14 replies to this topic

[positiveContact]

On pretty much every front but storage.  So I guess no new Madden for the boy because upgrading CPU, ram and GPU seems like a lot to me on top of $70.  God damn it, EA!

 

It could handle Madden 22 just fine as long as I didn't have the graphics settings cranked all the way up.

Edited by positiveContact, 20 August 2023 - 03:33 AM.

[Vagus]

Weak

[Bklmt2000]

Same here.  Mine is too old to run Win11, nevermind some of the newer titles hitting the street (Elden Ring, Starfield, etc).  Even some older games are a bit taxing.

 

Saving up now for to get a new rig in the next year or two.  Got enough games to play in the meantime, but a total rig replacement is on the horizon.

[No Party JKor]

How old is the computer?  Definitely cheaper to buy a PS5 than upgrade all that stuff.  I got my son a new video card for Xmas and that was like $300, I think.  Not even a higher end one, strictly middle of the road.

[positiveContact]

How old is the computer? Definitely cheaper to buy a PS5 than upgrade all that stuff. I got my son a new video card for Xmas and that was like $300, I think. Not even a higher end one, strictly middle of the road.

Probably 2 years? Not sure. It was slightly budget even then.

[positiveContact]

Yeah, $500 isn't too bad. I haven't been following this stuff at all so no clue if something more awesomer is about to come out.

[BrewerGeorge]

Can we get video cards again?

[positiveContact]

Can we get video cards again?

I think it's better then it was at least.

[Vagus]

Can we get video cards again?

We can. The system is starting to heal.

[positiveContact]

When I bought my current computer this was the cheapest way to get an okay graphics card.

[No Party JKor]

Looks like prices are down even more from when i bought my son his VC over Christmas. Good news!

[maddog]

I needed to upgrade to play the newest iteration of Cities Skylines. I don't really play much else on the PC.

 

I bought an old Lenovo Thinkstation server with Xeon and put in a capable GPU. That'll suffice for a while.

[Bklmt2000]

Got a new CPU on the way, a i7-6850k, for $140.  Also have a new (still in the box) liquid CPU cooler (got it a few years back as a warranty replacement from my PC builder when I thought my current cooler was dying, but ended up not using it).

 

Most new games coming out won't run on my current CPU (an i7-5930k), so between the new CPU and cooler, I should be able to get a few more years out of my current rig before I need a full rig replacement.

[positiveContact]

Got a new CPU on the way, a i7-6850k, for $140.  Also have a new (still in the box) liquid CPU cooler (got it a few years back as a warranty replacement from my PC builder when I thought my current cooler was dying, but ended up not using it).

 

Most new games coming out won't run on my current CPU (an i7-5930k), so between the new CPU and cooler, I should be able to get a few more years out of my current rig before I need a full rig replacement.

 

I haven't looked into it but how limited are the mobo chipsets these days?  that's usually what got you in the past.

[Bklmt2000]

I haven't looked into it but how limited are the mobo chipsets these days?  that's usually what got you in the past.

Not sure.  I matched my current mobo to the CPU I picked through pcpartpicker.com to make sure they were compatible.