Hardware & Technical Computer Build to run Elite Dangerous

Pyros

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Anthony Jones said:
I am after a bit of advice and suggestions of what I should upgrade.

I am currently running elite on high settings and it seems to run ok but I am worried about it keeping up in multiplayer or a busy system though.

I am only planning on using the PC for elite.

Is upgrading overkill and not needed?

I am a bit worried that my system is 3.5 years old and must need upgrading!
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Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

Anthony
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Depends on your demands - if you want to play with high framerate, no dips, full details, you will probably need to upgrade. But if you settle for less, you may not really need to upgrade - it will be clearer after beta is out.

Anyway, I'd use the following "upgrade path":
1)-extra 8GB of RAM (2x 1600+ 4GB DDR3 sticks) - check for available memory slots before. Relatively cheap (£65 or so) and always useful upgrade

2) GPU - the 5870 was a great chip, but is now 4 year old. A R9 280X (£225) or a R9 270 (£150) are good upgrade options, the first being more powerful. If you really want to push the envelope go for a custom R9 290. Check your PSU first.

So, my advice is to first try out ED to check if you like the way it plays in your current system. If you want a better gameplay experience then upgrade.
 

NeilF

NeilF
Anthony Jones said:
I am after a bit of advice and suggestions of what I should upgrade.

I am currently running elite on high settings and it seems to run ok but I am worried about it keeping up in multiplayer or a busy system though.

I am only planning on using the PC for elite.

Is upgrading overkill and not needed?

I am a bit worried that my system is 3.5 years old and must need upgrading!

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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/30/2013, 18:04:38
Machine name:
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: P55A-UD5
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.8GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5870
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As has already been mentioned, I think if you just add more ram to take you to 8GB and upgrade your graphics card you'll be fine!

If you look at my spec, you'll have far better performance than me, and I'm hoping to run the game absolutely fine with high settings...
 

Anthony Jones

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Pyros said:
Depends on your demands - if you want to play with high framerate, no dips, full details, you will probably need to upgrade. But if you settle for less, you may not really need to upgrade - it will be clearer after beta is out.

Anyway, I'd use the following "upgrade path":
1)-extra 8GB of RAM (2x 1600+ 4GB DDR3 sticks) - check for available memory slots before. Relatively cheap (£65 or so) and always useful upgrade

2) GPU - the 5870 was a great chip, but is now 4 year old. A R9 280X (£225) or a R9 270 (£150) are good upgrade options, the first being more powerful. If you really want to push the envelope go for a custom R9 290. Check your PSU first.

So, my advice is to first try out ED to check if you like the way it plays in your current system. If you want a better gameplay experience then upgrade.
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NeilF said:
As has already been mentioned, I think if you just add more ram to take you to 8GB and upgrade your graphics card you'll be fine!

If you look at my spec, you'll have far better performance than me, and I'm hoping to run the game absolutely fine with high settings...
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Thanks for the help guys.

After running benchmark tests and monitoring my CPU, GPU and RAM usage during factions scenario using hwmonitor ( nothing maxed out ) I have come to the same conclusion that you have suggested.

Wait until beta and see.

I'm just surprised that my system is still holding its own after 3.5 years it used to be that you needed new stuff after 2/3 years.

Anthony.
 

NeilF

NeilF
Anthony Jones said:
Wait until beta and see.

I'm just surprised that my system is still holding its own after 3.5 years it used to be that you needed new stuff after 2/3 years.

Anthony.
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Wise move!

I'm in the same position I'm in with my old girl... I might upgrade next year if she finally starts to show her age, but at the moment I'm still running everything I play at high settings at a comfortable frame rate... and I'm hoping Elite Dangerous will be the same...

But you're in the nice position that just a memory and graphics card upgrade will give you an easy speed boost :)
 

Memnoch

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I have only changed my GPU in the last few years. And after seeing what is coming out in the near future I don't see that position changing that much to be honest.
 

