Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

[stilla-killa]

WOuld I be wasting my money if I upgraded my 8800 GTS to say a GeForce GTX 550 Ti with the CPU I already have a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz?

[Lordsethonan]

Re: Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

No, bu tif you are planning on BF3 super graphics then don't expect that.

I had that same processor but the mobo died, replaced it with an E8400@3 Ghz; I replaced several videocards over the years, my latest one is a Radeon 6850 and I get steady 60 fps on BC2, I'm expecting BF3 to be more optimized for beta and launch.

This is at 1440*900, and I get even better performance on 1080p for some odd reason. for frostbite it's more important having a powerful processor; as long as you don't need to upgrade your power supply for the 550ti it will be a nice improvement, yes.

[stilla-killa]

Re: Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

Well I went with a Geforce GTS 450 for around 100 dollars as a small upgrade to my current system and it seems to play the BF3 alpha pretty good @ 1900 x 1200 resolution and low settings.

[Stev0esque]

Re: Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

Ugh... I need to overclock my i7. Mines stock speed is only 2.8ghz. But need another fan or 2. Though my 6870 is doing well.

[Rambo]

Re: Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

I like my 550ti,quite happy with the performace in dx11 for the price.

[stilla-killa]

Re: Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

What are the rest of y our system specs Rambo?

[Vreki]

Re: Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

That didn't take you long
But of course there was not much time left if you wanted to try the Alpha.

I am surprised that it works with something that much below the recommended, but good for you

[Rambo]

Re: Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

My system is old now but it lumps along ok :\

Motherboard:P5k-se
4x 6400 1GB
Core duo`6750(2.7ghz) but ive always run it at 3-3.2 GHZ as these are good on heat.

[stilla-killa]

Re: Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

That didn't take you long
But of course there was not much time left if you wanted to try the Alpha.

I am surprised that it works with something that much below the recommended, but good for you

I mean I am not sure what my frames per second were but it felt smooth most of the time. I did notice some slow down when I was inside the train depot.

[jimykx]

Re: Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

My system is old now but it lumps along ok :\

Motherboard:P5k-se
4x 6400 1GB
Core duo`6750(2.7ghz) but ive always run it at 3-3.2 GHZ as these are good on heat.

Well if your system is bad then check mine:
nvidia 130m gt
4gb ram
core duo t9550 (2.66ghz) not overclocked because it's a laptop, i'm thinking of instaling win7 , clean its inside, apply cpu paste , undervolt and overclock

[Vreki]

Re: Upgrading video card with a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000MHz

I mean I am not sure what my frames per second were but it felt smooth most of the time. I did notice some slow down when I was inside the train depot.

Never mind the frames if you enjoy the game. Also, with a bit of luck the final version will have better performance, and there might also be some BF3 improvements in later driver releases.