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19 | 90.48% |
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| Buy 24 GB kit (MB Max) |
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| Just over clock (video cards or CPU) please provide comments |
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2 | 9.52% |
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I think we can make that fit
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SSD OR MORE RAM
Currently I am running and I7 920 6GB of TRI channel ram and 2 80GB WD blue HDD in Raid 0 on a EVGA E760 3way Classified board with 3-260GTX in SLI and a 9600 for Physx. The rest of the rig is in my SIG. I notice when I'm gaming on WOW (don't start bashing on it) in 25 man Raids my FPS take a serious hit down in to the 20-30 FPS range, and the game starts lagging. My ping is fine down in the 40-50 MS range so that's not the issue. So I am trying to figure out what will benefit me more a SSD or upgrade ram from 6GB to 18GB or 24GB or buy a new video card and drop the SLI?
P.S. Computer during gaming is using over 3GB of ram. Comments/Suggestions please.
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будет глотать вашу душу.
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More ram will do nothing for you in 32bit games. SSD would be most beneficial overall, but won't help your FPS either. How about a more recent GPU? One good current GPU instead would be a much better way to go.
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Wouldn't the CPU be a bottleneck in 25-man raids? If not then I'd say a GPU upgrade. RAM wouldn't help. SSD would be great, but wouldn't improve FPS in multi-man WoW raids.
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I think we can make that fit
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CPU usage does go up during 25mans but it's not maxed by any means.
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SSD and more Ram, Ram kits are pretty cheap.
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Get an SSD.
That 9600 is more than likely acting as a bottle neck as Physx goes.
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I think we can make that fit
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So should i just pull the 9600/disable it as a Physx card?
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I would anyways. System will run cooler and consume less power.
Did you ever try overclock that CPU?
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I think we can make that fit
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The 9600 I have not tried to OC the other three are OCed from the factory I could probably push them a little further but not sure how much.
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Go for the SSD. You won't regret it.
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I think we can make that fit
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After market CPU Cooler the Scythe Mugen 2 with 2 120 in push pull.
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I think we can make that fit
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Ill try it out and see what it does when i get home and ill let you know how it works out. Off to find the OC thread on the 920 again.
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wow only uses 2 threads at max anyway - 1 for sound unless you `hacked` to re-enabled hardware sound ; get a faster ard - i use an X6 1090T (3.6ghz) with 8 gig ram , and with the 64bit client the game is using 1 gig , and i actually have nearly 2 gig doing nothing.
so more ram wont do squat. SSD? faster zoning - even with the 1st gen ssd i have i have to wait usually for the server to catch up - but it doesnt help with fps. what settings in game you use? - i would honestly look at a new video card , use 1 of the gtx 260`s for physx and get something like a gtx 560ti
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Yep, overclocking the CPU will make the difference in a game like WoW, none of the upgrades you suggest will help - unless WoW doesn't support SLI (can't really remember) in which case it could benefit slightly from a newer graphic card than your 260.
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I have to agree with the people saying drop your physx card and overclock your cpu based on personal experience in wow.
On a side note im not sure why your game is lagging if you are not dropping below 20-25 fps. |
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SSD & Overclock for more FPS
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I think we can make that fit
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I see activity on all 4 cores in wow while playing at least that's what the CPU Meter shows when I get home tonight ill pull the 9600 work on the OC and monitor the CPU/Thread usage and post the results. Thanks for the advice guys. I appreciate it.
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Don't get more ram, thats just trowing away monney, a ssd will help you a little, you could check how fast your hdd's are atm, my old drive had a read speed of 35mb/s that holds you back alot!
Considering the GPU upgrades every one said, yes you could do that! Even a gtx550 will max out WoW. What fps are you aiming for? is a minimum of 30 good enough or do you want a constant of 60+ fps? |
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