Approximate Purchase Date: this week
Budget Range: up to $350ish
System Usage: mostly mmorpgs
Hi everyone. I built a pc to play MMOs on a few years back. Recently I tried out eyefinity on the hd 5750 I had and fell in love with it. So I upgraded monitors and GPU. I've played tombRaider and bioshock infinity, with good results. Tho I didnt check to see what kind of FPS I was getting, they where perfectly playable.
I've been playing a ton of FFXIV:ARR an I'm getting 23-25fps in crowded areas, 45-53fps in less crowded areas. It's not killing me to play like that but, I'm looking to upgrade further. I'll get around to doing the whole thing, but I'm looking for advice on what will have the most immediate impact on my FPS. mobo + cpu or crossfire
What I've got right now:
windows 7 64 bit
amd 955 BE cpu oc'd @ 3.6
MSI 790x-G45 mobo
8 gb 1600 ddr3 ram
xfx DD HD 7950 GPU
corsair tx750 PSU
2 150gb HD in raid
3 22" IPS panels in landscape 5824x1080
For the biggest FPS bump right away CPU + MOBO or a 2nd HD 7950? Any cpu mobo suggestions in the $350ish range would be great too. I wouldnt hate going to intel but it seems more expensive. Thanks for your time.
Budget Range: up to $350ish
System Usage: mostly mmorpgs
Hi everyone. I built a pc to play MMOs on a few years back. Recently I tried out eyefinity on the hd 5750 I had and fell in love with it. So I upgraded monitors and GPU. I've played tombRaider and bioshock infinity, with good results. Tho I didnt check to see what kind of FPS I was getting, they where perfectly playable.
I've been playing a ton of FFXIV:ARR an I'm getting 23-25fps in crowded areas, 45-53fps in less crowded areas. It's not killing me to play like that but, I'm looking to upgrade further. I'll get around to doing the whole thing, but I'm looking for advice on what will have the most immediate impact on my FPS. mobo + cpu or crossfire
What I've got right now:
windows 7 64 bit
amd 955 BE cpu oc'd @ 3.6
MSI 790x-G45 mobo
8 gb 1600 ddr3 ram
xfx DD HD 7950 GPU
corsair tx750 PSU
2 150gb HD in raid
3 22" IPS panels in landscape 5824x1080
For the biggest FPS bump right away CPU + MOBO or a 2nd HD 7950? Any cpu mobo suggestions in the $350ish range would be great too. I wouldnt hate going to intel but it seems more expensive. Thanks for your time.