10-24-2012, 06:07 PM
So, I've understood that some people here know quite well about PC components and stuff, so I decided to consult people with more knowledge first.
I'm going to have a lot of free time until January so I decided that maybe I should put a little money into few new components. Mostly because of few games that are coming towards the end of this year. (Too bad arma 3 will come out in december) Untill now I've been running Nvidia GT9600 and a intel core 2 duo 2.8GHz. And yes, feel free to laugh, I lag A LOT while trying to play arma 2 on even decent settings. But Since my personal fun time sponsored by Finnish government starts in january I don't wan't to put too much money into the parts, since they will mostly just be sitting at home unused after january.
I've been thinking about buying new motherboard, CPU, GPU, and memory. I've got my eyes on a used AMD phenom II 995 (or another Phenom quad core of same sorts) and a pretty good mobo with it. So main question: What kind of a GPU would you suggest for this set up, so that there shouldn't be huge bottle necking? I know it depends on the game you play etc, but for something like ARMA2, ARMA3, BF3, and maybe the incoming Far cry 3.
I've been looking at a GTX460. Would that be somewhere close?
And please, don't preach me about amd vs. intel since I'll get the processor because of the bang for the buck on the phenoms. I'm really trying to go on a low budget since I'll probably be building a completely new rig in about 1,5 years.
I'm going to have a lot of free time until January so I decided that maybe I should put a little money into few new components. Mostly because of few games that are coming towards the end of this year. (Too bad arma 3 will come out in december) Untill now I've been running Nvidia GT9600 and a intel core 2 duo 2.8GHz. And yes, feel free to laugh, I lag A LOT while trying to play arma 2 on even decent settings. But Since my personal fun time sponsored by Finnish government starts in january I don't wan't to put too much money into the parts, since they will mostly just be sitting at home unused after january.
I've been thinking about buying new motherboard, CPU, GPU, and memory. I've got my eyes on a used AMD phenom II 995 (or another Phenom quad core of same sorts) and a pretty good mobo with it. So main question: What kind of a GPU would you suggest for this set up, so that there shouldn't be huge bottle necking? I know it depends on the game you play etc, but for something like ARMA2, ARMA3, BF3, and maybe the incoming Far cry 3.
I've been looking at a GTX460. Would that be somewhere close?
And please, don't preach me about amd vs. intel since I'll get the processor because of the bang for the buck on the phenoms. I'm really trying to go on a low budget since I'll probably be building a completely new rig in about 1,5 years.
Former "Bubba"