I built this PC around 2008 and used it only to play World of Warcraft. It sat unused for the past 4 years. Now I have slightly more free time and want to catch up on my PC gaming. I upgraded it a little bit already before I came across this site.
Ultimately I need this PC to play old games well. Once I get through my back log, I'll build a new PC to play all the games that came out in 2015 and onwards.
My questions are:
Do I need to upgrade the CPU and the video card on my motherboard? If yes, then to what extent? Should I upgrade to Windows 10?
These are the games that I want to play at better than normal to max settings:
Assassin's Creed 1 to 3
Bioshock 1, 2 and Infinite
Borderlands 1,2 and TPS
Dark Souls
Dark Siders 1 & 2
Devil May Cry 1
Fable Anniversary
Fallout 3 & New Vegas
Half Life 2
Portal 1 & 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Strider
Styx
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Will my current set up be enough for the above?
What would it take for me to play the following at normal or better settings:
Dark Souls 2
Fallout 4
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
My Current set up:
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit
Power source: Suntec 450 switching power supply
Monitor: KDS Model No. 2200W 22 in. LCD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824155060
Motherboard: ASUS P5K https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P5K/
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.40 GHz http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Q6600-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B000LRMR26
Video Card: ZOTAC GeForce 560 GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5 PCI Express (refurbished) http://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-Express-DisplayPort-Support/dp/B00DYSV4KU/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1442173852&sr=1-4&keywords=nvidia+geforce+gtx+560
Memory: 6.00 GB
2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL6 DIMM http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012Y0QT8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=16T5L5U67V9PX&coliid=IW5WGR7LIKH22
2x 1 GB version of Kinston Ram
Hard Drive: Western Digital 500 GB
The above Video card was an upgrade from a NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-8600-gt
I upgraded the from 4 GB of RAM to 6 GB
I upgraded from Windows XP 32 bit to Windows 8.1 64 bit
I don’t want to replace the motherboard. Is it worth it for me to replace the current CPU and video card to the max that the motherboard can handle? If I should upgrade the video card (again) would it be worth it for me to get another ZOTAC GeForce 560 GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5 PCI Express (refurbished) and link them together?
Can you please give recommendations for upgrades for CPU and Video cards?
Thanks in advance!
Ultimately I need this PC to play old games well. Once I get through my back log, I'll build a new PC to play all the games that came out in 2015 and onwards.
My questions are:
Do I need to upgrade the CPU and the video card on my motherboard? If yes, then to what extent? Should I upgrade to Windows 10?
These are the games that I want to play at better than normal to max settings:
Assassin's Creed 1 to 3
Bioshock 1, 2 and Infinite
Borderlands 1,2 and TPS
Dark Souls
Dark Siders 1 & 2
Devil May Cry 1
Fable Anniversary
Fallout 3 & New Vegas
Half Life 2
Portal 1 & 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Strider
Styx
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Will my current set up be enough for the above?
What would it take for me to play the following at normal or better settings:
Dark Souls 2
Fallout 4
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
My Current set up:
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit
Power source: Suntec 450 switching power supply
Monitor: KDS Model No. 2200W 22 in. LCD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824155060
Motherboard: ASUS P5K https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P5K/
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.40 GHz http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Q6600-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B000LRMR26
Video Card: ZOTAC GeForce 560 GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5 PCI Express (refurbished) http://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-Express-DisplayPort-Support/dp/B00DYSV4KU/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1442173852&sr=1-4&keywords=nvidia+geforce+gtx+560
Memory: 6.00 GB
2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL6 DIMM http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012Y0QT8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=16T5L5U67V9PX&coliid=IW5WGR7LIKH22
2x 1 GB version of Kinston Ram
Hard Drive: Western Digital 500 GB
The above Video card was an upgrade from a NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-8600-gt
I upgraded the from 4 GB of RAM to 6 GB
I upgraded from Windows XP 32 bit to Windows 8.1 64 bit
I don’t want to replace the motherboard. Is it worth it for me to replace the current CPU and video card to the max that the motherboard can handle? If I should upgrade the video card (again) would it be worth it for me to get another ZOTAC GeForce 560 GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5 PCI Express (refurbished) and link them together?
Can you please give recommendations for upgrades for CPU and Video cards?
Thanks in advance!