Familjecola Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hello I have put down my settings in this game and turned off shadows. Still my fps can drop at times and it seems to not be that great all the time. I run with a intel i5 750 @ 2,67 ghz cpu, 4 gb ram memory and a XFX Radeon 5850 1 gb graphics card. If I buy more memory, will that increase my fps or do I need to get a better graphics card aswell? Thanks in advance for answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpass Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 your memory is fine. If you want more fps via an upgrade you should get a newer graphics card. If your motherboard can handle Nvidia, i recommend the GTX 580. Its quiet and even having just 1 runs TOR very well even with shadows. Im not sure what the next level up for ATI is. But check the reviews about performance and also fan noise. Some of these cards can sound like a jet engine under load. If you have the money get a nice liquid cooled card. Get one of the ready to go pre filled systems. You don't have to refill them because they are sealed. The do it yourself liquid cool is a pain to maintain. After what you have already done with the graphic settings, a graphic card upgrade is the next step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkkh Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Carrylot's thread was just closed for saying the FPS no no word. Simply, you can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpass Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Carrylot's thread was just closed for saying the FPS no no word. Simply, you can't. that was probably closed because of flaming. the OP here has a real tech question and its not defaming the game at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerganKhan Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 The game runs flawlessly with all high settings on my 2-yr old XPS, 3 gig of mem and a 8800GT gfx card. I see all these peeps having problems with I5 and I7's and DX11 graphics cards, and I'm doubting faster/better hardware will fix the issue. Untill your issue is researched further I'd refrain from dropping a wad of cash on newer, better hardware. Unless you're loaded of course in which case go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windzro Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 buy a better video card.......that WILL fix your problem.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familjecola Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the answer! But good lord those gtx 580 cards were not cheap. But more ram memory won't give me any or just small increases? Edit: I haven't looked around too much in these tech threads but is there a problem with i5/i7 processors? Ive heard of problem with shadows for some graphics card only. Edited January 15, 2012 by Familjecola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenkutsu Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Tom's Hardware ran a test benchmarking most of the major graphics cards with SWTOR, including things like forced AA. It's well worth a look if you're planning on upgrading http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/star-wars-gaming-tests-review,3087.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Bee Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Running reasonably well with GTX 560 Ti. Cant say my FPS stays over 100 all the time, but it's good enough to not ruin the gaming experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familjecola Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Maybe I should actually add that I believe the problem lies in view distance. Or it could be that seeing as in Wow that was what took most of my fps... Will the feature to change the view distance be implemented again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Tom's Hardware ran a test benchmarking most of the major graphics cards with SWTOR, including things like forced AA. It's well worth a look if you're planning on upgrading http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/star-wars-gaming-tests-review,3087.html Toms is usually pretty solid with there tech articles, they were wrong about lack of Crossfire support though. Back to the point, the game is more GPU focused than anything. If I was going to suggest one single item to help it would be a video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponchovilla Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Thanks for the answer! But good lord those gtx 580 cards were not cheap. But more ram memory won't give me any or just small increases? Edit: I haven't looked around too much in these tech threads but is there a problem with i5/i7 processors? Ive heard of problem with shadows for some graphics card only. Yeah, you really shouldn't have to buy a C2050 to play this game. I'm guessing they just made the game the least efficient way possible and there's nothing that we can really do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familjecola Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Well is there any cheaper but still good cards that will be a, preferably, big upgrade over my xfx hd5850 card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsillah Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Getting a 6870 or better would be good. What I am missing is your OS. Which windows are you running? I would suggest getting up to 8Gig RAM but you need a 64 bit system. If you have a 32 bit version of windows, you can unly run a max of 4Gig RAM. The rest would just be sitting there doing nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familjecola Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Oh sorry, windows 7 64 bit is my os. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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