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Nov 15 2014 01:35am

I built this PC myself in Nov 2009 and nothing has been upgraded yet. I spent alot of money on it at the time.

CPU: Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield Quad-Core 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214
VIDEO CARD: XFX HD-587A-ZNF9 Radeon HD 5870 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150443
MOBO: ASUS P7P55D PRO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131405
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231279
CASE: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
PSU: Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025

Win 7 64 bit OS
500 GB HD

I want to be able to play games like Shadows of Mordor and Dragon Age: Inq

I saw this deal for a video card
MSI Radeon R7 260X
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?sdtid=7359546&EdpNo=8573830&sku=RSC-102014580&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&utm_source=Linkshare&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=lw9MynSeamY&AffiliateID=lw9MynSeamY-6ufQEsckMQiZmnpmJ1mUDQ
$65 after rebate.
Was thinking of getting that and 8 gig of ram and call it a day. Need some advice on what RAM to get and if my PSU can handle this video card and if its even compatible with my mobo. Thanks.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?sdtid=7360634&SID=7748baf61c6a43e5af872325da0bf7c6&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16820233170&FM=1&cm_sp=
this ram is $65 for now

This post was edited by Kasceis on Nov 15 2014 01:46am

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Nov 15 2014 01:55am

Yeah if someone can tell me if this RAM and VIDEO CARD will do well for me fast so I can order tonight. Is it all compatible and work with my build?

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Nov 15 2014 03:08am

Upgrade to 8gb ram, overclock your CPU and your Gpu is more than fair for the game, you would actually be side stepping.

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Nov 15 2014 03:47am

Quote (WWI @ Nov 15 2014 05:08am)

Upgrade to 8gb ram, overclock your CPU and your Gpu is more than fair for the game, you would actually be side stepping.

What would be a good GPU after I overclock my CPU and get 8 gig of RAM.

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Nov 15 2014 09:49am

Quote (Kasceis @ Nov 15 2014 05:47am)
What would be a good GPU after I overclock my CPU and get 8 gig of RAM.

what is your budget?
I would hope that is around 150? ^^

Also when playing shadow of mordor i had an issue with frame rates dropping to 30 randomly. would be 60 then at some points just plummet to 30. once i set frame rate to maximum of 30 i had no issues.

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Nov 15 2014 10:00am

Id upgrade to 8gb of ram minimum.

Get this video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121866&cm_re=asus_video_card-_-14-121-866-_-Product

Depending how big your budget is Id maybe upgrade to a 128GB SSD

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Nov 15 2014 10:54am

How much are you planning on spending for upgrades?

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Nov 15 2014 02:09pm

Quote (VVR4ITH @ Nov 15 2014 12:54pm)

How much are you planning on spending for upgrades?

probably like $250-300, i think i mostly need video card/RAM upgrade and still be fine.

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Nov 15 2014 05:32pm

Would say a 280 or 280x

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Nov 15 2014 11:54pm

Quote (Rapture @ Nov 15 2014 08:49am)

what is your budget?
I would hope that is around 150? ^^

Also when playing shadow of mordor i had an issue with frame rates dropping to 30 randomly. would be 60 then at some points just plummet to 30. once i set frame rate to maximum of 30 i had no issues.

Was this on amd? Game has huge issues with amd. Negative scaling in xfire etc.

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