Need som help upgrading a lowend computer

[jaloswe 0]

Im tired of having 20fps at the most in the game (mostly 10-13) so i was planning on getting a slightly better cpu since i really dont have the money right now to get a new motherboard, cpu, memory, graphics + ssd disc (which is the plan later on)..

 

What i have now is:

Asus m2n-sli (supports AM2/AM2+ cpu's)

amd athlon x2 5200+ cpu (2.7Ghz)

5gb memory

Gigabyte HD 6570 graphics (1gb memory)

 

The graphics card is hardly the best, but i think my biggest bottleneck is the cpu (or atleast hoping it is :) )

I am choosing between a athlon x2 6000+ (3.0Ghz) or phenom x3 8450 (2.1Ghz) cpu

The question is: What is best, more cores or more Ghz?

I know it's two old and shitty cpu's, but i don't have much choice at the moment since i need something that fits on my current motherboard and i will upgrade all of it in the future. But i don't want to just be able to play at slightly better fps than now, it's horrible now :)

Another option is to get a cheap motherboard + cpu but i would still need to know about ghz vs cores.

[FlamingDefibs 421]

Just save up your money for a complete overhaul, because if you decide to upgrade your CPU and not your motherboard, you'll be trapped by socket limits, which isn't very good, especially with that socket.

[Trigger Hippy 176]

Here's a top tip: If you want to improve your frame-rate whilst running, look down at your feet. The less of the horizon and above you see, the better.

 

Pro Tip: Look up now-and-again to see where you are heading/spot nasties

[jaloswe 0]

FlamingDefibs: But will it make any improvments? The cpu swap is just as a quick and cheap way to make the game playable until i, in couple of months time, have the money for a complete overhaul.The cost of those cpus is next to nothing so it's no big deal when it comes to the cost, but it might make the game a little bit more fun, i'm tired of the crappy fps, so if i can get 15-20 fps i'd be happy instead of 10-13 which i have now :).. on the lowest graphics settings, windows swap file on different harddrive and so on..

 

Trigger Hippy: haha, yeah that might be a solution :), i wouldn't get killed anyway, everyone would just feel sorry for the stupid bastard running around like that ;)

I've actually tried that and it doesn't seem to do any difference whatsoever on the fps..

[elLoCo 154]

If you get a cheap amd x4 or x6 it might serve your purpose.

Don't stick to dualcore.

 

I got an x6 1090t (overclocked) and an 6870 graphicsboard and I've got between 15(large cities) - 60(wilderness) fps.

 

Btw. 5gb of memory? That's fairly uncommon

[kein (DayZ) 4]

If you plan to get a better pc in the future.

Maybe you could just by a good graphic card, and reuse it on next pc ;)

 

Useless if the CPU is at 100% charge :(

Edited February 10, 2014 by kein

[Atom Quark 437]

Need a budget!  How much to spend to hold you over?  How much you will spend after you save up? Take a gig of ram out and run dual channel. 

Edited February 10, 2014 by AtomQuark

[jaloswe 0]

4gb it should say :).. typo

 

elLoCo: i5-4670k is the plan in the future, i most definately won't stick to dualcore after the "real" upgrade..

 

kein: well, after the "real" upgrade it won't be an issue, it's just now as a cheap quickfix to make it playable. im planning on getting a i5-4670k cpu and ssd disc.. If i can, keep the present Graphics, but i dunno how well it performs. i fell like the CPU is the bottleneck now, but if i upgrade to a i5-470k and keep the graphics, then the graphics will be a big bottleneck instead i guess..

 

AtomQuark: Not sure if i understand the question?.. I have like 70 usd that i can spend on the computer as of today, when i do the big overhaul depends on what i decide to get and how much it is to spend for what i want basically.. but right now it looks like it will be around 650 usd.. i5-4670k, GA-Z87MX-D3H mobo, 8gb ram, ssd disc.

[tommes 331]

More cores won't help you with DayZ and most other games. More GHz will.

If you can afford it right now, get a SSD right away. This will boost overall system performance like booting and starting programs and stuff. The Arma games profit from a fast HDD way more than any other game.

You can easily take the drive to a new system when that time has come.