Diablo 3 Upgrade Help

[dslater1678]

Hi all,

I am trying to upgrade my computer to run Diablo 3 smoothly, but I'm feeling too cheap to buy an entire new computer. Right now my build is pretty old.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.21 GHz
512mb Radeon X1900 gfx card
2gb ram

If I upgraded the graphics card and doubled the ram would I be able to run Diablo 3 smoothly? or does the processor really need to be upgraded too? Any advice, as well as suggestions for specific new components will be greatly appreciated. Let me know if I need to find/post more specifics.

I don't have a specific $$ requirement, so all suggestions are welcome!

Thanks!

 

[MindoverMaster]

I think your GFX card is holding you back more than your CPU. Newer games are not very CPU intensive.

Is that RAM DDR2? If so, what speed?

 

[dslater1678]

Thanks for your reply; to be honest with you I really have no idea. Is there an easy way to check?

 

[MindoverMaster]

Either open your case and look at the sticker on the RAM or use CPU-Z

 

[dslater1678]

RAM is DDR

DRAM Frequency: ~201.4 MHz

 

[MindoverMaster]

DDR is really hard to find these days...

 

[dslater1678]

Given the circumstances... do you think I need to buy a new motherboard + ram + gfx card? Or could I pull off just a new gfx card? Thoughts?

 

[-RockMan-]

Given the circumstances... do you think I need to buy a new motherboard + ram + gfx card? Or could I pull off just a new gfx card? Thoughts?

With your current ram set, I wouldnt try it not unless the game was out for a long time and playable on basic settings.

Either you can do intel or AMD.
If you set us up a budget we can give you individual build specs to choose from.
If your looking to save some good money best you can spend is about nearly 500.00 total under a AMD FX AM3+/FM1 line up or 700.00 on a sandy bridge/Ivybridge based build.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

First, the CPU and RAM are mostly fine, they meet minimum specs, the GPU how-ever does NOT. Diablo 3 requires a beefy GPU. People should seriously stop trying to push new stuff when things meet the games reqs. -.-

 

[-RockMan-]

First, the CPU and RAM are mostly fine, they meet minimum specs, the GPU how-ever does NOT. Diablo 3 requires a beefy GPU. People should seriously stop trying to push new stuff when things meet the games reqs. -.-

Alright I'll give you credit for that, but really man DDR1 on 200mhz ?
Seriously, I rather him go for a am2+/am3 motherboard with DDR2 at 667 or higher.
Also the video card a minimum of a AMD Hd 3000 or up would do him justice.

He did ask for optional build so I thought I throw it out on the table.
Never know when he may get sick of athlon X2 64bit after so long.