Avago-Earo wrote:Well I'm new to PC gaming so I'm building to my own budget hoping it won't be too outdated (yeah I know X99), this is what I've got so far:
Motherboard: Asus Z87-K,CPU: i5 4460 4th gen,GPU: EVGA 740GT Superclocked (from my current rig and will use this on low/mid settings until I can afford a more capable card), Memory:16 GB KIngston RAM, storage: 3 mechanical HD's (until I can upgrade to SSD, at least for OS)
I'm currently playing on a second hand Dell XPS Q6600 with 2.4 GHz that I got to play Elite on but it's not coping very well. Hopefully my build will see an improvement,
Doesn't sound too shabby.
Should be a big step up from your current setup.
As far as I understand, Elite: Dangerous and most other new games, are more graphics card dependant than cpu dependant. So as long as you have the powersupply to support it, I would focus on stepping up the graphics card.
GPUboss comparison. Notice the passmark score. Almost 6 times faster:
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970 ... rce-GT-740I know it's a big splash, but a card like the gtx 970 would blow the 740 out of the water, and see you gaming at top of the line speeds. It's a bit of a deal buster atm.
I've got a gtx780, and am running a steady 60 fps, everything maxed, on a 1920 x 1200 screen. The gtx970 is cheaper, and faster.