the trial for Final Fantasy: A Realm Reborn. I like the game, but it is HARD on graphics. Even at some of the lowest settings and still maintain the appearance of good looking graphics, it kills my rig. Last night while adjusting the settings to try and alleviate the stuttering and lag I was getting, I managed to get the FPS to a whopping 16!! I want to play this game, but will not plunk down monthly money for an experience that irritates me.
So, with my current setup, what card can I get to replace the GPU portion of the APU, without needing a new case, full size mobo, or larger powersupply? Is this possible ? And will it actually make any huge difference in playability? Should I just pop-in the new APU's such as this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...36&SID=ShopAMD ?
It's the same socket type, and there is a BIOS update to support them.
Which would be the better solution?
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820313433
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128571
PS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139026
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129186
APU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819113331
Running Win7 Pro 64bit, all latest updates, latest Catalyst drivers for the APU, and I added an older Creative SB X-Fi card to offload the sound duties from the mobo Realtek that sounded horrid.
My original intention for this build was for "low-end" gaming, playing Diablo3 and POE primarily. It works great for them, though I kinda wonder why I can only hit around 30fps in D3.
I have recently starting toying around with "standard" MMO's again, WoW, the new ArcheAge, and recently a friend got me to try out the trial for Final Fantasy: A Realm Reborn. I like the game, but it is HARD on graphics. Even at some of the lowest settings and still maintain the appearance of good looking graphics, it kills my rig. Last night while adjusting the settings to try and alleviate the stuttering and lag I was getting, I managed to get the FPS to a whopping 16!! I want to play this game, but will not plunk down monthly money for an experience that irritates me.
So, with my current setup, what card can I get to replace the GPU portion of the APU, without needing a new case, full size mobo, or larger powersupply? Is this possible ? And will it actually make any huge difference in playability? Should I just pop-in the new APU's such as this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...36&SID=ShopAMD ?
It's the same socket type, and there is a BIOS update to support them.
Which would be the better solution?