What should I upgrade?

[The Big Chip]

Sry if this is in the wrong place btw

 

So as my pc is I won't be able to run the Witcher 3. My pc doesn't meet the minimum requirements. I have a budget of around £200 ($300 usd) but preferably I won't spend all of this as I also need a new phone but the pc takes priority. What I need to know is what to upgrade? There's a lot of things I could do from just a simple cpu/gpu upgrade to a switch to an intel motherboard and cpu. 

 

My current specs:

 

GPU - XFX 7850 DD

CPU - AMD-FX 4100 Black @ 4.00 GHz 

RAM - 16 DDR3 @ 1333 MHz

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3

PSU - Cooler Master GX lite 700w

HDD - 1TB Western Digital

 

Remember that although £200 is $300 in the exchange rate everything is more expensive here in the UK so £200 pretty much is the same as $200 usd in terms of what I can buy

 

Thanks for your help

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Sry if this is in the wrong place btw

 

So as my pc is I won't be able to run the Witcher 3 as my pc doesn't meet the minimum requirements. I have a budget of around £200 ($300 usd) but preferably I won't spend all of this as I also need a new phone but the pc takes priority. What I need to know is what to upgrade? There's a lot of things I could from just a simple cpu/gpu upgrade to a switch to an intel motherboard and cpu. 

 

My current specs:

 

GPU - XFX 7850 DD

CPU - AMD-FX 4100 Black @ 4.00 GHz

RAM - 16 DDR3 @ 1333 MHz

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3

PSU - Cooler Master GX lite 700w

HDD - 1TB Western Digital

 

Remember that although £200 is $300 in the exchange rate everything is more expensive here in the UK so £200 pretty much is the same as $200 usd in terms of what I can buy

 

Thanks for your help

Can you please tell us what isn't meeting the minimum specs, thanks.

PS don't forget to follow your own topics and welcome to the forum.

[FireFox]

GPU is fine but that CPU would be the first thing I look at upgrading

[FireFox]

Can you please tell us what isn't meeting the minimum specs, thanks.

PS don't forget to follow your own topics and welcome to the forum.

 

It has to be the CPU, everything else seems fine.

[nhatduy1611]

A 280x is a nice upgrade http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Express-Graphics-2xDVI-2xm-DP/dp/B00FSC5N66/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1429361448&sr=8-3&keywords=280x. Your cpu is pretty bad though bottlenecked are going to occur most likely. Your gpu right now is still ok to run the game i would upgrade your cpu instead.

Cpu:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-3-20GHz-Graphics-Technology-Socket/dp/B00K5J2306/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429361612&sr=8-1&keywords=4460

Motherboard:http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-B85M-E45-LGA1150-Micro-ATX-Motherboard/dp/B00DZ7E7NG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1429361628&sr=8-3&keywords=b85

[ADZ_123_!"£]

It has to be the CPU, everything else seems fine.

Minimum specs is a 7870 and a AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940.

Gpu dosn't cut it. :angry:

[FireFox]

Minimum specs is a 7870 and a AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940.

Gpu dosn't cut it. :angry:

 

Should at least be able to run though but the FX-4100 isn't going to benefit anything.

[The Big Chip]

Can you please tell us what isn't meeting the minimum specs, thanks.

PS don't forget to follow your own topics and welcome to the forum.

 

 

 

Min Requirements:

 

CPU: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940

CPU Speed: Info

RAM: 6 GB

OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1)

Video Card: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870

Free Disk Space: 40 GB

 

As you can see my gpu isn't quite up to scratch but I can overclock it. My cpu is the main bottleneck in most games so that would be the one that I need to sort out. 

 

Ty for welcome

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Min Requirements:

 

CPU:

 

 

 

 

 

Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940

CPU Speed: Info RAM: 6 GB OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) Video Card: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870 Free Disk Space: 40 GB

 

As you can see my gpu isn't quite up to scratch but I can overclock it. My cpu is the main bottleneck in most games so that would be the one that I need to sort out. 

 

Ty for welcome

The problem is that as much as you can overclock your gpu to make it powerful enough the game wouldn't work with it. :huh:

[Manny Calavera]

cpu alone is 180 bucks (unlocked), dont even dream about Intel i5 + mobo + phone until you have enough cash

 

just buy cpu cooler, overclock and spend the rest on phone.

 

then start saving up for real cpu, cus if you upgrade to 8320 thats bad investment.

