Requesting advice on pc

[Wetshaver1]

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum but not to the LTT channel.  I am not sure if this is in the right section.  I hope there is a solution to the advice I require.  My sons has asked me if I can help to get apex legends running smoothly on our pc.  ( i am having a really hard time financially and I cannot afford  new pc)  Is ther anyway to get this pc improved performance.

the pc build is:

amd fx-8320 - i did not overclock it

Asus R9 270x - i did not overclock it

cpu cooler -  stock amd

16gb (2x8gb) corsair vengeance

Motherboard Asus M5a99fx pro r2.0

 

thank you very much everyone

 

 

[thedangerine]

Without getting new hardware your best bet is going to be overclocking. Otherwise you could try and get a used gpu, you can get gtx 970 or 980 for decent prices used, that would be your best bet without breaking the bank

[mariushm]

Your best option will probably be to upgrade the video card.

Look into a RX 590 or something faster, depending on your budget.

If you want cheap, probably a used RX 570 would still be a noticeable improvement and would cost less than 100$

 

Next would be cpu, but you'd have to replace motherboard and ram as well in that case.

It would be about 250$ ... ~ 120$ for a Ryzen 2600 , 70$+ for a motherboard, ~ 60-80$ for 16 GB of memory

[Wetshaver1]

I forgot to mention the ps:  XFX - 750W, 80 Plus Bronze Single +12V Rail 

 

As i have built this pc myself, i fel confident that i can overclock it, but have never attempted this, I guess I will need to do some reading.   What about adding a 2nd graphics card?  the mb can handle it and the ps should be able also.

thanks again

[Founders]

1 hour ago, Wetshaver1 said:

I forgot to mention the ps:  XFX - 750W, 80 Plus Bronze Single +12V Rail 

 

As i have built this pc myself, i fel confident that i can overclock it, but have never attempted this, I guess I will need to do some reading.   What about adding a 2nd graphics card?  the mb can handle it and the ps should be able also.

thanks again

You'd be better off getting a newer card rather than running two older ones. Newer titles don't really support dual cards anymore, at least not naively. If you don't have a budget to work with at the moment be sure to do the following:

• Update your motherboards BIOS
• Update your drivers (refer to the link above)
• Uninstall your display drivers using DDU and install the newest revision
• Update Windows and avoid running anything in the background while in game  
• Overclock your CPU and GPU (it will take some time and research on your end but it will help, you will need a better CPU cooler)
• Keep the game on low detail, better to keep the frame rate up and the game playable
• Hope this helps, GL 

 

[Crunchy Dragon]

3 hours ago, AdvancedMicroDisapointment said:

Without getting new hardware your best bet is going to be overclocking.

Or you could turn down settings...

[Wetshaver1]

thanks everyone for the help. I appreciate it greatly.