My New Rig

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My New Rig
Topic Started: Nov 30 2011, 12:01 PM (215 Views)
AudioVisual	Nov 30 2011, 12:01 PM Post #1
Senior Saga Officer Posts: 190 Group: Saga Member #584 Joined: Apr 6 2011	So I insist on playing swtor on max graphics and I was getting fps in the teens on the imperial fleet that was unacceptable. My new rig: Evga Nvidea GeForce 550ti GTX OCZ Vertex III 120 GB SSD WD Black Caviar 1TB Intel I7 3.2Ghz S1366 EVGA X58 SLI 3 S1366 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz
	“Do or do not... there is no try.” - Jedi Master Yoda


Ragana	Nov 30 2011, 12:59 PM Post #2
Kwisatz Haderach Posts: 1,400 Group: Administrator Member #1 Joined: Oct 16 2008	Atta' girl. Donate your old one to a museum.
	"A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you- stand, Men of the West! "


Frehas	Nov 30 2011, 01:16 PM Post #3
Saga Consigliere Posts: 457 Group: Administrator Member #703 Joined: Sep 20 2011	Or sell it for more weed money
	First OD - League of Legends


Woots0	Nov 30 2011, 03:50 PM Post #4
Senior Member Posts: 172 Group: Member Member #102 Joined: Jan 14 2010	Frehas Nov 30 2011, 01:16 PM Or sell it for more weed money That and... Isn't that graphics card pretty old? Couldn't you get a 560ti for not much more?



AudioVisual	Nov 30 2011, 04:08 PM Post #5
Senior Saga Officer Posts: 190 Group: Saga Member #584 Joined: Apr 6 2011	I'm reusing parts from my old comp, that solid state and motherboard both run close to two bills while the processor is almost three, I will upgrade my graphics card in time, it is plenty for swtor
	“Do or do not... there is no try.” - Jedi Master Yoda


Woots0	Nov 30 2011, 05:00 PM Post #6
Senior Member Posts: 172 Group: Member Member #102 Joined: Jan 14 2010	AudioVisual Nov 30 2011, 04:08 PM I'm reusing parts from my old comp, that solid state and motherboard both run close to two bills while the processor is almost three, I will upgrade my graphics card in time, it is plenty for swtor Seems like an i7 is a little overkill for gaming.



Ragana	Nov 30 2011, 05:10 PM Post #7
Kwisatz Haderach Posts: 1,400 Group: Administrator Member #1 Joined: Oct 16 2008	Woots0 Nov 30 2011, 05:00 PM AudioVisual Nov 30 2011, 04:08 PM I'm reusing parts from my old comp, that solid state and motherboard both run close to two bills while the processor is almost three, I will upgrade my graphics card in time, it is plenty for swtor Seems like an i7 is a little overkill for gaming. IIt's not. Edited by Ragana, Nov 30 2011, 05:10 PM.
	"A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you- stand, Men of the West! "


darkscape	Nov 30 2011, 05:49 PM Post #8
Junior Member Posts: 20 Group: Member Member #864 Joined: Nov 15 2011	Woots0 Nov 30 2011, 05:00 PM AudioVisual Nov 30 2011, 04:08 PM I'm reusing parts from my old comp, that solid state and motherboard both run close to two bills while the processor is almost three, I will upgrade my graphics card in time, it is plenty for swtor Seems like an i7 is a little overkill for gaming. Nope. A lot of MMO's are CPU intensive.



Woots0	Nov 30 2011, 06:27 PM Post #9
Senior Member Posts: 172 Group: Member Member #102 Joined: Jan 14 2010	darkscape Nov 30 2011, 05:49 PM Woots0 Nov 30 2011, 05:00 PM AudioVisual Nov 30 2011, 04:08 PM I'm reusing parts from my old comp, that solid state and motherboard both run close to two bills while the processor is almost three, I will upgrade my graphics card in time, it is plenty for swtor Seems like an i7 is a little overkill for gaming. Nope. A lot of MMO's are CPU intensive. Quad core should be plenty for latter-day gaming. Anything above an i5-2500k is just overkill.



AudioVisual	Dec 2 2011, 11:29 AM Post #10
Senior Saga Officer Posts: 190 Group: Saga Member #584 Joined: Apr 6 2011	UPS says my SSD is coming today YAY!!!! (estimated delivery date stated Monday)
	“Do or do not... there is no try.” - Jedi Master Yoda


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