Upgrade or buy a new PC? BF3/DIablo3

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#1 Tribaz86
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Hello i wanted to ask you guys what parts of my computer should i upgrade in order to be able to run Diablo 3 and Battlefield 3 Max settings at 1920x1080 res. I want to avoid buying a new PC at the moment but if you guys think upgrading my PC won't be enough please let me know =3 Windows 7 64-bit CPU :Intel Core i5 750 (2.67GHZ) Motherboard:Azus P7P55D 4GB ram DRR3 Graphics Card : Radeon HD 5870 and i think my power suply is 750w My budget for this is around 600-800$ thanks in advanced
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#2 Lonelystrokez
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is that the upgrade or your current pc?

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#3 Tezcatlipoca666
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If that is your current setup than Diablo III shouldn't be a problem...

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#4 Bruin1986
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Your rig should already be able to run D3 maxed.

If you are interested in upgrades for BF3, a new graphics card ($250-300 range) and possibly some more ram (8-12gigs) would give you some nice performance boosts and let you probably max BF3.

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#5 topgunmv
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Your rig should already be able to run D3 maxed.

If you are interested in upgrades for BF3, a new graphics card ($250-300 range) and possibly some more ram (8-12gigs) would give you some nice performance boosts and let you probably max BF3.

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A new 300$ videocard is going to be marginally better than a 5870 at best.

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#6 Tribaz86
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Yes that is my current PC , i was thinking of getting the new gtx 680 or waiting for the mid range 600 series , would that be overkill? also what kind of ram and how much would you recommend me to max out battlefield 3?
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#7 topgunmv
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Yes that is my current PC , i was thinking of getting the new gtx 680 or waiting for the mid range 600 series , would that be overkill? also what kind of ram and how much would you recommend me to max out battlefield 3?Tribaz86

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Those are my specs. I can max everything except for regular msaa which I leave off (I just use the shader aa) in the campaign, and for multiplayer I just have to turn the textures down to high (you need a 2-3 gb card for ultra textures in multiplayer).

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#8 supras989
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[QUOTE="Tribaz86"]Yes that is my current PC , i was thinking of getting the new gtx 680 or waiting for the mid range 600 series , would that be overkill? also what kind of ram and how much would you recommend me to max out battlefield 3?topgunmv

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Those are my specs. I can max everything except for regular msaa which I leave off (I just use the shader aa) in the campaign, and for multiplayer I just have to turn the textures down to high (you need a 2-3 gb card for ultra textures in multiplayer).

I agree with this, most of this translates to my 5970, especially the textures, you definitely need something with a good amount of vram.

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#9 WiiRocks66
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Get another 4 gigs of RAM and another 5870.

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#10 NailedGR
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Why do people always do this.

PLAY THE GAME FIRST

then

decide if you need an upgrade.

Also you won't need to upgrade

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#11 Tribaz86
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Why do people always do this.

PLAY THE GAME FIRST

then

decide if you need an upgrade.

Also you won't need to upgrade

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I did , i play battlefield at mid-low settings and diablo 3 beta at low settings when i'm in a party , anyways does anybody knows if putting a 680 GTX in my pc would be a waste?( and buy also 12gb of ram) I will probably buy a new PC at the end of the year and i could get another 680GTX sli them and get the 12 gb of ram out of this PC and putting on that new PC , is that a bad idea?
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#12 ndawgdrake
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You don't need to upgrade for Diablo 3 to run at max settings @1080p, but definitely for BF3.