04-17-2009, 08:08 PM
I was sitting in on Tal talking upgrades with a coworker, and while he is leaning towards upgrade (with the worst case possibility of new system) I believe my own system is too far gone to be worth upgrading (up to speed CPU means new MoBo, RAM is slow, Vid card was good 3 years ago, etc).
Does anyone have solid insights for a machine that will keep up with gaming for the next 3-5 years?
My own expertise prohibits building it myself, but I have friends who could, or is mainstream manufacturer the way to go now?
The PC would be little more than a portal to WoW (though future games are possible), with occasional interruptions for internet, itunes, and non-professional photo/video editing. I am too tired of seeing 14fps in most raid encounters with ALL settings at min, and still crashing into the single digits at times. I miss 3 years ago when I could run max settings and get 50-60 fps in MC with 40 people. I just want to see armor reflections and shadows again!
My price range is limited (no 'bragging rights' for me!), I'd much rather be below 1k than above, definitely not over 2k, but if there are setups or systems pushing that border that are guaranteed performers for the next 5 years, I'd be interested.
The last time I looked seriously at parts, dual core was speculation with no price or release date, and SLI linked video cards was the newest thing, so if anyone can make a good suggestion or at least save me some hours of research getting started, it would help!
thanks,
Zich
Does anyone have solid insights for a machine that will keep up with gaming for the next 3-5 years?
My own expertise prohibits building it myself, but I have friends who could, or is mainstream manufacturer the way to go now?
The PC would be little more than a portal to WoW (though future games are possible), with occasional interruptions for internet, itunes, and non-professional photo/video editing. I am too tired of seeing 14fps in most raid encounters with ALL settings at min, and still crashing into the single digits at times. I miss 3 years ago when I could run max settings and get 50-60 fps in MC with 40 people. I just want to see armor reflections and shadows again!
My price range is limited (no 'bragging rights' for me!), I'd much rather be below 1k than above, definitely not over 2k, but if there are setups or systems pushing that border that are guaranteed performers for the next 5 years, I'd be interested.
The last time I looked seriously at parts, dual core was speculation with no price or release date, and SLI linked video cards was the newest thing, so if anyone can make a good suggestion or at least save me some hours of research getting started, it would help!
thanks,
Zich
D3 - look for Zich (all classes, all named Zich...)
WoW - look for Zich/Maclnnes/Dreadblood
^Inactive and waiting for MoP right now.
WoW - look for Zich/Maclnnes/Dreadblood
^Inactive and waiting for MoP right now.