Hi All,
I have an older gaming system that I built myself several years ago. I mostly play ARPGs or MMOs @ 1920x1080.
Lately I've been experiencing frequent freezes and occasional crashes while playing Diablo III. I've rolled back my video card drivers and am getting less crashes, but wonder if it's time to upgrade part or all of my system.
Would a GPU upgrade help? Or would my CPU hold me back? Would a Nvidia card be a better choice? I seem to recall hearing the AMD drivers are less robust.
I'd rather not buy a whole new system but could easily sink a few hundred into keeping this one alive a few more years. I'm not an expert and don't know much about overclocking. This was only my second PC build.
Thanks in advance.
I have an older gaming system that I built myself several years ago. I mostly play ARPGs or MMOs @ 1920x1080.
Lately I've been experiencing frequent freezes and occasional crashes while playing Diablo III. I've rolled back my video card drivers and am getting less crashes, but wonder if it's time to upgrade part or all of my system.
Would a GPU upgrade help? Or would my CPU hold me back? Would a Nvidia card be a better choice? I seem to recall hearing the AMD drivers are less robust.
I'd rather not buy a whole new system but could easily sink a few hundred into keeping this one alive a few more years. I'm not an expert and don't know much about overclocking. This was only my second PC build.
Thanks in advance.
ASUS Maximus III GENE LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield Quad-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 1156 95W BX80605I5750 Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
ASUS Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) DirectX 11 EAH5850 DIRECTCU/2DIS/1GD5 1GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity
WD Raptor WD1500ADFDRTL 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (System)
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD1001FALS (Data)
PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750 Quad - Copper 750W Continuous @ 40°C (825W Peak) EPS12V SLI Certified
PC Design Lab Qmicra v2 Rev. E Micro-ATX Case w/ Liquid Cooling Support
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builder