What to upgrade!?

[Raptor117]

Hey,

 

If I were to upgrade my system for Star Citizen, what should I do? I am kind of new to computer gaming so I would appreciate any help. This is only for 1080p. Thank you in advance.

This is what I currently have:

 

CPU: i5 4590 (stock cooler)

GPU: Twin Frozr GTX 760

MOBO: H97 ASOS ROCK Performance

CASE: fractal design 3500 (Stock fans)

PSU: CX600

RAM: 2x4GB Hyper X fury gddr3

1TB HDD 

120gb SSD

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $849.81

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[Goussy]

Budget?

[skater7429]

I think an ssd and a gpu update would be in order. Suggestions for  the ssd would be a decent 250gb one and for 1080p gaming i think an amd r9 290x would be good 

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I think an ssd and a gpu update would be in order. Suggestions for  the ssd would be a decent 250gb one and for 1080p gaming i think an amd r9 290x would be good 

290X is better for 1440p then 1080p.A 290X is too much overkill 280/280X would be better

[Raptor117]

Well let me think and i'll make a list of parts for you

 Thank you (: 

 

 

Budget?

Well nothing too expensive maybe around $300 tops? I'd like to buy a ship with the game release. Also I don't have a set budget exactly; I was planning on simply saving up until I could afford it, 

 

 

I think an ssd and a gpu update would be in order. Suggestions for  the ssd would be a decent 250gb one and for 1080p gaming i think an amd r9 290x would be good 

 

So the 760 won't have enough grunt? 

[Raptor117]

290X is better for 1440p then 1080p.A 290X is too much overkill 280/280X would be better

Sorry, I didn't make it clear, I already have the computer haha. I just don't know what to upgrade at this point as I only made it in December and I feel it would be a waste of money to chuck out the relatively new parts.   

[skater7429]

 Thank you (: 

 

 

Well nothing too expensive maybe around $300 tops? I'd like to buy a ship with the game release. Also I don't have a set budget exactly; I was planning on simply saving up until I could afford it, 

 

 

 

So the 760 won't have enough grunt? 

Well star citizen is supposed to be a demanding game so im not sure a 760 would be good for the job .

 

290X is better for 1440p then 1080p.A 290X is too much overkill 280/280X would be better

More vram if he upgrades his monitor at anytime and more horse power in general but not breaking the bank but i do get your point and with the budget constraints your suggestion is more feasible.

[Raptor117]

Well star citizen is supposed to be a demanding game so im not sure a 760 would be good for the job .

 

More vram if he upgrades his monitor at anytime and more horse power in general but not breaking the bank but i do get your point and with the budget constraints your suggestion is more feasible.

 

Since SC is using the same game engine as Crysis, which I can run pretty decently, won't I have similar performance? I mean, I'd be content with 60fps on high instead of ultra on SC if it comes to that, until I can save up more for a better card. 

[skater7429]

Since SC is using the same game engine as Crysis, which I can run pretty decently, won't I have similar performance? I mean, I'd be content with 60fps on high instead of ultra on SC if it comes to that, until I can save up more for a better card. 

I do think it is possible but at the same time there will be a lot more going on in sc than crysis but sure turning down some filters would be a playable experience but sdd is needed otherwise load times are gonna be a b**ch.

[Raptor117]

I do think it is possible but at the same time there will be a lot more going on in sc than crysis but sure turning down some filters would be a playable experience but sdd is needed otherwise load times are gonna be a b**ch.

Yeah I have a 120gb SSD with just my OS, I'll install SC onto there! Well thanks for the help, guess there's nothing else I can really do other than replacing. Hopefully the 760 will last a year two more.

[Redicat]

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