What are my system specs?

beejjacobs · 2 Nov 2011 at 21:16

Yeah with your system I imagine the best upgrade is a GPU

fowler002 · 2 Nov 2011 at 21:52

does it say amd on the fan thats 'over the' cpu? if so then thats the stock cpu cooler, you'll want to take that off and put on a better one.

sirmooman · 2 Nov 2011 at 22:14

Yeah it says AMD so it's stock! Would you be able to recommend another one? Thanks :-)

beejjacobs · 2 Nov 2011 at 22:19

Something like:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

olivier renault · 2 Nov 2011 at 23:28

I'd stick to your current build and just get a new graphics card. That's all you need really. Then you can think about a SSD if you feel the hard drive is too slow (mainly booting and general windows 7 snappiness), and a third party cooler + overclock if you have framerate problems.

And yes, that OCZ PSU will be fine with either a 560ti or a 6950

FYI, I've measured 450W absolute max at the plug with a 2500K and 6950 crossfire.

You can use "render.drawfps 1" in battlefield 3 to keep track of the frame rate (or use MSI afterburner / fraps).

In battlefield, running with no anti aliasing really boost the performance, so with that card and CPU, I expect 40-60 fps at least at 1080p on high / ultra custom settings with no AA (post process or MSAA). Then you can tweak anti aliasing to your convenience, but I've never found it crucial to the way a game looks.

sirmooman · 2 Nov 2011 at 23:50

thanks Ollie! I'll give that a go!

olivier renault · 2 Nov 2011 at 23:59

As usual with swapping graphics cards manufacturer, you'll be best off uninstalling the ATI drivers first in safe-mode, shutting down, turning the power off at the PSU, swapping cards, booting and installing the Nvidia drivers normally.