I have an AMD 5600+, 4 gigs of decent 800mhz G.Skill, on a Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P. W7 scores the chip at 5.1 on their performance test.
I can run BF3 pretty good, but noticed some slowdown on single-player and some on multi. Action also slows on BFBC2 when it gets hectic. Everything runs on the preselected "High" settings with one on "Ultra". Card is an XFX 6950 2 gig.
Is it worth it to just upgrade the chip to, say, an AMD 970 and milk this system? My logic on this is I can spend $140 now and play the game very well (for me) and save money for a much better upgrade a few years down the road.
Or go with a new chip (2500K), mobo, & memory?
I'm not someone who wants to have the ultimate machine and have graphic scores off the charts. Just want to run smoothly and not have any hiccups.
Thank you!
I can run BF3 pretty good, but noticed some slowdown on single-player and some on multi. Action also slows on BFBC2 when it gets hectic. Everything runs on the preselected "High" settings with one on "Ultra". Card is an XFX 6950 2 gig.
Is it worth it to just upgrade the chip to, say, an AMD 970 and milk this system? My logic on this is I can spend $140 now and play the game very well (for me) and save money for a much better upgrade a few years down the road.
Or go with a new chip (2500K), mobo, & memory?
I'm not someone who wants to have the ultimate machine and have graphic scores off the charts. Just want to run smoothly and not have any hiccups.
Thank you!
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