JonnyFS Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Since there is no High setting you should be fine! http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=167957&page=95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KewlCowsSaysMjau Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hang on, hang on.. you need to take a step back. Computer building 101: You CANNOT just go slapping pieces together and assume they'll all work! You need to start by looking at your current hardware and seeing if they're compatible with new hardware. Between 2002 and 2012 there were fairly large jumps in technology. Trying to slap an AMD Phenom 3.3 chip into a motherboard that doesn't support the AM3 socket is just going to waste your money, if not damage the chip. That's $230 dollars you just wasted. Same theory is applied to any other card you plan on adding to your computer: It's not a lego set you can just keep replacing pieces with. If you want add a new graphics card, you first have to see if your power supply has correct power to run the higher end graphics card. Also, you need to see if your motherboard supports PCI-e/PCI, or if it runs AGP (or ISA for ANCIENT computers). All the parts on a computer are interconnected with each other. Anything you do on one will affect the rest of the machine, even down to how you install RAM. Let me put it this way: When I started to upgrade my old machine, I did the research, looked up the parts I wanted, and realized that building a new machine is what I needed. Want to upgrade the CPU? Required a new motherboard. New Motherboard/64bit processor (for 64bit OS) meant more RAM. The type of RAM was dependent on the Motherboard. you can see where I'm going with this... Considering he already had an AM2 CPU, it would be weird if that phenom 2 wouldn't fit And if the motherboard supports AM2 CPU socket, it would be very weird if it doesnt support PCI-E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMugetsu Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hang on, hang on.. you need to take a step back. Computer building 101: You CANNOT just go slapping pieces together and assume they'll all work! You need to start by looking at your current hardware and seeing if they're compatible with new hardware. Between 2002 and 2012 there were fairly large jumps in technology. Trying to slap an AMD Phenom 3.3 chip into a motherboard that doesn't support the AM3 socket is just going to waste your money, if not damage the chip. That's $230 dollars you just wasted. Same theory is applied to any other card you plan on adding to your computer: It's not a lego set you can just keep replacing pieces with. If you want add a new graphics card, you first have to see if your power supply has correct power to run the higher end graphics card. Also, you need to see if your motherboard supports PCI-e/PCI, or if it runs AGP (or ISA for ANCIENT computers). All the parts on a computer are interconnected with each other. Anything you do on one will affect the rest of the machine, even down to how you install RAM. Let me put it this way: When I started to upgrade my old machine, I did the research, looked up the parts I wanted, and realized that building a new machine is what I needed. Want to upgrade the CPU? Required a new motherboard. New Motherboard/64bit processor (for 64bit OS) meant more RAM. The type of RAM was dependent on the Motherboard. you can see where I'm going with this... It isnt really a 2002 but it is Its hard to explane Its kinda custom made buy a guy who was fixing our old pc but died most of the stuff might be new but I think he only took the hard drive and put it on my current one just what I am thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KewlCowsSaysMjau Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I live in San Antonio,Texas USA then look on amazon or whevever you buy electronic stuff and check the prices on GTX460 or HD6870 and see if you can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinacarana Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) Considering he already had an AM2 CPU, it would be weird if that phenom 2 wouldn't fit And if the motherboard supports AM2 CPU socket, it would be very weird if it doesnt support PCI-E You'd be surprised. lol, when rebuilding my old 2005 PC, I wanted to put a Phenom 3.4 processor in it, but even though it supported PCI-e, it's chipset was the AM2, not the AM3 which the Phenom required. It isnt really a 2002 but it is Its hard to explane Its kinda custom made buy a guy who was fixing our old pc but died most of the stuff might be new but I think he only took the hard drive and put it on my current one just what I am thinking. And this is why I'm saying you really need to do the research on what is inside your PC. Even if it was rebuild a year or two later, there are still huge leaps in technology. Computers are a never ending change. However, it's your money, spending it how you wish. This is just my obnoxious need to throw my 2 cents in everywhere. lol (I'll add that I'm a Tech/iPhone developer/programmer on the side for various other projects not related to SWTOR, just to add some credibility to what I'm saying.) Edited January 13, 2012 by shinacarana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzinger Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Complete crap, dont buy it, save a month and buy a real graphics card. Really? I saw Youtube videos having it with skyrim and BF3 running on high/ultra settings. What graphics card would be a good replacement then, with a 500W PSU? Or would I need to upgrade that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KewlCowsSaysMjau Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 It isnt really a 2002 but it is Its hard to explane Its kinda custom made buy a guy who was fixing our old pc but died most of the stuff might be new but I think he only took the hard drive and put it on my current one just what I am thinking. Tell us what motherboard you're using. If you don't have the box lying around, you can download CPU-Z and it will tell you exactly what components you have installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooperrob Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) I was wondering if a AMD Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express (PCIe) DVI was good to run on medium I have a 2002 Microsoft Desktop I just bought the Sapphire Amd Radeon HD 6570 1 gig ddr3, I have been using it for 2 days now. It Runs swtor everything highest settings except shadows off at 1440x900 resolution. Average fps while questing is around 40. In the fleet area on the outer rings I get about 30 fps. The cantina in the very center of the fleet goes down to around 17-20. I havent tried warzones yet. Intel celeron G530 Asrock h61m-ge socket 1155 mobo 1x 4 gig Gskill ripjaws pc 12800 ram Sapphire Amd Radeon HD 6570 1 gig ddr 3 300 gig Seagate sata harddrive Edited January 13, 2012 by trooperrob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMugetsu Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 You'd be surprised. lol, when rebuilding my old 2005 PC, I wanted to put a Phenom 3.4 processor in it, but even though it supported PCI-e, it's chipset was the AM2, not the AM3 which the Phenom required. And this is why I'm saying you really need to do the research on what is inside your PC. Even if it was rebuild a year or two later, there are still huge leaps in technology. Computers are a never ending change. However, it's your money, spending it how you wish. This is just my obnoxious need to throw my 2 cents in everywhere. lol (I'll add that I'm a Tech/iPhone developer/programmer on the side for various other projects not related to SWTOR, just to add some credibility to what I'm saying.) Well I have two uncles who work with computers so I think when I try to install it they will tell me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truedark Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 My 5750 maxes this out at 1920x1080, that thing should do fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMugetsu Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Tell us what motherboard you're using. If you don't have the box lying around, you can download CPU-Z and it will tell you exactly what components you have installed. Can you give me a link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobywv Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 The video card doesn't mean nearly as much as the cpu or ram when it comes to MMOs. People upgrade the cards because they tend to be the easiest thing to switch. Get yourself a real good cpu. You're then golden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KewlCowsSaysMjau Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Can you give me a link. You really need to start using google, mate, its a source of great information! Google! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KewlCowsSaysMjau Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Really? I saw Youtube videos having it with skyrim and BF3 running on high/ultra settings. What graphics card would be a good replacement then, with a 500W PSU? Or would I need to upgrade that? rofl, no, you didn't... I've given examples already, why aren't people reading the replies!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzinger Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 rofl, no, you didn't... I've given examples already, why aren't people reading the replies!? Because you have no idea what you're talking about. Keep rolling on the floor... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrmRXojpIqo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYAlarjUS8Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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