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Andy.
#1 Jul 13 2012 06:19pm
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My pc is around 4-7 years old. This is it after upgrades/possible upgrades, planning on running d3 on max settings if possible.


Motherboard: gigabyte ga-m575sli-s4 - Original
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 - 3.2 GHz Quad-Core - Upgrade - bought
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 275 896MB - Possible upgrade - Mainly, will this max out settings on d3?
RAM: 2 GB - Needing upgraded, MB can only run ddr2
PSU: 480w


From what I can see, i'll need a much better PSU since the potential graphics card has a minimum requirement of 550 W. This is for the card alone, and the other components will need xxx W too?

Needing more RAM, right now i'm using 1 GB and 2x 500mb. Probably drop the 2x 500's and buy 3-5 GB more?

So yeah, I don't want a crazy PC, just one that'll be fine for now. I'm buying through £bay (uk) so recommending specific items would be difficult.
NewKID
#2 Jul 13 2012 06:35pm
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how much are you wiling to spend? yeah youll need a new psu
Andy.
#3 Jul 13 2012 06:40pm
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I was thinking maybe around £70 max for a graphics card, Ram im not sure 20-30? and PSU are usually around 20 max, this is all used btw, and bidding on *** will net it as cheap as possible. Do you know if the graphics card will run d3 on max?
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you shouldn't ever cheap out on your psu, just saying.
Surfpunk
#5 Jul 13 2012 08:10pm
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A GTX 275 will run D3 on high.
Andy.
#6 Jul 14 2012 01:57pm
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Quote (Surfpunk @ Jul 14 2012 02:10am)
A GTX 275 will run D3 on high.


sweet, is that the maximum settings?


And does anyone know what PSU wattage would be needed/best?
dolarsignzeroxeighty
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Quote (Andy. @ Jul 14 2012 03:57pm)
sweet, is that the maximum settings?


And does anyone know what PSU wattage would be needed/best?


there's some unit branded to provide 500w that explode after giving 200w.


a good 550w major brand unit should work.
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