Please convince me...

Kiblams
Kiblams Posts: 2,423
edited March 2010 in The Crudcatcher
...not to upgrade my PC, I have been looking around and I can double the power of my graphics card for only £40 :shock: this is far too tempting :x
HandsomeDog - OrangeCommuter

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  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    if you'll notice it in what you do then you'd be silly not to. go ahead, splash the cash. 8)
  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    blister pus wrote:
    if you'll notice it in what you do then you'd be silly not to. go ahead, splash the cash. 8)

    That is not the response I was hoping for :wink: It is my gaming machine so will certainly notice it.
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  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    ahh. but. there is law of diminishing returns. will you really notice it? :lol:
  • Ho hum
    Ho hum Posts: 236
    What's it like in the first place?

    There is a big difference between doubling something that is okay compared to doubling something that is awesome.
  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    Well I have started playing a game other than Crysis (Bad company 2) that I can't run on full graphics at 1680x1050 and it's driving me mad.
    Ho hum wrote:
    What's it like in the first place?

    At present the system is probably on par with a PS3 (ATI 3850 512mb)
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  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    sounds like decison's been made for you. :lol:
  • soy_sauce
    soy_sauce Posts: 987
    i would just upgrade the graphic, as it sound like that is the only component that letting you down at the moment.
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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,980
    I dont know what any of this means, but....

    DO IT!
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  • Ho hum
    Ho hum Posts: 236
    Kiblams wrote:
    Well I have started playing a game other than Crysis (Bad company 2) that I can't run on full graphics at 1680x1050 and it's driving me mad.
    Ho hum wrote:
    What's it like in the first place?

    At present the system is probably on par with a PS3 (ATI 3850 512mb)

    Definitely upgrade for £40!
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,593
    What have you got, and what are you getting?
  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    Thewaylander wrote:
    What have you got, and what are you getting?

    ATi 3850 to an ATi 4850, both of which are below the recommended for Bad Company 2 but the 3850 manages just fine on medium graphics hovering around the 25-30 framerate.

    All of the testing on Toms Hardware suggests a doubling of framerate (I know this may not be accurate depending on my CPU) so I am sorely tempted. This will invlve trading in my current card for the new one which is why it is so cheap.
    HandsomeDog - OrangeCommuter
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,593
    4850 is good and less power hungry. which is good enviro reason.

    aslong as you have about 4gig of ram anyways in your pc you should see plenty off difference with this and i would say yup good gaming upgarde for a good price
  • OwenBird
    OwenBird Posts: 210
    get some kcnc case bolts while you're at it.
    SOLD!
  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    Right, next week I am gonna go for it, and since RAM is usually only a few quid I will pick up a little extra to :D

    I can't remember if I took some RAM out of the gaming PC and put it in the media PC at some point :? will be looking into that when I get home!

    Oh and thanks for the great work in convincing me to save my money guys! :wink::D
    HandsomeDog - OrangeCommuter
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    I dont know what any of this means, but....

    DO IT!

    Agreed.
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    OwenBird wrote:
    get some kcnc case bolts while you're at it.

    My God, this man speaks sense - do it!!!
  • colintrav
    colintrav Posts: 1,074
    Kiblams wrote:
    ...not to upgrade my PC, I have been looking around and I can double the power of my graphics card for only £40 :shock: this is far too tempting :x


    How do you know that the card is compatible ...
  • projectsome
    projectsome Posts: 4,010
    It will make your pc do shinier things. do it.
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  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    colintrav wrote:
    How do you know that the card is compatible ...

    Erm... because I have been building PCs since I was 18?... :? I let things slip when I recently got into mountain bikes to get rid of my "geek-girth"
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