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Ok, so I got a GTX560Ti and I wanted to play BF3 with it. When I first got the game I was able to play High settings with smooth framerate. I took a break from the game and when I came back there was a new patch and after I installed it I could only get medium settings and sometimes even low settings with smooth framerate. I don't think it's the GPU, I think it's my CPU. My CPU is a Core 2 Quad Q8300 @2.5GHz which is older so I think it might be having trouble with the game. Can you guys confirm that this game is CPU intensive? If I need to replace my CPU then I'll also need to replace my mobo and my RAM too (because of different CPU sockets and new mobos have DDR3), would you guys have suggestions for all three around $300? Also The motherboard I have right now I think is mATX so my case probably would be mATX too. This means if I got an ATX motherboard (which has more options) I'd have to get a new case. It's a Dell Studio 540 that I put my GPU in if that helps any. I don't have a lot of money so budget stuff is what I need... Thanks.
List of components (that I know of)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Core 2 Quad Q8300 @2.5GHz
Dell ST2010 1600 x 900p Monitor
0M017G Dell OEM Motherboard
4096 MB Usable RAM (DDR2)
Slot DIMM1 has 2048 MB (serial 79E796C8)
Slot DIMM3 is Empty
Slot DiMM3 has 2048 MB (serial 79E79710)
Slot DIMM4 is Empty
N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II OC'd at
1.025 mV Core Voltage (1025 in MSI Afterburner)
Core Clock 950 MHz
Shader Clock 1900 MHz
Memory Clock 4400 MHz
1024 MB of GDDR5 Memory
List of components (that I know of)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Core 2 Quad Q8300 @2.5GHz
Dell ST2010 1600 x 900p Monitor
0M017G Dell OEM Motherboard
4096 MB Usable RAM (DDR2)
Slot DIMM1 has 2048 MB (serial 79E796C8)
Slot DIMM3 is Empty
Slot DiMM3 has 2048 MB (serial 79E79710)
Slot DIMM4 is Empty
N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II OC'd at
1.025 mV Core Voltage (1025 in MSI Afterburner)
Core Clock 950 MHz
Shader Clock 1900 MHz
Memory Clock 4400 MHz
1024 MB of GDDR5 Memory