Fortnite Help with upgrade

[Aled Roberts]

Hi all

Need advice with upgrading my son's computer for Fortnite
He has a and radeon hd 7700

Gddr5 . And phenomenon(TM) II X6 1055t

8gb system memory . Core Cooke 1000 MHz
2 tb c drive and 2 tb e drive .

Only getting 60 frame rate need a lot higher.

Any suggestions of what we can add to the system or do we need a full upgrade .

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Hi all

Need advice with upgrading my son's computer for Fortnite
He has a and radeon hd 7700

Gddr5 . And phenomenon(TM) II X6 1055t

8gb system memory . Core Cooke 1000 MHz
2 tb c drive and 2 tb e drive .

Only getting 60 frame rate need a lot higher.

Any suggestions of what we can add to the system or do we need a full upgrade .

is his 60fps average count? and is the monitor being used higher then 60hz ? getting higher frames then what your monitor can support can lead to wasted performance/power and cash.

is worth upgrading Core - CPU/Mobo/Ram - this should give extra fps to the GPU as at 1080p your mostly CPU bound - though GPU gives the biggest increase... you kind of hit a wall with a powerful GPU but weak CPU etc.

good cheap bundle- should see 5-10fps increase easily and SSD! clone OS to it or run Fortnite off it

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Promo Bundle - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Gigabyte X370-Gaming 3, Team Group RAM *FREE 240GB SSD* = £328.97
  • Memory Capacity:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000

Total: £339.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)


^^^also depends if there's a full ATX board/case hes using

older AMD CPUs weren't great and lead intel to have a solid 6+ year dominance and fell asleep whilst they were at it. now AMD have come out strong and cheap!​

 

[lude1962]

have you got framerate limit set to 60?

 

[Terrorfirmer]

Why do you need higher than 60? Is your monitor a 144hz monitor? It seems incredibly unlikely given the PC spec.

Your CPU and GPU are old but Fortnite would run on a potato. If you just want to run it at ultra/highest settings at a stable 60fps, slap in a GTX1050Ti 4GB for £150 or whatever. Your CPU should be fine for Fortnite.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

^^^

or monitor to take advantage of high fps

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Acer Predator GN246HLBBID 24" 1920x1080 TN 144Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen Monitor= £199.99

Total: £211.09 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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freesync version to sync with current amd card

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI Optix G24C 24" 1920x1080 VA FREESYNC 144Hz 1ms Curved Widescreen Gaming Monitor= £199.99

Total: £211.09 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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[Shocky-FM]

I'm assuming your GPU limited so you could probably get away with just replacing the graphics card, GTX1050 for around £150?

I'm not very familiar with where exactly the Phenom II X6 1055T and HD 7700 really fit in performance wise so I might be way off.