hmm guys, would like to have a decent upgrade for my secondary rig. Mostly will be used by my gf to play some The Sims 3.

Current spec (if my memory serves me right)

i3
2GB ram
5850

Just wanted to have a minor upgrade to have a smoother gameplay for her. Any help is appreciated thanks!

1k <

Would like to add that I have everything else. Just wanna upgrade the components required when upgrading the processor.

Nothing too fancy, mostly casual gaming like the Sims 3 and some casual MMOs or some Diablo 3.

This post has been edited by GameFr3ak: Aug 25 2013, 01:15 AM

Really it's the graphics card? All along I thought it was the processor. It was previously using an even weaker nVidia card but I gave it my second 5850 but it was still laggy for the Sims 3.

And I still have spare memory left while running the game. But RAM, as far as I've read, only affects up to 3-5 fps yes? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I think for experiment sake, I'll try running the sims 3 on my main rig (i5, 2gb, 5850 as well).

I have the same thought actually I was only looking to upgrade the proc and mobo.

I mentioned 1k budget, but that's the max, and if I can use less than that to achieve my goal, that will be my goal.

Do you have some recommendations on proc and mobo ?

Sorry, I was wrong. It is actually a Intel® Pentium® Processor E6300 (2M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB).

So
mobo B85 = RM250-300
i5 4570 = RM?

Thanks guys!

and btw no love for AMD?

This post has been edited by GameFr3ak: Aug 25 2013, 10:42 PM

hmm guys.. looks like my 5850 is really outdated....lagging like mad playing just arkham origin

I'm on i5 750, 650w 80% psu, 4gb ram, p55-gd65 and a 5850... might wanna replace that 5850...

any good GPU recommendation with a budget of 1k?

Thanks sanji