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Focusing on RAM and a video card. Narrowed down the RAM to these compatible sets:
https://www.newegg.com/hyperx-32gb-240-pin-ddr3-sdram/p/N82E16820104512
https://www.newegg.com/ballistix-32gb-240-pin-ddr3-sdram/p/N82E16820148800
I think the Savage is the best set, best latency and timing.
I have not narrowed down a video card yet, and I am still debating if I want to get a 2060 RTX so I could buy and play Minecraft RTX. Now I like to record my gameplay, and I know the RAM I have chosen will aid that, as will additional RAM on the card. No helping my Intel i5 processor though (it is a 22m.) I also use shaders and custom textures for Minecraft.
Knowing this, is there some sort of ideal PCI Express 3.0 video card that allows you to run Minecraft with insane quality settings and record without lag? Is there a magic card for Minecraft let's players? I mean what is the best card? Is it ATI or Nvidia? Should I "buy ahead" and get the RTX card? Is it worth the investment, even if I do not use RTX? Should I go crossfire with my video card:
https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-fx-787a-cdfc/p/N82E16814150605
If so, why and which video card should I get to crossfire with this? Are there any other considerations? Should I replace the fans or the hard drives because they are so old? Will the power supply be OK even if it is also very old? Do I need to replace the CPU, fan or heatsink, or any of these? Have you ever dug out a 10 year old gaming computer from your closet and started using it to play and record games? Anything you learned along the way?
I appreciate your help with this!
- I have perhaps $1,200 to work with.
- I have a VERY OLD gaming computer I built myself, around this motherboard: https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/Z77AGD65_GAMING/Overview
Focusing on RAM and a video card. Narrowed down the RAM to these compatible sets:
https://www.newegg.com/hyperx-32gb-240-pin-ddr3-sdram/p/N82E16820104512
https://www.newegg.com/ballistix-32gb-240-pin-ddr3-sdram/p/N82E16820148800
I think the Savage is the best set, best latency and timing.
I have not narrowed down a video card yet, and I am still debating if I want to get a 2060 RTX so I could buy and play Minecraft RTX. Now I like to record my gameplay, and I know the RAM I have chosen will aid that, as will additional RAM on the card. No helping my Intel i5 processor though (it is a 22m.) I also use shaders and custom textures for Minecraft.
Knowing this, is there some sort of ideal PCI Express 3.0 video card that allows you to run Minecraft with insane quality settings and record without lag? Is there a magic card for Minecraft let's players? I mean what is the best card? Is it ATI or Nvidia? Should I "buy ahead" and get the RTX card? Is it worth the investment, even if I do not use RTX? Should I go crossfire with my video card:
https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-fx-787a-cdfc/p/N82E16814150605
If so, why and which video card should I get to crossfire with this? Are there any other considerations? Should I replace the fans or the hard drives because they are so old? Will the power supply be OK even if it is also very old? Do I need to replace the CPU, fan or heatsink, or any of these? Have you ever dug out a 10 year old gaming computer from your closet and started using it to play and record games? Anything you learned along the way?
I appreciate your help with this!