Upgrade which parts for good performance in SWTOR

[rikaine]

Approximate Purchase Date: Soon

Budget Range: $200-600 After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, OS (and others depending on your recommendations)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country: Turkey

Parts Preferences: CPU: Intel, GPU: Nvidia

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution:1680x1050

Additional Comments: I have the following system which is functioning properly:

Mainboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3
GPU: XFX 5770
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Ram: 4x1 GB DDR2 (probably 800MHz)
HDD: Western Digital 500GB
Case: Cooler Master 690
PSU: Cooler Master 460W (came with the case)
Monitor: 22" (1680x1050)

I am having low fps in SWTOR even on moderate settings, so I would like to upgrade my system. Could you tell me which components are causing bottleneck so I can focus on them. My desire is to play SWTOR and Diablo III on high (if not ultra) settings and have high fps even in crowded areas.

Thank you

 

[ScrewySqrl]

the E8400 (3.06 GHz stock) is probably not the bottleneck. a GPU upgrade will probably be what you need.

an HD 6870 ($160) and a new 500W PSU ($60 for a Seasonic S12II 520W would be perfect) should be good without being bottlenecked by the CPU, this basic upgrade would be $220.

if you want to also replace your CPU/RAM/MOBO, a good, relatively inexpensive build:

Intel i5-2400: $180 (thru Dec 20)
ASRock H61M/U3S3: $75
PNY 8 GB DDR3-1333: $32
this is $287

with the GPU & PSU, the total is $507

 

[theitaliansico]

the E8400 (3.06 GHz stock) is probably not the bottleneck. a GPU upgrade will probably be what you need.

an HD 6870 ($160) and a new 500W PSU ($60 for a Seasonic S12II 520W would be perfect) should be good without being bottlenecked by the CPU, this basic upgrade would be $220.

if you want to also replace your CPU/RAM/MOBO, a good, relatively inexpensive build:

Intel i5-2400: $180 (thru Dec 20)
ASRock H61M/U3S3: $75
PNY 8 GB DDR3-1333: $32
this is $287

with the GPU & PSU, the total is $507

If you are willing to spend a litlle more go with a corsair TX650 and i5-2500 or i5-2500k if you want to overclock but i5-2400 will be fine for swtor. Rememeber you only want t do these upgrades once so you dont ahve to do them again. BTW 6870 should max out SWTOR. I am maxin it out on GTX 560 on 1920x1080 which is the nividia equalivent to a 6870. Make sure that MOBO is compatible with K series intel CPU's!

 

[rikaine]

I guess I will replace mobo/cpu/ram as well, don't want to worry about gaming performance in the next few years.

Thank you for your comments