RAM or GPU?????

[pasindu batagoda]

im currently playing crysis 3 and assasins creed black flag and my pc kind of lag at high and very high quality graphics.my pc specs are below.some sayz upgrade ram and my head says VGA!
it could be my low RAM bottlenecking the VGA.Most of da people say ur ram is da problem and im not quite sure.so im waiting for advice from u guyz!!
(actually this is temporary i plan to buy a gaming pc after my exams are over)so i need to play games at least at high(not very high) for next two years.so ram or vga?

processor: pentium(R) Dual core cpu 3.00ghz
RAM:2GB
Type:32 bit (pc says 64 bit capable)
VGA:AMD HD 5400(IGB)

whisch upgrade will satisfy me?

 

[barto]

Your computer isn't powerful enough to play Crysis 3. As for Black Flag, again, your computer doesn't meet minimum requirements. You wouldn't just need a better GPU. You need a whole new system. Better CPU, more RAM, and GPU.

If you aren't aware, PC games aren't like consoles. You have to make sure your computer can run them prior to buying the game. Sorry, there's nothing we can really do.

Black Flag Minimum Requirements:
CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
CPU Speed: Info
RAM: 2 GB
OS: Windows Vista SP or Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8 (both 32/64bit versions)
Video Card: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher)
Sound Card: Yes
Free Disk Space: 30 GB

Crysis 3 Minimum Requirements:
CPU: Dual core CPU
CPU Speed: Info
RAM: 3 GB
OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
Video Card: DirectX 11 graphics card with 1Gb Video RAM (Geforce GTS 450/Radeon HD 5770)
Sound Card: Yes

This site can help most of the time. But it does have some errors.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

 

[a1sealc4]

dam son dats some low specs i think i haz better computers at my skool lol. anyways in most of deez cases you need to upgrade dat GPU but 2gb of ram is like nuthin. If you want to make the biggest difference upgrade dat ram den if dats still not good enuf upgrade dat VGA

 

[InvalidError]

You are overdue for a whole-PC upgrade IMO.

If you have a Netburst-based Pentium (P4-D/Prescott) and DDR2, do not bother adding RAM in it since Netburst was Intel's worst architecture ever. You can still upgrade the GPU to a R7-260 or better and re-use that when you can afford to upgrade the rest later.

If your PC has DDR3, you can upgrade to 64bits Windows and buy 8GB of RAM which you can carry over to your next PC if you decide to upgrade your CPU and motherboard due to not getting as much of an improvement as you expected from extra RAM alone. (More RAM may smooth out the lowest lows but won't help much with increasing your best-case frame rates.)

 

[pasindu batagoda]

ya guyz i know its low specs but whts da best temporary salution?
its not dat bad as it seems im playing da above two games quite well.i need salution untill i buy a gaming pc after ma exams

 

[pasindu batagoda]

Your computer isn't powerful enough to play Crysis 3. As for Black Flag, again, your computer doesn't meet minimum requirements. You wouldn't just need a better GPU. You need a whole new system. Better CPU, more RAM, and GPU.

If you aren't aware, PC games aren't like consoles. You have to make sure your computer can run them prior to buying the game. Sorry, there's nothing we can really do.

Black Flag Minimum Requirements:
CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
CPU Speed: Info
RAM: 2 GB
OS: Windows Vista SP or Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8 (both 32/64bit versions)
Video Card: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher)
Sound Card: Yes
Free Disk Space: 30 GB

Crysis 3 Minimum Requirements:
CPU: Dual core CPU
CPU Speed: Info
RAM: 3 GB
OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
Video Card: DirectX 11 graphics card with 1Gb Video RAM (Geforce GTS 450/Radeon HD 5770)
Sound Card: Yes

This site can help most of the time. But it does have some errors.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

ya bro i know but im running da above two games quite well.i just need a temporary salution until i buy a gaming pc after ma exam.??

 

[pasindu batagoda]

so whats da best temporary solutin that will make a difference? shall i upgrade my ram? i have no problem with ma budget its just da dam exam!!

 

[InvalidError]

Well, how much of a budget do you have to replace components anyway?

If I were in your place, I would pick my upgrades based on what I plan to carry over to my next rebuild. If your existing system uses DDR3, then I would upgrade RAM + GPU. If it is DDR2, I would not bother with the RAM since your CPU and motherboard are just way too old to be worth stretching any further unless you can get dirt-cheap parts and just get the new GPU to see how urgently you need a new everything else. If your expectations are low enough, the new GPU might carry you through long enough to save for a proper rebuild.

 

[logainofhades]

im currently playing crysis 3 and assasins creed black flag and my pc kind of lag at high and very high quality graphics.my pc specs are below.some sayz upgrade ram and my head says VGA!
it could be my low RAM bottlenecking the VGA.Most of da people say ur ram is da problem and im not quite sure.so im waiting for advice from u guyz!!
(actually this is temporary i plan to buy a gaming pc after my exams are over)so i need to play games at least at high(not very high) for next two years.so ram or vga?

processor: pentium(R) Dual core cpu 3.00ghz
RAM:2GB
Type:32 bit (pc says 64 bit capable)
VGA:AMD HD 5400(IGB)

whisch upgrade will satisfy me?

CPU is old and slow, not enough ram, and the graphics card is not a gaming card but an HTPC card. A new GPU would give you the most improvement. I wouldn't want to waste money on more ram for that system unless you can get it really cheap. Problem is, if your power supply cannot handle said graphics card, you are kinda stuck anyway.

 

[InvalidError]

Problem is, if your power supply cannot handle said graphics card, you are kinda stuck anyway.

Even half-bad PSUs 300W and up should be able to handle a HD7770/R7-260... I used to run a Core2Duo with HD5770 on a no-name 250W PSU. (Well, it was a refurbished PSU - I changed the output filter caps with models having 2-3X the nominal capacity, three times lower ESZ@100kHz and three times higher RMS ripple current rating. Total repair parts cost: less than $3. Ran like a champ until a utility power surge thoroughly killed its 5VSB supply.)

 

[logainofhades]

A 7750 perhaps, but doubtful on the 7770. The half bads don't have enough amperage on the 12v to handle anything that requires external pci-e power most of the time. Skimping on the power supply is like playing Russian Roulette with your PC.

 

[logainofhades]

A 7750 perhaps, but doubtful on the 7770. The half bads don't have enough amperage on the 12v to handle anything that requires external pci-e power most of the time. Skimping on the power supply is like playing Russian Roulette with your PC.

 

[logainofhades]

A 7750 perhaps, but doubtful on the 7770. The half bads don't have enough amperage on the 12v to handle anything that requires external pci-e power most of the time. Skimping on the power supply is like playing Russian Roulette with your PC.

 

[logainofhades]

A 7750 perhaps, but doubtful on the 7770. The half bads don't have enough amperage on the 12v to handle anything that requires external pci-e power most of the time. Skimping on the power supply is like playing Russian Roulette with your PC.

 

[barto]

Pasindu, there's really nothing you can do with that system. As others have said, you could buy a 7750 in preparations for a future build. But I think you should just wait and buy a whole new system.

Remember, make sure you check out the system requirements before you buy a game.