worth upgrading? amd 1.8ghz right now

Post by **hood-ire** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:08 am

hey was just wondering

i got an nvidia fx 5500

and an AMD xp 1.8 ghz .. 1gb ram

i tweaked the crap outta my CFG so far and am still getting only 25-30 fps..

was just looking for opinions on a mobo/chip upgrade

i heard alotta people talking about amd 3.1 GHz with same/equal video card as i have and pulling pretty good FPS..

u think it's worth it to upgrade to a 3.0 ghz or so.. or should i just wait untill the patch the shit outta this game?

Post by **MidnightQ4** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:27 am

if you want to play then upgrade

Post by **Grudge** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:48 am

Yes, your processor is limiting you. You'd probably get decent framerates with that card (at low res and low detail) if you got a A64 3000+ or better.

Post by **Oeloe** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:21 am

The FX5500 (and FX5600 or any GF4) just doesn't cut it. You must have a really low detail cfg because i'm surprised you get 25-30 fps with that card. Upgrading cpu+mobo will stabilize the FPS (which is what you want) but it will not boost it much with an FX5500. I think you need at least something that's faster than the fastest GF4. Your vidcard is limiting you much more than your cpu is. Get a GF 6600 (GT) or Radeon X700 or something like that.

Post by **R00k** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:52 pm

Q4 is more CPU-intensive than GPU-intensive. I'd upgrade to an Athlon64.
You'll still need to upgrade the vid card eventually, but I think the CPU would be the best place to start, to get the most bang for your buck.

Post by **gatorboy** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:25 pm

The 6600GT is a good, cheap card to get if you have the funds. At just above $150 bucks, it's well worth it if you can't afford better at the moment.