Hardware & Technical Upgrade help

Vodkanelly

Vodkanelly
As soon as I heard about ED been made I though "I got to get me some of that" and rushed out and got a PC a Hotas and I joined the beta. I'm thoroughly enjoying the game but my PC it's starting to get to me. (Currently getting 11-13 fps with setting on their lowest) I'm starting to think in my haste I didn't get a very good machine.
Here's what I got-
[h=1]FX-4170 Gaming/Home PC with Windows 7 (AMD FX-4170 Four Core Bulldozer 4.30GHz CPU, WIFI, AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB DDR3 Graphics Card, 1TB Hard Drive, 8GB DDR3 Memory, HDMI 1080p, USB 3.0, Blue LED Case, pre-installed with Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium)[/h]
I've honestly tried looking into what I should and shouldn't be doing to improve things but it's so far beyond me it's scary. I can't seem to understand all these numbers and letters when I look into graphic cards and things.
So could any of you kind commanders recommend what I should upgrade first please?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

McCloud

McCloud
Have a look at this site for advice and easy listing of parts and prices: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

I would upgrade your graphics card first then your CPU after that. Though there are many different opinion's on which brand you should get (AMD vs Intel for CPUs, AMD vs Nvidia for GPUs) each has it's advantages.

What kind of budget are you looking at?
 

Zieman

Zieman
GPU seems to be the weak link.

AMD Radeon R9 270 might be a good replacement, your PSU can probably handle it.
 

Bazil

B
Zieman said:
GPU seems to be the weak link.

AMD Radeon R9 270 might be a good replacement, your PSU can probably handle it.
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I'd second this. I'm getting perfectly playable results from an R9 270 (MSi) and my processor isn't nearly as good as yours.
If you've got budget left over I'd go for a SSD after that.
 

Vodkanelly

Vodkanelly
Thanks for the link McCloud, I'll have a good look at that. And my budget is whatever I can get away with before the wife castrates me ;)

And thank you Zieman, Bazil & N6MAA10816, I'll look into that.
 
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Vodkanelly

Vodkanelly
I'm still really confused guys, Im just not understanding the numbers and letters :(
Did a search on Amazon for AMD Radeon R9 270 and it comes up with pages and pages of variations of it? (Wish there was just a scale for morons like me to understand "this product will make your PC have *** graphics, while this product will give you *** graphics)
Will either of these be what I'm after?
[h=1]Sapphire Dual-X Radeon R9 270X OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card with Boost. £130[/h]
[h=1]Asus AMD Radeon R9 270 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (PCI Express 3.0, HDMI, DVI-I, DVI-D, Display Port) £120[/h]
 

Zieman

Zieman
Vodkanelly said:
I'm still really confused guys, Im just not understanding the numbers and letters :(
Did a search on Amazon for AMD Radeon R9 270 and it comes up with pages and pages of variations of it? (Wish there was just a scale for morons like me to understand "this product will make your PC have *** graphics, while this product will give you *** graphics)
Will either of these be what I'm after?
[h=1]Sapphire Dual-X Radeon R9 270X OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card with Boost. £130[/h]
[h=1]Asus AMD Radeon R9 270 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (PCI Express 3.0, HDMI, DVI-I, DVI-D, Display Port) £120[/h]
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Yes, both are good, the X version being beefier.

But your post makes me wonder a bit, if your PC's PSU up to the task - make and model would be good to know.
You'll need spare 6-pin power connector for the 270.

And what kind of case that PC has - mini tower or bigger?
The dimensions on that Asus unit for example are 9.2" x 4.9" x 1.5".
 
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Vodkanelly

Vodkanelly
Would either of those allow me to run an Oculus if I decide to get one when there's a consumer ready one?
thank you for your continued patients ;)
 

Surfinjo

Surfinjo
I play a pretty good game with no problems using a lot less than you have.

I have a 2.4Ghz Quad CPU. 3Gb DDR2 memory and GTX 750.

I strongly suggest you think carefully before spending a load of cash on kit you simply don't need.
 

Zieman

Zieman
Surfinjo said:
I play a pretty good game with no problems using a lot less than you have.

I have a 2.4Ghz Quad CPU. 3Gb DDR2 memory and GTX 750.

I strongly suggest you think carefully before spending a load of cash on kit you simply don't need.
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adoredtv said:
Your graphics card is far stronger than his, that's why he's being advised on a graphics upgrade.
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Exactly, the default GPU is a REALLY weak link in otherwise pretty solid system.
 
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