Need Help Updating Comp Setup for COD:Ghosts, BF4, and ETC.

Oryx

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Hello,

So I'll start by saying this, I am not a computer wiz nor a genius. I know enough about computers to keep mine well tuned, safe, and maybe well-updated. Most of my knowledge gained has been through friends, youtube and websites like this. So, now I'll get straight to the point.

I recently upgraded my computer with another graphics card (specs at the bottom) to run the CrossFire setup. I did this to hopefully update my computer for the future installment of BF4 and COD:Ghosts. I have both games now and after installing them, I have run into some problems. BF4 runs pretty well and what I mean by pretty well is I can play it without having that grimace expression on my face when a graphical glitch occurs. Only times I really experience problems is during cinematic scenes. It skips, pauses, and glitches around which I am sure you all know can be really discouraging. COD on the other hand just doesn't run to the grade that I want it. It has all the glitches like BF4 (especially the cinematics and even in the opening logo passes) and it just runs like crap when high action framerates are required. Online play is horrible and I just find myself skipping across the screen, getting shot all willy-nilly (which might just be a latency problem). I am also a game designer and I believe it's time to start getting my computer in the right direction to support all my development software.

So, what I am trying to get at is I would love my games and future games like Destiny to run flawlessly. I have started to invest more and more in my comp and would really like to rely on it for future gaming purposes. I will post my current specs of my computer setup and if you could all please either give me upgrade options, criticism, or any other recommendations inlcuding software overclocking methods and etc; I'd greatly appreciate it. Remember I am not a computer "Genius" but I can follow direction to the "T".

I am open for anything and I am almost willing to spend anything just to get this comp the way I like it or even if you all have a good sense of great budgeted tech. PLEASE HELP ME ENJOY MY GAMES!!!

SPECS: (Let me know if you need more info)

CPU - AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor
MOTHERBOARD - ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9Q-
GRAPHICS CARD - 2x HIS IceQ X H785QN2G2M Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP
OS - Windows 7 64x
TOWER - Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Thanks Everyone
Oryx
 
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Typically when installing Display Driver you do not need to uninstall your current one as the Driver installation will usually take care of conflicting items. The read the driver notes to find out if it applies to your GPU

Scycron

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To me it seems that your computer is already strong enough to play both games, chances are its because the games are new so there are no drivers out. Also since the games just came out they have glitches and may not preform well with crossfire just yet.
 

Oryx

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That being said, should I update my driver further? The one that I have currently for my Radeon HD 7850 2GB is the 13.9 but I see that there is a 13.11 beta driver out; will that be compatible for my card and if so do I have to uninstall my previous driver or will the new one overwrite it?

Oryx
 

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Whenever you see Beta in the name that means it's been tested and still being tested it still may be unstable for some user and configurations. This driver could possibly help you but on the other end may make things worse. Its up to you to decide if you wish yo go ahead and install the driver.
 

Oryx

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So 2 questions then ><

1. Would I have to uninstall my current driver to install the 13.11 beta driver and if so, how?

2. Would the 13.11 beta driver be compatible with my current graphics card?

Oryx
 

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Typically when installing Display Driver you do not need to uninstall your current one as the Driver installation will usually take care of conflicting items. The read the driver notes to find out if it applies to your GPU
 
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