Upgrading Desktop/GPU Advice needed.

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jlsmonster

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Hello, first post here. I came across your website via google researching how to upgrade my desktop so I can keep up with a few of the newer games coming out that I enjoy killing my evenings with.

Currently running a old PC, so excuse me if this thing is a joke because I am 100% computer illiterate, BUT I am an avid forum user so I researched how to post this topic before posting it at least.

Model: Dell Inspirion 560
Pentium Dual Core CPU E5400 @ 2.70GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
GPU: Intel G45/43 Express Chipset 1695 MB Total Memory

Anything else needed? That's all I could really find on the thing.

I was looking into the Radeon HD 7970 3GB or the Radeon
R7 260X, they seem to be in my price range, but then I'll need to upgrade my RAM and I would like to try and get the best deal I can on it even if that means going into the 16GB of Ram area.
 
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Your ram would not be the only bottleneck (thing holding you back) as your cpu is also rather old. my best advice would be to plan on doing a complete over haul but buying your new card/RAM first as even though it would be bottlenecked it can still be used. Then you should upgrade both your CPU and motherboard to fully utilize either card.
 
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jlsmonster

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So, I personally don't know how to route my course of action. I am mainly aiming to play the new "A Realm Reborn" on my PC though at the moment, with more games in the future im sure.

FXIV: ARR Minimum System Requirements

Operating System: Windows® Vista 32/64bit, Windows® 7 32/64 bit
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® 8800 Series, ATI Radeon™ HD 4770
Memory: 2GB (4GB recommended for 64bit OS)
Disk Space: 20GB.

You may notice that these are lower than the minimum system requirements for v1.0. This is because Square Enix wants the game to be more accessible and run on a wider range of PCs.


FXIV: ARR Recommended System Requirements

For the best performance you should aim to run the game on a system with at least these specifications.
Operating System: Windows® 7 64 bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 660 or higher, AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 or higher
Memory: 4GB of RAM.
Disk Space: 20GB.


What GPU/Ram should I purchase and what CPU/Motherboard would be recommended? I am on a budget so top-notch isn't what im looking for but I definitely want an upgrade
 
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jlsmonster

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I'd say for the upgrades as a whole, Id like to stay 600-900. I wouldn't want to drop it all at once though, perhaps buying parts at a time synced up too lessen the bottlenecking as much as possible.
 
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You can get whole new PC with the amount provided :D
I also faced these problems last year...

Generally, best parts are :- (Best parts in $900 for Gaming Computers)
1. CPU - Intel Core i5 2310k
2. GPU - ASUS Nvidia GeForce GT630 4GB DDR3
3. PSU - Corsair VS 650 W
4. MBD - Intel DH6WW
5. RAM - G.Skill Sniper 4 GB RAM (2x)
6. DVD - ASUS 24x DVD Reader/Writer
7. HDD - WD Clavier Green 1TB Desktop HDD
8. OS - Windows 7 Ultimate x64 / Windows 7 Professional x64

All these parts must make up to $800. (USD)
Make up and handle the sound system, internet routers and everything else besides.

Well, That's all there is :)
This will make up an awesome computer which can handle any medium work load for 2013.
 
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