I'm thinking of Upgrading my Computer.

[LostElement]

My computer is not at all beefy. But it's still good. I got it for 700 bucks and it runs very well, but... I am a gamer, all of us here are. I'm thinking of upgrading my PC. Here are my specs:

Processor AMD A8-5500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics 3.20 GHz

64bit

Display Adaptors: AMD Radeon HD 7560D

IDT HD Audio CODEC

1 Terabyte of Memory

64bit based processor

8 Gigs of RAM.

I have quad cores

Rating 4.5.

Workgroup.

Windows 8

What can I do to upgrade this. I am hoping for a better Video card and a CPU and possibly other things I could do to upgrade this. There is no need to dumb it for me.... At least not considerably.

Oh and my budget is dependable. But try to keep it under 350$.

Now I am currently not playing complicated games. I know this PCs limit. But I would like to run World of Tanks, which will soon become very demanding in graphics (50,000 to 100,000 Polys) and Revamped HD Textures, at maximum settings.

I experience part count lag in KSP at 230 parts. EuroTruck Simulator (I find it to be a relaxing game) is also demanding and I can run on lower settings.

Edited March 31, 2014 by LostElement

[Tripzter]

Definitely get a PCIE video card. The integrated Radeon is bad.

A processor wont help much either until ksp starts multicore support.

I'm running an A10 6800 at 5ghz.. still lagging.

Edited March 31, 2014 by Tripzter

[LostElement]

I really like windows 8. After using it I can very easily navigate around it.

And these things came with the computer, I haven't done anything to it. and I already know Integrated Video cards aren't good.

[Rabada]

It looks like you are using your motherboards on board graphics, which suck hard core. Get an actual graphics card and it will be a night and day difference. I got a GTS 760 about a month ago for $250 and its awesome!!! (It has the same graphics processing power as 1.6 xbones I believe) You'll probably need a new Power Supply too.

[LostElement]

I just updated it. It's a quad core.

[Rassa Farlander]

You might find some useful info in this thread as well:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/25004-KSP-Unofficial-Official-Computer-Building-Megathread-%28All-Questions-Acceptable-%29

[Rabada]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html

This is the go-to site for the best graphics cards for your money.

[LostElement]

Whew there is a lot of read in there. It's 23:00 where I live. I heard the most NVidias and GeForce video cards are good. Hopefully by the time I get my money, I can upgrade this PC to play games better and smoother.

[Rabada]

Whew there is a lot of read in there. It's 23:00 where I live. I heard the most NVidias and GeForce video cards are good. Hopefully by the time I get my money, I can upgrade this PC to play games better and smoother.

Scroll down to the table for the important part.

[LostElement]

Agh, damn my Non HD monitor. I also need a new monitor. and HD one. I can't read the text there. It's too blurred and I can't open it.

[LostElement]

My monitor is called a Generic PnP Monitor.

[CalculusWarrior]

If you are upgrading your CPU, I recommend an Intel. Despite often having less cores than the AMD versions and similar clock speeds, they perform much better on a core-by-core basis. Since KSP runs on mostly one core, this improved single core performance will improve framerates.

[LostElement]

Yes, but keep in mind KSP is not the only game that I play.

[LostElement]

Needs to be 10

Bump

[FenrirWolf]

My monitor is called a Generic PnP Monitor.

That's just the name for the generic windows monitor driver

[Rjhere]

Yea, you go for an external gfx card, then later I'd suggest upgrading to intel!