Games Dropping Frames

Tom Cameron

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Could someone tell me what my weakest component is please? I don't know any specifics but I know rough values.

CPU: Intel i7 gen 3
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Graphics: Radeon 7750

I know it's not much to go on but are these specs fine for high-intensity gaming?
 
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http://www.hardwarepal.com/assassins-creed-4-black-flag-benchmark-cpu-gpu/5/

Assasin's creed 4 needs a gtx 770/680 to hit the 58 fps average on max settings. It looks like Nvidia cards perform a little better in this game than AMD, but the HD 7970/R9 280x still do well (54 fps average). Either one of those cards is $300.

That brings me to another question; what is the make/model of your PSU? We'd need o make sure it can handle higher-end cards.
Graphics card is the weakest component of those listed. It is an entry level gaming card.


You'll need to be more specific than "high-intensity" gaming, but I can tell you if you want to max graphics settings on nearly all modern games at 1920x1080 and maintain ~60fps average, expect to spend $300-500 on your video card(s).
 

Tom Cameron

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RAM: 8GB DDR3
Processor: Quad Core 3rd gen i7
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7570
Motherboard Chipset: Intel H77
OS: Windows 7 and 8.1 (if one I'd faster, which is it?)

High-intensity - 1080p brand new games like AC4 at a respectable frame rate
 
http://www.hardwarepal.com/assassins-creed-4-black-flag-benchmark-cpu-gpu/5/

Assasin's creed 4 needs a gtx 770/680 to hit the 58 fps average on max settings. It looks like Nvidia cards perform a little better in this game than AMD, but the HD 7970/R9 280x still do well (54 fps average). Either one of those cards is $300.

That brings me to another question; what is the make/model of your PSU? We'd need o make sure it can handle higher-end cards.
 
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