I am currently having issues with today's games. Right now I am running:
AMD Athlon 64 at 2.4 ghz
512x2 Corsair xms memory
7300 GSOC video card
500w Power supply
Windows XP
Right now I currently play Warhammer Online and am having massive issues with the performance. If there was a way I could get around upgrading, whether it be overclocking or physically modding the rig, I would do it. As it is the rig is almost unupgradable, especially the graphics card.
So I am thinking I am going to have to build a new rig. This time, I would like to get the best bang for the buck, while being able to play today's games, specifically Warhammer and maybe some of the newer engines like the crysis engine or the UT07 engine.
So far I have come up with these parts:
BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX
Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
HIS Hightech H487F1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB
Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H487F1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2
Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
The rest should be easy enough to get (hard drive, cd drive, ect). But I have yet to determine the power supply I want.
Really, if there is any way you guys think I could rig this beast to be able to play Warhammer on low settings without lag, even if just to tide me over until I can get the new rig, please tell me. I have yet to overclock seriously and it seems as though I could get a performance boost if done correctly.
If it helps at all, it's not really that Warhammer has many frame rate problems as much as just every once in a while either crashing, or having severe graphical errors. If I can get any software to help or any different drivers I will.
AMD Athlon 64 at 2.4 ghz
512x2 Corsair xms memory
7300 GSOC video card
500w Power supply
Windows XP
Right now I currently play Warhammer Online and am having massive issues with the performance. If there was a way I could get around upgrading, whether it be overclocking or physically modding the rig, I would do it. As it is the rig is almost unupgradable, especially the graphics card.
So I am thinking I am going to have to build a new rig. This time, I would like to get the best bang for the buck, while being able to play today's games, specifically Warhammer and maybe some of the newer engines like the crysis engine or the UT07 engine.
So far I have come up with these parts:
BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX
Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
HIS Hightech H487F1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB
Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H487F1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2
Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
The rest should be easy enough to get (hard drive, cd drive, ect). But I have yet to determine the power supply I want.
Really, if there is any way you guys think I could rig this beast to be able to play Warhammer on low settings without lag, even if just to tide me over until I can get the new rig, please tell me. I have yet to overclock seriously and it seems as though I could get a performance boost if done correctly.
If it helps at all, it's not really that Warhammer has many frame rate problems as much as just every once in a while either crashing, or having severe graphical errors. If I can get any software to help or any different drivers I will.