Upgrade Specifically for Fallout 4

spankmon · Feb 13, 2016

This is what we built almost 2 years ago:
i5 4440, 4gb DDR3 1600 ram, Antec VP450 psu, HD7770 gpu, 1080p resolution

My grandson has been happy with this build for gaming, but now Fallout 4 is playable only somewhat. I would like to upgrade enough to make the game play smoothly but not spend more than $200 or so. He'll be getting a new computer next year after graduating High School.

I think upgrading ram to 8gb and using a GTX750ti should be enough for smooth gameplay. Am I right?

Zerk2012 · Feb 13, 2016

upgrade to 8GB of memory (if you have a 64 bit operating system) and a 2GB GTX 960/ 950 depending on the price.

firo40 · Feb 13, 2016

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2tH8Lk here is a gtx 960 and 4gb of ram for less then you want to spend. The 750 ti is outdated now, the 950 out preforms it for cheaper if you have to go that route but for 200$ you can easily get a 960 and 4gb of ram

ingtar33 · Feb 13, 2016

the 750ti isn't a big enough upgrade over the 7770 to matter.

spankmon · Feb 13, 2016

Thanks for the answers. Do you think the cpu is worthy of a more substantial gpu upgrade... maybe $350 (including new ram and psu)?

firo40 · Feb 13, 2016

The cpu wont bottleneck in any games if youre going to spend that much try aim for a better gpu like this .http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XFMTsY with a 390 and that cpu he will literraly max any game at 1080p above 60fps and even have an entry level 1440p gpu

spankmon · Feb 13, 2016

The motherboard has only 2 slots for ram and we're using 2x2 gb, so we'll need 2 sticks of 4gb... I'm wondering if upgrading only the ram will make the HD7770 work well enough, or will it make any difference at all? Is the HD7770 just not good enough for smooth play?

firo40 · Feb 13, 2016

Not really the 7770 is a very underpowered gpu in todays age. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6hrY4D heres a link for the 390 with 2 4gb sticks for under 300$
With that he wont need an upgrade for years while maxing games

spankmon · Feb 13, 2016

Guess I was underestimating the vigor of the i5 4440. Looks like the 390 is the most sensible move. Any need for 16gb ram while prices are low?

spankmon · Mar 12, 2016

Three weeks after starting this thread... we chose to go with the gtx 950 and ram upgrade. We kept the existing power supply with the gtx 950, and that was the deciding factor (upgrade cost was below $200), although a more powerful gpu and psu probably would have been a wiser choice. No regrets, Grandson is happy with the performance and no problems with Fallout 4 on medium settings. Most likely medium-high settings will work well also. Thank you all for the replies.

Zerk2012 · Mar 13, 2016

Fallout 4 is poorly coded so that sounds about right. the 4GB of memory was hurting that game bad. The GTX 950 was a good choice within your budget with the memory upgrade.

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