Playing Games again!

[snappyfish]

Hi Recently started playing pc games again and the xbox is in the cupboard somewhere - Really liking COD 2.

Just a quick Question though, I have my pc as below in signature and playing at resolution 1920 x 1080 and wanted to know if any improvements could be made to my pc to enhance gaming? Oh and everything is running at stock.

 

[Klo]

Do you have a budget?

 

[AtticusFinch]

Up to you there's always improvements to be made.

With that rig, I'd suggest Overclocking the CPU, RAM and Video Card and see what improvements you get for no money.

For some money you could swap out the video card and go to 460.

For some more money you could get a velociraptor (or two) for more speed on loading etc.

 

[snappyfish]

Up to you there's always improvements to be made.

With that rig, I'd suggest Overclocking the CPU, RAM and Video Card and see what improvements you get for no money.

For some money you could swap out the video card and go to 460.

For some more money you could get a velociraptor (or two) for more speed on loading etc.

So probably go with aftermarket cooler was thinking of Noctua 14 and maybe sell me video card and get 460? what about 470? will I see improvements in graphics.

 

[snappyfish]

Do you have a budget?

Not really worried about money yet just looking for ideas to see what gains then ill decide budget.

 

[AtticusFinch]

You may see improvements

So probably go with aftermarket cooler was thinking of Noctua 14 and maybe sell me video card and get 460? what about 470? will I see improvements in graphics.

Thre's always room for a little improvement by getting a 470, but bang for buck I'd say stop at 460 unless you're planning on replacing everything and moving on up to i5/7 soon in order to speak every drop of performance out of your machine.

 

[Porcelina]

If you are in the market for a GPU, there are compelling reasons to go for a 470 on the Gibbo special deal or even the *gasp* MSI 5850 on the same kind of special.

 

[reiyushin]

Hold off I'd say, there's definate gains to be made but new tech is on the horizon

Those deals Gibbo has up are really good though!

 

[snappyfish]

Hold off I'd say, there's definite gains to be made but new tech is on the horizon

Those deals Gibbo has up are really good though!

See the thing is I am 80% happy with my machine and what it does as a general PC. Just I get the urge to Tweak and fit new bits.. Also like gaming and love graphics lol. Might hold off if there is something worth waiting for but then hey there is always something worth waiting for..

 

[Porcelina]

You are right, there is usually always something worth waiting for.

To be honest, at this point there is no actual new technology coming out in the foreseeable future though. The 580 and the 6900s will improve upon existing technology. Now, if what you want is more power then waiting makes sense. The only real advantage you get out of waiting right now if that is not what you are shooting for, and to be honest most of the people on this forum will probably not be looking at those options, is the chance of a price drop.

However what you lose is the enjoyment you could have had in the meantime.

 

[sambot]

my q6600 holds back my gtx 275 with certain things, you should oc your cpu and see if your graphics card runs better

 

[RedStarRiot]

Up to you there's always improvements to be made.

With that rig, I'd suggest Overclocking the CPU, RAM and Video Card and see what improvements you get for no money.

For some money you could swap out the video card and go to 460.

For some more money you could get a velociraptor (or two) for more speed on loading etc.

velociraptor drives are going the way of the dinosaur tbh. over priced and really not that much better than a decent 7200 drive for noticable performance, better just getting a good ssd than 2 raptors.

 

[snappyfish]

my q6600 holds back my gtx 275 with certain things, you should oc your cpu and see if your graphics card runs better

Been dying to overclock it for ages seems like this will come first..