- Apr 19, 2013
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First of all, as always thank you guys on Tom's Hardware for taking time out of your day to help people with their problems. It is something that I never understood why people do this for other people out of the goodness of their hearts, but I greatly appreciate it. Now onto the unpleasant stuff!
This is my second time coming on the boards and directly asking a question. The first time was with regards to building a pc and asking people to give me the most quality pc I can put together for 1200. I purchased everything a very nice gentlemen recommended.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core ProcessorP ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU CoolerP ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 MotherboardP ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 MemoryP ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State DiskP ($139.19 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveP ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 (Black) ATX Mid Tower CaseP ($82.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power SupplyP ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD WriterP ($19.96 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)P ($93.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $919.05.
Since then I bought a 120hz BenQ monitor for 400 and a gtx 680 for 4something can't quite remember, needless to say it was very expensive atleast for me.
I have overclocked my gtx 680 using msi to +25 core voltage, Max power limit which is at 111. Core clock +100 and Mhz + 500. I never have problems with games crashing or my gfx card getting too hot, it usually sticks around 50-65 while playing games. I don't know how to overclock my cpu but in my bios which I get to while pressing f2 I set my cpu for performance (there being power saving balanced and performance options)
Now I've spent a good chunk of cash on this rig and I don't feel like I'm getting what I paid for. For instance in guild wars 2 on MEDIUM I get anywhere from 30-70 fps. I feel like for the cash I've spent I shouldn't see less then 120. On SWTOR I'm getting anywhere from 80-100 and again, for the cash I've spent this is severely depressing.
While running 3dmark11 basic edition my score is as follows. 9775 with performance better than 81% of others. Also on the side it says my pc is performing properly. Is something wrong gentlemen or am I just not understanding how much cash I need to run a game perfectly smoothly? On both games but more gw2 I encounter frame lag. Both games are running on my ssd.
This is my second time coming on the boards and directly asking a question. The first time was with regards to building a pc and asking people to give me the most quality pc I can put together for 1200. I purchased everything a very nice gentlemen recommended.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core ProcessorP ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU CoolerP ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 MotherboardP ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 MemoryP ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State DiskP ($139.19 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveP ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 (Black) ATX Mid Tower CaseP ($82.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power SupplyP ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD WriterP ($19.96 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)P ($93.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $919.05.
Since then I bought a 120hz BenQ monitor for 400 and a gtx 680 for 4something can't quite remember, needless to say it was very expensive atleast for me.
I have overclocked my gtx 680 using msi to +25 core voltage, Max power limit which is at 111. Core clock +100 and Mhz + 500. I never have problems with games crashing or my gfx card getting too hot, it usually sticks around 50-65 while playing games. I don't know how to overclock my cpu but in my bios which I get to while pressing f2 I set my cpu for performance (there being power saving balanced and performance options)
Now I've spent a good chunk of cash on this rig and I don't feel like I'm getting what I paid for. For instance in guild wars 2 on MEDIUM I get anywhere from 30-70 fps. I feel like for the cash I've spent I shouldn't see less then 120. On SWTOR I'm getting anywhere from 80-100 and again, for the cash I've spent this is severely depressing.
While running 3dmark11 basic edition my score is as follows. 9775 with performance better than 81% of others. Also on the side it says my pc is performing properly. Is something wrong gentlemen or am I just not understanding how much cash I need to run a game perfectly smoothly? On both games but more gw2 I encounter frame lag. Both games are running on my ssd.
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