- Feb 19, 2014
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Hi, everyone. I am new to the forums but have always used this as resources for advice from others who have asked questions. Now, I will be asking a lot more from time to time!
1st, I currently have http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c03135882
I know it is considered older but it has served me well for what I do. I do casual gaming (world of warcraft, eve online and world of tanks) mainly. I have noticed that the pc is working harder and lagging quite a bit, not only in game but also when I open a search page while game is running. It has been suggested that I upgrade the graphics card. I know I will need a new power supply. Which I am considering http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=cp-9020015-na&image122.x=11&image122.y=18
I know this is overkill but I would rather "have it and not need it rather than needing it and not have it".
I am pretty pc illiterate so my questions are, what would be a good budget but decent video card to use. I would like at least a 1 gig card but rather have a 2 gig. Budget is an issue atm so I would like to keep around 100$ (give or take a bit) for the card.
My main concern is what I have heard others say is "bottlenecking" and having more frame rate than the cpu will allow. What exactly is bottlenecking and how am I to know when I am getting to that point?
I will be upgrading and buying components for a pc build sometime this year. This pc will be handed down to my wife and she will be using it for same reasons. The component questions will come another time when I am ready to start buying pieces as they go on sale.
Thank you for any and all help any of you can give me.
John
edit, I currently play all games on mid graphic settings. I do not really need ultra/high settings but higher would be nice but kill the lag. I am mainly concerned about the cpu performance and functionality of it.
1st, I currently have http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c03135882
I know it is considered older but it has served me well for what I do. I do casual gaming (world of warcraft, eve online and world of tanks) mainly. I have noticed that the pc is working harder and lagging quite a bit, not only in game but also when I open a search page while game is running. It has been suggested that I upgrade the graphics card. I know I will need a new power supply. Which I am considering http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=cp-9020015-na&image122.x=11&image122.y=18
I know this is overkill but I would rather "have it and not need it rather than needing it and not have it".
I am pretty pc illiterate so my questions are, what would be a good budget but decent video card to use. I would like at least a 1 gig card but rather have a 2 gig. Budget is an issue atm so I would like to keep around 100$ (give or take a bit) for the card.
My main concern is what I have heard others say is "bottlenecking" and having more frame rate than the cpu will allow. What exactly is bottlenecking and how am I to know when I am getting to that point?
I will be upgrading and buying components for a pc build sometime this year. This pc will be handed down to my wife and she will be using it for same reasons. The component questions will come another time when I am ready to start buying pieces as they go on sale.
Thank you for any and all help any of you can give me.
John
edit, I currently play all games on mid graphic settings. I do not really need ultra/high settings but higher would be nice but kill the lag. I am mainly concerned about the cpu performance and functionality of it.
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