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Approximate Purchase Date: Next 2 to 3 days.
Budget Range: £150 GPU ($220ish). Extra for RAM if needed, say £60.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Surfing the internet, Gaming, making movies from HD camera.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: GPU, possibly RAM if needed.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.co.uk, any UK based website.
Location: UK
Parts Preferences: nVidia only (want to stream games to shield tablet).
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
Additional Comments: Will the system bottleneck a midrange GPU?
Why Are You Upgrading: I bought Alien: Isolation it needs a DX11 card. I would like to stream games from my PC to my Shield tablet.
I'd like your opinions on whether its worth getting a low to mid range DX 11 card to run this game? Or if the game just won't run well on my system and I shouldn't even bother.
I don't think I really need to upgrade the whole system even now. It has run everything I want to play (FryCry3 & Battlefield 4 are probably the most demanding things I play). I don't need everything on maximum.
I'd like it around the £150 or less. I assume if i spend anything more than it will be seriously bottlenecked by the 5 year old system. But maybe even an older £50 card would be enough to run Alien?
Finally I can add RAM if its worth it? But it would probably have to be 3x4gb sticks as the cooler blocks the 6th RAM slot.
I don't think a CPU upgrade is worth it?
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tl;dr: What graphics card should I get to run Alien? Should I get another 6 gig of ram (3x2GB)?
Basic requirements - run Alien at 1680x1050, must be nVidia (I want to stream to my shield tablet). Less than £150 (unless something amazing, that won't be bottlenecked, is available).
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Current system is just over 5 years old but still going strong:
Asus P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66GHz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366)
Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Tri-Channel
Antec TruePower Modular 750W
GPU is a nVidia GTS 250 it was a quick replacement as I had work to do when the HD 5850 died. I was surprised how well it worked to be honest.
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I was thinking GeForce GT 730 or maybe a GeForce GTX 960 but the later would be limited by CPU and RAM? Or something in between?
What do you think?
Thanks!
Budget Range: £150 GPU ($220ish). Extra for RAM if needed, say £60.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Surfing the internet, Gaming, making movies from HD camera.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: GPU, possibly RAM if needed.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.co.uk, any UK based website.
Location: UK
Parts Preferences: nVidia only (want to stream games to shield tablet).
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
Additional Comments: Will the system bottleneck a midrange GPU?
Why Are You Upgrading: I bought Alien: Isolation it needs a DX11 card. I would like to stream games from my PC to my Shield tablet.
I'd like your opinions on whether its worth getting a low to mid range DX 11 card to run this game? Or if the game just won't run well on my system and I shouldn't even bother.
I don't think I really need to upgrade the whole system even now. It has run everything I want to play (FryCry3 & Battlefield 4 are probably the most demanding things I play). I don't need everything on maximum.
I'd like it around the £150 or less. I assume if i spend anything more than it will be seriously bottlenecked by the 5 year old system. But maybe even an older £50 card would be enough to run Alien?
Finally I can add RAM if its worth it? But it would probably have to be 3x4gb sticks as the cooler blocks the 6th RAM slot.
I don't think a CPU upgrade is worth it?
-----------
tl;dr: What graphics card should I get to run Alien? Should I get another 6 gig of ram (3x2GB)?
Basic requirements - run Alien at 1680x1050, must be nVidia (I want to stream to my shield tablet). Less than £150 (unless something amazing, that won't be bottlenecked, is available).
-----------
Current system is just over 5 years old but still going strong:
Asus P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66GHz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366)
Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Tri-Channel
Antec TruePower Modular 750W
GPU is a nVidia GTS 250 it was a quick replacement as I had work to do when the HD 5850 died. I was surprised how well it worked to be honest.
-----
I was thinking GeForce GT 730 or maybe a GeForce GTX 960 but the later would be limited by CPU and RAM? Or something in between?
What do you think?
Thanks!
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