 

Can you buy phone with ... 25 pounds ?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£143.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£32.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £176.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Manny Calavera]

The problem is that as much as you can overclock your gpu to make it powerful enough the game wouldn't work with it. :huh:

I hope this is fail troll attempt.

[The Big Chip]

The problem is that as much as you can overclock your gpu to make it powerful enough the game wouldn't work with it. :huh:

 

The game would still run? I mean the difference between the two isn't too much?

 

A 280x is a nice upgrade http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Express-Graphics-2xDVI-2xm-DP/dp/B00FSC5N66/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1429361448&sr=8-3&keywords=280x. Your cpu is pretty bad though bottlenecked are going to occur most likely. Your gpu right now is still ok to run the game i would upgrade your cpu instead.

Cpu:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-3-20GHz-Graphics-Technology-Socket/dp/B00K5J2306/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429361612&sr=8-1&keywords=4460

Motherboard:http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-B85M-E45-LGA1150-Micro-ATX-Motherboard/dp/B00DZ7E7NG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1429361628&sr=8-3&keywords=b85

 

Ty for the response . How much of a performance benefit would that cpu have over a FX-8350 considering the 8350 cpu is the recommended amd cpu requirement?  

[thekeemo]

The game would still run? I mean the difference between the two isn't too much?

 

 

Ty for the response . How much of a performance benefit would that cpu have over a FX-8350 considering the 8350 cpu is the recommended amd cpu requirement?  

alot if DX12 rolls out for gta 5

[AliveGhost13]

8320E

[The Big Chip]

If I upgrade to intel how would that affect my windows installation? Would I need to reinstall programs etc as obviously they're currently installed for amd64 processors. 

[nhatduy1611]

The game would still run? I mean the difference between the two isn't too much?

 

 

Ty for the response . How much of a performance benefit would that cpu have over a FX-8350 considering the 8350 cpu is the recommended amd cpu requirement?  

The 4460 is quite abit better in game. 4 strong core is alot better for gaming then 8 weak core. It also won't bottleneck any gpu while the 8350 will bottleneck the high end card.

[AliveGhost13]

If I upgrade to intel how would that affect my windows installation? Would I need to reinstall programs etc as obviously they're currently installed for amd64 processors. 

Yes, I'd reinstall for such a major "heart transplant" so to speak.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

I hope this is fail troll attempt.

A troll attempt what? No matter the clock speed it won't make a difference to the minimum specs of a games.

[Guest]

A troll attempt what? No matter the clock speed it won't make a difference to the minimum specs of a games.

You do realise that overclocking a graphics card gives you extra fps ? The only difference between a 7850 and 7870 is a few fps. 

[ADZ_123_!"£]

You do realise that overclocking a graphics card gives you extra fps ? The only difference between a 7850 and 7870 is a few fps. 

Yes but the gpu he's got is below the minimum specs what I was saying is that regardless of the clock speed it will not change the fact that it's a 7850 and its not enough to play the game.

[Guest]

Yes but the gpu he's got is below the minimum specs what I was saying is that regardless of the clock speed it will not change the fact that it's a 7850 and its not enough to play the game.

Of course it will work. The 7870 and 7850 are not hugely different. They both have the same amount of VRam. The 7870 has a higher clock speed and maybe a few other differences. An overclocked 7850 will be very similar to a stock 7870, so to say it won't work is just nonsense.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Of course it will work. The 7870 and 7850 are not hugely different. They both have the same amount of VRam. The 7870 has a higher clock speed and maybe a few other differences. An overclocked 7850 will be very similar to a stock 7870, so to say it won't work is just nonsense.

So despite the fact that it's under the minimum specs it would still work.

[AliveGhost13]

So despite the fact that it's under the minimum specs it would still work.

A 7850 is an R9 270. A 7870 is an R9 270X. The 270X is a higher clock 270, they are otherwise the same. This applies to the 7850 and 7870 as well. Therefore clocking a 270 is a 270X, and overclocking a 7850 is a 7870

[ADZ_123_!"£]

A 7850 is an R9 270. A 7870 is an R9 270X. The 270X is a higher clock 270, they are otherwise the same. This applies to the 7850 and 7870 as well. Therefore clocking a 270 is a 270X, and overclocking a 7850 is a 7870

So it would work then?

[AliveGhost13]

Unless there's an actual software limitation that stops anything below 7870 being used then yes it should be fine