IAM GROOT

IAM GROOT
Ok, I bit the bullet checked the sales and I'm having the following system built

$995 +GST
Processor: Intel Core i5 4570 Quad Core 3.2GHZ
Motherboard: ASUS Z87-K ATX LGA1150 Z87
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu Black Series 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600
Hard Drive: WD Caviar Blue 1TB
DVD/CD Writer: LG GH24NSB0 DVD-RW 24X
Video Card: ASUS Radeon R7 260X OC 1188MHZ 2GB 7.0GHZ 2xDVI HDMI
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912
Power Supply: EVGA 500 Bronze 500W 80PLUS Bronze
Windows 8 Home Premium 64Bit


I could get better processors and more RAM but they all cheaped out on the GPU.
Whilst the one I am getting is average, my plan is to upgrade it later down the line.
Should have this in a week or two so hurry up ED beta!! :)
 

Memnoch

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It will speed up literally everything you do! I went with speed rather than quantity. I have a number of external 1TB disks for long term archival purposes. I would seriously consider getting one for the games you want to perform best. They are relatively cheap now although performance drives are always going to cost more. I bought Intel because of their 5 year warranty and stellar performance.
 

IAM GROOT

IAM GROOT
Memnoch said:
It will speed up literally everything you do! I went with speed rather than quantity. I have a number of external 1TB disks for long term archival purposes. I would seriously consider getting one for the games you want to perform best. They are relatively cheap now although performance drives are always going to cost more. I bought Intel because of their 5 year warranty and stellar performance.
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Ahh I see, thanks buddy
 

Calebe

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An SSD drive will help speed up booting the PC and loading the game but it won't relate to more FPS. Here is a good article on the subject:

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/12/10/hdd_vs_ssd_real_world_gaming_performance/1

It is a good read. Personally I have 2 SSD drives my original Corsair 128 gig drive and my new 256 gig Samsung Pro 840 drive. So I would recommend them if in your budget, it will make the PC boot faster and load games and programs a lot faster. It just won't improve the game once your in and playing. Still as I said I would have one, as I hate waiting for games to load, and this make them fly.

Calebe
 

IAM GROOT

IAM GROOT
Calebe said:
An SSD drive will help speed up booting the PC and loading the game but it won't relate to more FPS. Here is a good article on the subject:

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/12/10/hdd_vs_ssd_real_world_gaming_performance/1

It is a good read. Personally I have 2 SSD drives my original Corsair 128 gig drive and my new 256 gig Samsung Pro 840 drive. So I would recommend them if in your budget, it will make the PC boot faster and load games and programs a lot faster. It just won't improve the game once your in and playing. Still as I said I would have one, as I hate waiting for games to load, and this make them fly.

Calebe
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Thanks, I'll check it out. I hate waiting on games too but I guess I'll have to suffer for a while, can't be worse than waiting for the original Elite :)
 

Enjou

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I just got my new rig in the mail yesterday - my Christmas and B-day present to myself. A new Alienware Aurora 4. Intel i7-4820K CPU @3.70 GHz, Windows 7 64-bit, 16 GB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB, and some other stuff. I'm quite happy. Currently I'm finishing up the data transfer from my old machine, and I can't wait to try a game to see how it performs.
 

Commander Mick

Commander Mick
I Just Found Out Recently.....

Calebe said:
An SSD drive will help speed up booting the PC and loading the game but it won't relate to more FPS. Here is a good article on the subject:

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/12/10/hdd_vs_ssd_real_world_gaming_performance/1

It is a good read. Personally I have 2 SSD drives my original Corsair 128 gig drive and my new 256 gig Samsung Pro 840 drive. So I would recommend them if in your budget, it will make the PC boot faster and load games and programs a lot faster. It just won't improve the game once your in and playing. Still as I said I would have one, as I hate waiting for games to load, and this make them fly.

Calebe
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I could only afford to have a 160 GB SSD, but my 2 TB Drive is just noraml. I couldn't afford the SSD option for that. Which is a shame as that will be the drive I will be using the most.
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
Bruce Turnbull said:
Any suggestions?
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I read that on the motherboard MSI Z87-G45, the network chip "Killer 2200", when it is fully charged takes much, excessively, CPU resources. Initially, I wanted to take this motherboard (in fact, the MSI Z87-GD65, which is the great sister) but now I prefer to take the motherboard "Asus Maximus VI Hero". She has a very good network chip "Intel". And this motherboard of high quality inspires more trust. It costs about 60 euros more than the MSI Z87-G45
 
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