Help me upgrade for more FPS

The 260 is complete overkill for tf2. If you plan on playing other games though ofc, its a good investment.

You could ofc stick with the chipset you have and clock a little higher with the 8500.
 
Source engine can slow down a lot if you're on a server with a lot of players, so as others have said, TF2 is most certainly CPU dependant.

Playing at 640x480, you won't need more GPU power than what you have, at least for those requirements. I'm actually sort of surprised it's dipping down to 60fps in places at all really... When it happens (i know you said its in detailed areas) how many player on the server?

CPU upgrade and head for 4.0 ghz, the rest you can certainly leave for later (gpu and ram).

Though a good test might be to clock down a 2.4ghz and see what happens. it might give you an idea of how a faster cpu might scale.
 
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neologan said:
Source engine can slow down a lot if you're on a server with a lot of players, so as others have said, TF2 is most certainly CPU dependant.

Playing at 640x480, you won't need more GPU power than what you have, at least for those requirements. I'm actually sort of surprised it's dipping down to 60fps in places at all really... When it happens (i know you said its in detailed areas) how many player on the server?

CPU upgrade and head for 4.0 ghz, the rest you can certainly leave for later (gpu and ram).
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Will be 12 people on the server always
 
hmmmm, that really shouldn't be a problem.

Try entering a server on the map that gives you trouble with no one in there. If those same areas give you similar dips, i'd be inclined to change my mind and go for a gpu upgrade, like a 4850.
 
neologan said:
hmmmm, that really shouldn't be a problem.

Try entering a server on the map that gives you trouble with no one in there. If those same areas give you similar dips, i'd be inclined to change my mind and go for a gpu upgrade, like a 4850.
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There is no substantial dip in those areas when there are no people there. But when there are people there there are also the additional models to render and also things like the explosions, flames and rockets flying across the screen.
 
can i ask............... at 640 X 480 can you see everyone on the screen properly - thing is, you need detail in games like these so that you can pick up the distant targets and slight movement - at that low res you may struggle to a certain degree - why not 1024 X 768 to be on the safe side.

And another thing - you show me someone who can tell the difference between 100fps and 300 and ill eat my own face.

Im curious more than anything as to these settings - NOT being critical.
 
that could be due to either really, but on a whim, I'd suggest you try the 4850 over the CPU upgrade. 3.0ghz should be enough on a 12 man server, so that's why.
 
fastwunz said:
can i ask............... at 640 X 480 can you see everyone on the screen properly - thing is, you need detail in games like these so that you can pick up the distant targets and slight movement - at that low res you may struggle to a certain degree - why not 1024 X 768 to be on the safe side.

And another thing - you show me someone who can tell the difference between 100fps and 300 and ill eat my own face.

Im curious more than anything as to these settings - NOT being critical.
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I can tell the difference between a 100 and 110 fps, and 640*480 is easy for me to pick up movement.
 
fastwunz said:
can i ask............... at 640 X 480 can you see everyone on the screen properly - thing is, you need detail in games like these so that you can pick up the distant targets and slight movement - at that low res you may struggle to a certain degree - why not 1024 X 768 to be on the safe side.

And another thing - you show me someone who can tell the difference between 100fps and 300 and ill eat my own face.

Im curious more than anything as to these settings - NOT being critical.
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He's not talking about 300fps though, he's talking about getting a constant frame rate that doesn't dip down to 60fps, keeping right up with the high refresh rate (120hz).
 
nubonamission said:
I can tell the difference between a 100 and 110 fps, and 640*480 is easy for me to pick up movement.
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Why do you game at such a low res? Is it purely to maintain a high fps? Big FPS numbers aren't gonna stop you getting headshot by a 12 yr old noob gaming at 1920x1200 with lag. Or is this LAN only?
 
jaybee said:
Why do you game at such a low res? Is it purely to maintain a high fps? Big FPS numbers aren't gonna stop you getting headshot by a 12 yr old noob gaming at 1920x1200 with lag. Or is this LAN only?
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To your question the answer is mostly yes. And in response to your statement: no, and I know many other pro TF2 players who have superb aim and don't play with as high fps. But for me personally, I find 60 fps like a slide show when I am playing at a pro level.

60 FPS when I am playing some other game casually, not a problem.
 
Imo, go for the cheapest Wolfdale as they basically all reach similar speeds. Then invest in a nice graphics card like 4870 1gb or gtx 260. You will get bored of that game, and most games now are GPU dependent, so that's where most of the umph will be needed!
 
Alright guys, so...

I ordered an EVGA GTX 260, an E8500 and a tube of OCZ Freeze Extreme.

All should be arriving tomorrow (Thursday).

I will update you with news on how it goes. Note I also intend to be over-clocking these lovely pieces of hardware.

Peace,
nub
 
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