Hi. I have a computer I built about 3 years ago that's been a word processing / internet exploring computer for a long time. Then, the new SW:TOR MMO came out, and as a fan of the SW universe, I checked it out. For the time being, I'm hooked, and am looking for a way to improve my gaming experience. I'm just not sure what the best investment might be.
I don't want to build a new rig - who knows how long this interest might last. I'm willing to spend up to $250 (number seemed like a reasonable amount, and is about the cost of a newer video card).
Current setup (Rig in sig):
Intel Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz, 4 gigs of RAM (Corsair, I forget timing/speed), Radeon HD4850, Corsair 520W PSU
Both the CPU & GFX Card have aftermarket HSF (the stock GFX nearly died, so I replaced it with an aftermarket HSF). Everything is running at default right now, but I think I might OCing some things gently (back when I built the computer, I bought aftermarket HSFs so I could do that, but then I didn't have a need to).
My first inclination is to run and grab a new vid card. I just don't know about what games take up a lot of these days.... I have long load times in SW:TOR, wouldn't that be CPU? But would a better GPU let me run things on HIGH setting, or would my older CPU slow me down? etc.
[edit] Mistakenly said 2 gig ram, forgot i upgraded to 4 gigs a few years back.
I don't want to build a new rig - who knows how long this interest might last. I'm willing to spend up to $250 (number seemed like a reasonable amount, and is about the cost of a newer video card).
Current setup (Rig in sig):
Intel Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz, 4 gigs of RAM (Corsair, I forget timing/speed), Radeon HD4850, Corsair 520W PSU
Both the CPU & GFX Card have aftermarket HSF (the stock GFX nearly died, so I replaced it with an aftermarket HSF). Everything is running at default right now, but I think I might OCing some things gently (back when I built the computer, I bought aftermarket HSFs so I could do that, but then I didn't have a need to).
My first inclination is to run and grab a new vid card. I just don't know about what games take up a lot of these days.... I have long load times in SW:TOR, wouldn't that be CPU? But would a better GPU let me run things on HIGH setting, or would my older CPU slow me down? etc.
[edit] Mistakenly said 2 gig ram, forgot i upgraded to 4 gigs a few years back.
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