I have the following setup:
Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2.4GHz Single Core Processor
1.5GB DDR400(PC3200) Ram
7600GT 256MB PCI-E video card
450-500 watt power supply with 28A rail(s)
I play Everquest and WoW on this machine and it lags on Raids and high traffic areas. Framerates go from 40-50fps to less than 15-20fps in these high traffic areas. All graphics detail and eyecandy are at low. I am running it on a 19" monitor at 1024x768 resolution. CPU usage shows around 90-100% on task manager and Nvidia monitor during gameplay.
My questions are:
1) Is Everquest CPU or GPU dependent?
2) Would upgrading to a 9600GT 512MB help any, or would CPU bottleneck the heck outta it?
3) Would adding another 1GB of DDR400 RAM help in combination with video card
4) Or should i just scuttle this system, build a new system, and give this to my girlfriend to use as is? Ha Ha!
I wanna get good gameplay at the most economic alternative. If i have to retire this system, what would be a good system to build for running Everquest? For......lets say the $500-$750 range? I know it is a tight budget....but i would like to include a monitor in that as well. Thanks for any insight and recommendations.
Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2.4GHz Single Core Processor
1.5GB DDR400(PC3200) Ram
7600GT 256MB PCI-E video card
450-500 watt power supply with 28A rail(s)
I play Everquest and WoW on this machine and it lags on Raids and high traffic areas. Framerates go from 40-50fps to less than 15-20fps in these high traffic areas. All graphics detail and eyecandy are at low. I am running it on a 19" monitor at 1024x768 resolution. CPU usage shows around 90-100% on task manager and Nvidia monitor during gameplay.
My questions are:
1) Is Everquest CPU or GPU dependent?
2) Would upgrading to a 9600GT 512MB help any, or would CPU bottleneck the heck outta it?
3) Would adding another 1GB of DDR400 RAM help in combination with video card
4) Or should i just scuttle this system, build a new system, and give this to my girlfriend to use as is? Ha Ha!
I wanna get good gameplay at the most economic alternative. If i have to retire this system, what would be a good system to build for running Everquest? For......lets say the $500-$750 range? I know it is a tight budget....but i would like to include a monitor in that as well. Thanks for any insight and recommendations.