can i play latest games?

Varun Nandu

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would i be able to play latest games in the ATI/AMD SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 7750 1GB DDR5 OC EDITION? (no problem if settings are on low-medium)
games like
GTA V
CALL OF DUTY ADVANCED WARFARE
BATTLEFIELD 4&3
AC UNITY
FARCRY 4

other specs: i3 2100 3.10 ghz
8gb ddr3 RAM
 
Solution
You've picked some of the MOST DEMANDING games and while you can find older or even some modern games that would run great I definitely would not want to play these games.

COD AW might be the only one I'd consider playing. It does okay with a dual-core and may look okay if properly tweaked in graphics (Medium/Low, 2xMSAA, 1600x900) thought that's an educated guess.

*You can find BENCHMARKS to indicate relative performance but the problem is they'd be tested with a better CPU than you have.

**My advice is look for different games or build a new PC. At the very least a better graphics card. Use THIS as a guide and compare to prices.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_960_G1_Gaming/28.html

$140 up to $335...


so i can run those games?? i hav no problem if settings are low-medium
 
You've picked some of the MOST DEMANDING games and while you can find older or even some modern games that would run great I definitely would not want to play these games.

COD AW might be the only one I'd consider playing. It does okay with a dual-core and may look okay if properly tweaked in graphics (Medium/Low, 2xMSAA, 1600x900) thought that's an educated guess.

*You can find BENCHMARKS to indicate relative performance but the problem is they'd be tested with a better CPU than you have.

**My advice is look for different games or build a new PC. At the very least a better graphics card. Use THIS as a guide and compare to prices.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_960_G1_Gaming/28.html

$140 up to $335
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42966kr
or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr726xoc2gdrev2
or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr928xoc3gdrev3
or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr

*I recommend the GTX960 above. While 3GB or more might be better for "future proofing" I think when weighing all the pros and cons it comes out on top. (noise, quality, performance vs price, NVidia vs AMD features such as NVidia Shadowplay, H.265 etc).

I think the EVGA 960 cards can turn the fans off completely (the EVGA 970's can).

SUMMARY:
My BEST advice right now is:
a) get a better card like the EVGA GTX960, and
b) avoid CPU heavy games (google for info on that), and
c) TWEAK games carefully to achieve desired frame rate

For FPS, I recommend for example:
a) VSYNC OFF and 40FPS average (use FRAPS), or
b) Adaptive VSYNC and tweak to maintain 60FPS (for 60Hz monitors) 90% of the time.

I used Adaptive VSYNC for AC Brotherhood. If I enabled VSYNC then i got major stutter when I couldn't output at least 60FPS (synch mis-match to monitor). If I disabled VSYNC I got major screen tear (not bad in all games).

Forcing Adaptive VSYNC on for this game only I had VSYNC working until the game dropped below 60FPS then I got screen tearing. I played for a while then dropped from 8xMSAA to 4xMSAA to further reduce the frequency of screen tear.

GOOD LUCK!
 
Solution
I don't know what the rest of your setup is like...which motherboard (for OC purposes if I were to recommend a new chip) etc.

Assuming you run 8GB of ram at 1600mhz and a fairly generic mobo which won't accomodate overclocking much, you will struggle to find a simple solution to this problem.

There is a difference between running a game and it being playable. To give you a standard for today's games by which you can measure your system, this is what you should be looking at to run all of the above at at least 60fps on ok settings.

slightly overclocked i3, i5 is the top end required for any game out there.
Ideally 6GB to 8GB of Ram clocked at at least 1600mhz
a card which provides at least 2GB of VRAM and depending on the maker lies in the £150/$200 ballpark. I use this as a simple measure to indicate what the card may cost rather than listing clock speeds etc.

If you were to simply slap in a card into your current set up, chances are you will be able to play most games on defcent settings, but it's not a long term solution
 


I would say that they will run with low settings, but you will probably get very low frames per second. Maybe below 20fps on these games with your current hardware.

 
Again, to echo what some of the other posters say:

Running something on low settings and it being actually playable is a HUGE difference. You won't enjoy the games you list as a lot of their strenghts lie in their optics.

Not saying you need to spend loads and loads to get the best settings, however it sounds like your system is past its sell by date and needs a good revamp. You will get much more pleasure from it