Terrible FPS in basic games - What should I upgrade?

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nathan4102

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In basic games like minecraft on minimum settings, I'm getting 30 fps max, sometimes as low as 5 on a busy server. What should I upgrade to make games faster? Hopefully it's not TOO much, I don't have a very high budget :p. I'm looking in the $50-75 range, so let me know if theres something I can do with that budget, Thanks!

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Intel Dual-Core E5300 2.6 GHz
No GPU
8GB RAM - 1GB Dedicated to minecraft
600 GB HDD
Windows 7 64 bit
 
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yes absolutely you need a gpu. intel is behind when it comes to integrated gpu in a processor. i'd even want to upgrade the processor personally but you'll be fine for basic games such a minecraft, league and what have you if you get a decent gpu in there.

go for something like this http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-2048MB-Graphics-02G-P3-2639-KR/dp/B008Y8PON8/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1384216477&sr=1-2&keywords=graphics+card

i'm sure amazon ships to canada just may cost a bit extra but that cards pretty cheap so.

good luck also if you could tell me the model # and brand of your motherboard ill look it up and see if you can eventually upgrade your cpu.
 
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@hexit, both of those GPUs are about double my budget. Would something cheaper work? And I'm running no GPU atm, but once I find my DVI-VGA adapter, I could use my old ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500. THink it would give me a decent boost?
 
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I would certainly buy a new rig if you could. you could build a beast on a 800$ budget.
 
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Alright, lets go with that then. What do you guys suggest for specs for a $800 build? It would be used for light-medium gaming, software development, and streaming mostly. Nothing too hardcore for software development, just windows apps.
 
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AMD or Intel? (I suggest amd but everyone hates on amd on these forums so we'll probably get lots of hate)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $754.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-11 19:56 EST-0500)

something along the lines of that only things i'd really play with is the gpu and or ram.
 
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nathan4102

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Wow, thanks! I already have a 1TB HDD and 8GB of 1066 RAM on my shelf, so we can subtract those from the build. It looks really good though, I'll save this and order the parts when I get the money :D
 
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emj503

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sweet! yea you really don't need high quality ram since you'll be running such a powerful gpu. also! thats the vaporx and I heard its locked meaning you can really overclock it I heard sapphire has another card around the same price point that is unlocked if you cant find it i'd get it! i just didn't feel like sorting through all those parts on pcpartpicker. and with that money you just saved you could buy yourself a legit OS. now i'm not saying there isn't ways to obtain it for free but hey i'm not telling you to do anything. enjoy bud
 
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sweet! yea you really don't need high quality ram since you'll be running such a powerful gpu. also! thats the vaporx and I heard its locked meaning you can really overclock it I heard sapphire has another card around the same price point that is unlocked if you can find it i'd get it! i just didn't feel like sorting through all those parts on pcpartpicker. and with that money you just saved you could buy yourself a legit OS. now i'm not saying there isn't ways to obtain it for free but hey i'm not telling you to do anything. enjoy bud
 
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emj503

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sorry many disregard the build I posted before this is exactly what you want. this exactly what I want also.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($208.94 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.34 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Green 630W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $815.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 04:35 EST-0500)

can't really get much better for 800$
 
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