I recently bought Just Cause 3, and, as expected, my rig can barely run this. Any explosions start happening and it all gets far too "Cinematic" (Read: ~24 fps) for my tastes. I saw this coming, since my rig is scrapping the bottom of the minimum spec requirements, and it seems this game is unforgiving even without barely meeting the requirements.
Well, I've been meaning to upgrade my rig for some time now, and now seems as good a time as any to do it. I'm just fairly new at upgrading a build, however, and need some expert opinions on this. My current specs are:
GTX 680 (2GB) (EDIT: I could have sworn I had a 3GB 680, but I must have been mistaken)
i-5 3470 @ 3.4 Ghz (In an LGA 1155 socket)
8 GB RAM
Corsair VS 550W Power Supply
DH77EB Micro ATX Motherboard
3DMark: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/9526052?
Unfortunately, money is a bit tight at the moment, and I can only afford to do one of the following options. I'd like an opinion on what would give me the most bang for my buck, and what would be most future-proof
My options are:
1.Upgrade my GPU to a R9 390. From my research, this is currently the best GPU on the market for my needs. Costs a fair bit, but seemingly very future proof. Plus, GPU upgrades seem to work best in terms of bang-to-buck rates for most games. This is the one I am most leaning towards.
2.Upgrade my CPU and Motherboard. I'm considering this mainly due to the lack of options my current socket type gives me for upgrading. It will likely by to some kind of LGA 1151 socket type in expectation of upcoming Skylake CPUs, and getting the i5 6500 @ 3.2ghz for right now, but I'm open to suggestions about which combo CPU/Motherboard would be best overall. This could either be more expensive than the GPU upgrade or cheaper, depending on which combo is best. I'm fairly clueless about this sort of thing, I've only upgraded a GPU previously (Which seems more obvious which the best one is)
3. Upgrade my CPU without changing my motherboard. Most likely to an i-7 3770. Overall the cheapest option, however it's not very future proof as it seems the days of 1155 socket type CPUs are past us. Still, would likely help run this and other games for a while at least. This is the option I like the least, since it only postpones the upgrade to my GPU+Motherboard, and I would have spent money on a CPU I can no longer use when that day comes.
Keep in mind that I only have about $650 NZD to spend here, so I can't get too crazy with my components. Nevertheless, I would like some good quality stuff that would last me quite a while if possible. If you think I would be best served to wait a month or 2 for something you know about, feel free to let me know. I am just a bit anxious to get into Just Cause 3.
Thanks for the help.
(Note: I didn't know quite where to put this, since it's about GPUs/CPUs/Motherboards. If any moderators think this is the wrong place, feel free to move it)
Well, I've been meaning to upgrade my rig for some time now, and now seems as good a time as any to do it. I'm just fairly new at upgrading a build, however, and need some expert opinions on this. My current specs are:
GTX 680 (2GB) (EDIT: I could have sworn I had a 3GB 680, but I must have been mistaken)
i-5 3470 @ 3.4 Ghz (In an LGA 1155 socket)
8 GB RAM
Corsair VS 550W Power Supply
DH77EB Micro ATX Motherboard
3DMark: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/9526052?
Unfortunately, money is a bit tight at the moment, and I can only afford to do one of the following options. I'd like an opinion on what would give me the most bang for my buck, and what would be most future-proof
My options are:
1.Upgrade my GPU to a R9 390. From my research, this is currently the best GPU on the market for my needs. Costs a fair bit, but seemingly very future proof. Plus, GPU upgrades seem to work best in terms of bang-to-buck rates for most games. This is the one I am most leaning towards.
2.Upgrade my CPU and Motherboard. I'm considering this mainly due to the lack of options my current socket type gives me for upgrading. It will likely by to some kind of LGA 1151 socket type in expectation of upcoming Skylake CPUs, and getting the i5 6500 @ 3.2ghz for right now, but I'm open to suggestions about which combo CPU/Motherboard would be best overall. This could either be more expensive than the GPU upgrade or cheaper, depending on which combo is best. I'm fairly clueless about this sort of thing, I've only upgraded a GPU previously (Which seems more obvious which the best one is)
3. Upgrade my CPU without changing my motherboard. Most likely to an i-7 3770. Overall the cheapest option, however it's not very future proof as it seems the days of 1155 socket type CPUs are past us. Still, would likely help run this and other games for a while at least. This is the option I like the least, since it only postpones the upgrade to my GPU+Motherboard, and I would have spent money on a CPU I can no longer use when that day comes.
Keep in mind that I only have about $650 NZD to spend here, so I can't get too crazy with my components. Nevertheless, I would like some good quality stuff that would last me quite a while if possible. If you think I would be best served to wait a month or 2 for something you know about, feel free to let me know. I am just a bit anxious to get into Just Cause 3.
Thanks for the help.
(Note: I didn't know quite where to put this, since it's about GPUs/CPUs/Motherboards. If any moderators think this is the wrong place, feel free to move it)