Which component should I upgrade in priority?
So I've been playing the UT3 demo, and I've been enjoying it much. There were some things where I was skeptical, but I ended up enjoying. I see complaints in the forums, but for the most part, I can live with them as I'm a casual fan. (Still a fan no doubt)
But that's not the point.
The point is thus: I can play this game at 3 on world detail/tex detail and 100% screen percentage fine in multiplayer vCTF. It gets choppy in the deathmatch games and the single player games.
The fact that Suspense (the vCTF map) runs fine in multiplayer tells me that my system isn't too far from being good to run this game at a satisfactory level.
My system is thus:
Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2ghz)
Nvidia 256mb XFX GeForce 7600GT
1.5gb of RAM
Now I see the recommended system requirements wants a dual core, but I've been wondering if a dual core would kill all or at least most of the choppiness I've been experiencing on HeatRay (kinda choppy) or ShariLa(w/e but really choppy, even on lowest settings)
My question is thus: Of these components, which one should I upgrade first to get the most boost of satisfaction possible?
A dual core processor?
A better Vid card?
More ram? (doubt it)
I know dual cores can affect games nowadays, and I'm unsure where UT3 stands with hyperthreading, but take Supreme Commander for example. The frame rates take a massive jump when switching from a single core to a dual core. Thus I need to know, which one do I need to upgrade first? (And yes, I am on a monthly budget.)
But that's not the point.
The point is thus: I can play this game at 3 on world detail/tex detail and 100% screen percentage fine in multiplayer vCTF. It gets choppy in the deathmatch games and the single player games.
The fact that Suspense (the vCTF map) runs fine in multiplayer tells me that my system isn't too far from being good to run this game at a satisfactory level.
My system is thus:
Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2ghz)
Nvidia 256mb XFX GeForce 7600GT
1.5gb of RAM
Now I see the recommended system requirements wants a dual core, but I've been wondering if a dual core would kill all or at least most of the choppiness I've been experiencing on HeatRay (kinda choppy) or ShariLa(w/e but really choppy, even on lowest settings)
My question is thus: Of these components, which one should I upgrade first to get the most boost of satisfaction possible?
A dual core processor?
A better Vid card?
More ram? (doubt it)
I know dual cores can affect games nowadays, and I'm unsure where UT3 stands with hyperthreading, but take Supreme Commander for example. The frame rates take a massive jump when switching from a single core to a dual core. Thus I need to know, which one do I need to upgrade first? (And yes, I am on a monthly budget.)
Guys, I'm asking about priority. Of course I'd upgrade the Card AND the processor. Price is an issue, so I need to take it one step at a time. Thus, name WHICH ONE I should upgrade first.
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