RAM and Graphics update help

[dransy]

Need some help , i only really play wow tbh but would like to be able to run it on full settings with a decent fps at the minute i can run it on good.

Heres what i have at the moment and whats recommended. Should i go with whats recommended or better?

https://cdn.bikechatforums.com/files/comps_159.jpg

Im after second hand and cheap ha and id rather not have to upgrade my psu but can do if i really have to

My Mobo can take up to 8gb and it has two slots for ram

MObo is asus m4a78L-m LE

Cheers flowers!
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[RhynoCZ]

Is it 32bit system?

By the way, get modern GPU to get better game performance. Any modern GPU around 100 pounds would be alright.

I've got ATi HD6790, with ancient Q6600 and 8gb DDR2 and games are still alright.

EDIT: Sorry, just noticed it's 64bit, you had 3.1 so I assumed, anyway, get definitely more ram. The speed of the RAM does not matter at all. Only APU's profit from fast RAM.

EDIT 2: What PSU do you use?
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[TUG]

Going off those specs you had a similar set up to my old pc world piece of crap.

I take it you have no cash at all or just want to upgrade on the cheap?

You can pick up ram cheap as chips from scan.co.uk or other vendors. you can also pick up a cheap 2nd hand AMD HD6870 for around £60-£100 depending on how hard you look which should run anything fine should you choose to upgrade in the future.

The mobo your using is spec'd for DDR2 memory at 1200 OC'd apparently. To be honest your trying to play a modern game on an old PC and you might find that although you can get it within reccomended settings, it might be laggy or slow on full settings, i've not played WoW so don't quote me on that.
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[andys675]

buy some more ram, it's cheap anyway

you can pick up a GTX460 for under £50 used, miles better than a 8800gtx
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[CaNsA]

buy phildawson's gtx650 for 50 quid.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=284301

[dransy]

He's already sold it
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[CaNsA]

Bad times

[RhynoCZ]

ATi HD6670 is about 50 pounds, needs 400w PSU.

Get some very very very cheap EVOLVEO Zeppelin RAM, alright enough and you're good to go.
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[Shinigami]

I still have a XFX Radeon HD4870 512 for sale aboot £40
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[T1z3R]

i dont mean to turn this into a flaunt-what-you-got-for-sale thread but...

1 x Gigabyte AMD Radeon 7870 2GB OC - £110 delivered
1 x MSI AMD Radeon 7850 1GB OC - £80 delivered

either of those will kill in your machine with the right PSU
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[dransy]

Think my psu is only 350 w
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[dransy]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NVIDIA-GeForce-8800-GTX-768-MB-Graphics-Card-/231146676489?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item35d16a6109

How much better is that than my current 8500 gt?
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[dransy]

found this for 20 quid apparantly that can run wow on max?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/nVidia-GeForce-GT520-DDR3-1GB-HDMI-DVI-VGA-Graphic-Card-/111266678190?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item19e802c5ae


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[dransy]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Biostar-TA790GX-A3-AMD-Athlon-II-X4-Motherboard-Bundle-/261383023024?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopMotherboards_CPUs_CA&hash=item3cdba469b0 found taht going for 50 at the mo hows about it?
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[CaNsA]

Get a GTX, not a GT

[lihp]

As Cansa says, GT is really not suited to game, although the numbers may seem like they're the same performance there's a massive difference.
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[dransy]

Think my psu is only 350 w
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[RhynoCZ]

350w PSU, we're talking about a new PSU or something like ATi HD5450.
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[Derivative]

Full settings with decent FPS will probably need far higher than you expect. The 'Recommended' stats there are hilarious. 8800GT?

There is a huge difference between 'lowest 60fps' and 'highest 60fps' especially if it's at 1920x1080 or higher.

My laptop has a GTX660M (2GB) and i7 quad, and that was enough to do nearly max everything at 1920x1080. Just. In 25 mans I'd have to turn it off.

If you want to be safe for the next expansion then you probably want more. WoW might look like it has 'bad' graphics but with draw distance turned up and effects on it still needs decent hardware.

Basically I'd get the best you can afford, or just settle for Medium or something.