E8400 isnt going to give you a huge performance boost. I run AoC at 1680x1050 with a 8800 GTX, 2 gigs of ram, on a E6300 at anywhere from 1.86-3.20 ghz depending on how much Im messing with my PC. Look at my PC configuration under my name for all details. I pull at least 25 fps, with the norm being 50+, in all areas.
superq :
i just hope it's enough to play Age of Conan. with the e6850 i am only getting 16-20fps on max settings. latency is high too around 98. could it be that I don't have enough volts going to the ram?
Your not experiencing any latency issue that anyone else isnt already having. I have DSL, and ping around 80-100 at all times. My buddy pings around 70-80 on FIOS. Get used to it. As far as the FPS goes, you need to give more info. What card of video card, monitor resolution, and so forth. Ram voltage means nothing unless you actually having a RAM issue like the RAM not being recognized.
superq :
have you seen the graphics on high? past the newbie starter zone? the game is gorgeous!!! As far as being obsessed with it, I wouldn't say that , I started out on EQ, went to COH, then WOW, then LOTRO, and now AOC, so I would say it's a natural progression. AOC is just so demanding on a system, most people are probably asking questions, because most computers that were fine for those other games just won't cut it for AOC.
The graphics are good. But AoC isnt that much more demanding than most other hi-end graphics out there. Crysis is far worse. I would rate it about the same as CoD4 as far as a resources needed.
superq :
The thing that attracts me to AOC is the large scale PVP battles that the game will have....pretty much city against city, all out warfare! You can even do combat while riding your mount!
Blah, people act like Funcom created large scale siege warfare. Obviously you never played DAOC, which honestly still has the best PvP system in place even though DAOC is pretty much ancient history at this point anymore.
superq :
system is running great, temps between 32 and 36 degrees, now it's time to overclock. ALso have one more question for you guys out there. what do you thing will give more FPS, going to windows vista and adding 2 more gigs of ram, or adding a 2nd 3780 video card?
Get a new video card if you only running a single 3870. Myself, Id back the graphic options down, play it, and take a look at what Nvidia and ATI deliver next month. Then make a decision and buy the fastest card or cards if you do SLI or Xfire. 4 gigs of ram will help as well and thats something you can do now. Read some articles about OCing. Every setup is slightly different and what works for one person, will most likely not work for you.