SammySix Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Hi Guys, I appreciate my title is somewhat obscure, however I am looking to buy a new PC given mine doesn't appear like it has much longer left, it runs SWTOR OK, but does take too long to load the main menu, flashpoints, new planets, NPC's on the occasion and can also take a while to load conversations, all the while negatively effecting a smooth and pleasurable game play experience. My PC is more than capable of running it, however I am requesting your help in obtaining the spec for running SWTOR on good graphics, and other higher end settings such as detail etc, as I really want to enrich my game play. What should I look for in terms of PC Spec?I currently have:Processor - Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.4GHzMemory - 2048MB RAMGFX Card - NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT I am not very technical minded as you can tell, but would it be possible to simply upgrade the above 3 items or would there be other issues I have to take into account, and is it worth just buying a new PC in that event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loryk Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The loading is probably just your internet connection. The kind of upgrade that you would need to do to your system is somewhat large. You would need a new graphics card, cpu and more ram. If you know computers (as in are confident that you know how to install a CPU) and can find out what socket your current CPU is then you could upgrade your machine. If you aren't confident doing stuff like this then you should probably buy a new machine entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammySix Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Thanks, I took my PC to a computer shop I knew when I had an issue before so may ask them again to help ref this. In terms of cost I would love to buy a new PC but if it's cheaper to buy new hardware I guess that's the viable solution. Just got turned down for finance on a beast of a PC too, seething. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowermanx Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 If you're running Vista or 7, I would scrape up a couple of bucks and add another 2GB of ram. It will make a noticeable difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammySix Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 If you're running Vista or 7, I would scrape up a couple of bucks and add another 2GB of ram. It will make a noticeable difference. I am running 7, yes. I presume it would be wise to buy the same I have now, or wouldn't it make much difference? I will also look at upgrading my internet connection with the supplier. Is my graphics card good enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUCASCASADEIS Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Hi Guys, I appreciate my title is somewhat obscure, however I am looking to buy a new PC given mine doesn't appear like it has much longer left, it runs SWTOR OK, but does take too long to load the main menu, flashpoints, new planets, NPC's on the occasion and can also take a while to load conversations, all the while negatively effecting a smooth and pleasurable game play experience. My PC is more than capable of running it, however I am requesting your help in obtaining the spec for running SWTOR on good graphics, and other higher end settings such as detail etc, as I really want to enrich my game play. What should I look for in terms of PC Spec? I currently have: Processor - Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.4GHz Memory - 2048MB RAM GFX Card - NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT I am not very technical minded as you can tell, but would it be possible to simply upgrade the above 3 items or would there be other issues I have to take into account, and is it worth just buying a new PC in that event? i recommend you more GHZ, maybe 3,5-4,0 over there and a better ram mayeb 4 and of course your video card is terrible, get a better video card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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