My gaming rig is a few years old, and I'm looking to upgrade parts of it. I only play WoW and LoL, and my FPS drops to ~10 or worse in raids, even on low settings. All my stuff is a few years old, and I want to know what may be the best place to start upgrading.
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz
Video Card: Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600
MB: ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W
Monitor: AOC 2330V 23" 30000:1 Dynamic, 60Hz, 300 cd/m2
I'm considering the following video cards:
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 ($90 after rebate)
vs
Radeon HD 7870 Ghz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 ($170 after rebate)
I'm leaning toward the 7870, but have read mixed reviews. I'm also wondering if the launch of the 8000 lineup will reduce prices on 7000 series, and if I should wait it out.
I'd love to get some advice before I start shopping, maybe I need to upgrade everything, but I'd think that for WoW my rig should be close to okay...
Thanks!
-Thom
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz
Video Card: Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600
MB: ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W
Monitor: AOC 2330V 23" 30000:1 Dynamic, 60Hz, 300 cd/m2
I'm considering the following video cards:
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 ($90 after rebate)
vs
Radeon HD 7870 Ghz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 ($170 after rebate)
I'm leaning toward the 7870, but have read mixed reviews. I'm also wondering if the launch of the 8000 lineup will reduce prices on 7000 series, and if I should wait it out.
I'd love to get some advice before I start shopping, maybe I need to upgrade everything, but I'd think that for WoW my rig should be close to okay...
Thanks!
-Thom