Suggestions for upgrading my PC for gaming

[justcallmejoe]

BF4 comes out soon and i want to be sure to play without any hiccups. Any suggestions on what i should look to upgrade on my system would be appreciated. Im already running a 600W power upgrade.

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System Information
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Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)

System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: XPS 8500

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8156MB RAM
Page File: 2673MB used, 13634MB available

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode


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Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6818)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6818&SUBSYS_201C1787&REV_00
Display Memory: 1750 MB
Dedicated Memory: 2025 MB
Shared Memory: 3821 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: VS248
Monitor Id: ACI2498
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: DVI

Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0887&SUBSYS_10280545&REV_1003
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6537 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 12/28/2011 01:12:22, 4727656 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Basic


Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0887&SUBSYS_10280545&REV_1003
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys

 

[james77]

Let's wait for BF4 to be released and see how the latest AMD cards perform with it. By then, we will be able to decide on what to upgrade. However, I believe your system is still powerful enough to play BF4. You might want to hold on with your system for a little while until you are not satisfied by its gaming performance.

 

[justcallmejoe]

Probably a good idea. I really have no complaints as of now.

 

[justcallmejoe]

So ive played the beta and of course im experiencing the skips and frame rate drops as everyone else. I know this is a beta so i know optimizing my PC for this game right now is premature but....i'd still like to get some input on what i can upgrade to to make my machine a beast. What options do i have with what i have now? Should i look into a better card, cpu....??What are your suggestions?

 

[james77]

So ive played the beta and of course im experiencing the skips and frame rate drops as everyone else. I know this is a beta so i know optimizing my PC for this game right now is premature but....i'd still like to get some input on what i can upgrade to to make my machine a beast. What options do i have with what i have now? Should i look into a better card, cpu....??What are your suggestions?

Your CPU is powerful enough to play any games at high FPS. However, your GPU does not help define a "beast machine". That's why I am suggesting that you wait mid-October, and order one of those AMD R9 video cards.