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Looking GPU and RAM recommendations for AMD Athlon II X2 270 CPU and Gigabyte 78LMT S2 motherboard running.

I already installed 8 GB dual channel RAM on it. I am using it onboard ATI Radeon HD 3000 GPU. Should i upgrade its RAM for better perfermance for the games of 2010 era ? What GPU is most compatible with it considering not to bottleneck with dual core CPU. Currently i am running Windows 7, would run GNU/Linux distro if that offers better performance. I am based on India and my budget is around 100 USD.

Edit :- There's sentimental value of me for that PC so i don't wanna upgrade CPU or Motherboard or switch to differennt PC. Its my secondary PC my main PC can handle modern AAA titles.

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u/Vardaan147 — 23 hours ago

I got a New Potato. What gpu to buy?

9 year old Lenovo Ideacentre 720-18asu, got it with monitor and keyboard/ mouse for $60.

Ryzen 5 1400, 4 cores, 8 threads,

Geforce GT 730, 2 GB Vram

16 gigs DDR4

258 gig nvme system drive

1 tb storage, mechanical

240w psu

Windows 10

What options do I have for a gpu? gtx 1050?

gtx 1650? Google say might not run on my weak psu?

Just trying to keep this system dirt cheap. To goof around on.

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u/kitbiggz — 1 day ago

Can I run GTA V on my PC?

*crosspost from GTA subreddit

I want to play GTA V on a weak PC, thinking; "this game runs fine on a PS3". Would the legacy version with the graphics turned down perform well enough? I dont mind the graphics, the story, to shoot people, it's fun to lose and to pretend.

Yes, I can say my pc is better than a PS3, but if I need to list the specific specs, here:

Intel i5-6500

16gb ddr4 ram 2133mhz

gt730 2gb ddr3 (mhm, now cravin' potato)

its all in a thinkcentre (sff)

I'll be fine playing GTA VI, SA, even III (DE), But can I play V with graphic compromises?

All answers appreciated & thx in advance!!!

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u/Seven-EIevens — 1 day ago

Can i run mewgenics? Please tell me

i hate my pc

***LAPTOP***:

***OS:windows 10*** (no problem with this IG)

***CPU BRAND:Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU 4415U @ 2.30GHz***

***RAM:4GB***

***VIDEO CARD*** (i guess its GPU)***:Intel(R) HD Graphics 610***

***VRAM:128MB***

PS: i can run isaac repentance but on slightly low fps (like 20 or 30)

***LAPTOP***:

***OS:windows 10*** (no problem with this IG)

***CPU BRAND:Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU 4415U @ 2.30GHz***

***RAM:4GB***

***VIDEO CARD*** (i guess its GPU)***:Intel(R) HD Graphics 610***

***VRAM:128MB***

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u/pomelo1241 — 1 day ago

Is 4K gaming destroying low end gaming?

I guess this is more a rant and people don't really have a reason to answer, so maybe just leave your thoughts on the current state of low end gaming.

More and more I have been having this thought, that 4K gaming has been disastrous for the PC gaming ecosystem. Due to the demands of 4K resolution we've seen the rise of AI technologies such as FSR and DLSS.

Why? Because at a 4K resolution the native anti aliasing was not working, framerates were tanking and there was a requirement for even beefier hardware. Look at any game reviewer, they will be running the game they are reviewing in 4K, set everything to max and then expect that they should be able to get 60fps. So instead of game developers trying to optimise for this insane level of detail they have basically fubbed it, they've decided that they will upscale. So they render the game at 1080p and then use AI algorithms and machine learning to render it at 4k resolution. Thus making the 4k ultra FPS go from 40fps to 80fps.

But then over the years developers have realised that they can just do less optimising, if everyone is going to be using upscaling then why not target 60fps for the upscaled version and feck everyone else.

I've seen games like Stalker 2 called graphical masterpieces when if you don't have FSR/DLSS turned on it's a jagged mess and when you do it's a smeared blurry mess. So the companies work on sharpening algorithms. It feels like I'm going crazy. We're rendering 8k textures in the backend, then smearing and blurring them with AA and upscaling and then running AI sharpening over them.

It feels like nowadays that instead of turning down graphics and getting a slightly worse product, you end up with absolute slop. Barely optimised crap that expects you to just upscale and blur it anyways.

A game from 2010 on lower end settings is still sharp and crisp. A game that is on settings for a higher framerate nowadays is a blurry smeary upscaled mess.

I have a deep library of older games, I don't play as many newer games anymore. I don't really look forward to new games. I've started modding older games and playing the more sandboxy ones which you can play endlessly.

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u/Familiar-Figure-5692 — 2 days ago
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Need some games reccom for my new lap

I jst got this lap this month and I'm thinking of trying few games like genshin or palworld etc and I was thinking whether it will run it or not cause I'm not having much knowledge in these stuffs so yeah, also if you got any good reccom of games please do share it I will really appreciate it . Processor: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H (1.70 GHz)

Installed RAM: 16 GB DDR5

Graphics: Intel Arc Integrated Graphics

GPU Memory: 8.8 GB shared

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u/Yamazaki2yk — 1 day ago

Looking for game recommendations (including online co-op) for a Surface Pro 6 (i5-8250U / 8GB RAM)

Hey everyone. I’m looking for some good game recommendations that will run smoothly on my laptop.I am fully aware this is not a gaming laptop and that it cannot handle big, demanding modern AAA titles. I'm completely fine with playing older classics, well-optimized indie titles, or 2D games. And as I said, I'd love to know if there are any good co-op games it can run.

My Device Specifications:

Model: Microsoft Surface Pro 6

Processor: Intel Core i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz

RAM: 8.00 GB

Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Integrated iGPU)

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u/maximisethemad — 2 days ago

Can I run Arma Reforger + Mods?

So my specs are: i5 11400H, rtx 3050ti (1650 super equivalent) 4gb vram, 16gb ram, SSD.

I'm planning to buy the game next month and I want to try WCS server. It's not the best hardware out there but can I run this around low/med 1080p in 30-40fps? Thank you

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u/Boredom_fighter12 — 2 days ago

Recommended me some games

My pc specs

Intel hd 520

I5 6th gen

16gb ram

Win 11

Games that like

Mgs 5 tpp

Far cry 3 and blood dragon

Far cry3

Gta 4

Also I don't want racing games first person and third person open world and should have good story

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u/LAGGY___ — 2 days ago

Should I get an 8gb stick or two?

I just got a refurbished dell Latitude 5420 with Intel iris xe graphics, but it has 16gb single stick, should I get an 8gb stick so I have 24 or 2 eight gb sticks so I get 16 symmetric?

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u/Hashiro_tae — 2 days ago

Guys please reccomend me soulslike game for RX 550 + i5 3450 8gb ram WIN 10

Dark Souls 3 on low setting got 40-60 fps, but also i got microfreezes
Dark Souls 1 remastered works very well but i dont love this game : - (
(Same for DS2)
Elden ring runs 20-40 fps on lowest setting , but looks like crap and unplayable bcuz of tight timings in combat
Maybe someone have similar setup and know games with combat similar to Elden Ring ?

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u/BlackenedSpektrum — 3 days ago

AC Brotherhood vs AC 2 in terms of performance

My potato machine (specs bellow) can run mid settings Assassins Creed 2 on ±40 FPS so i am wondering what to expect with Brotherhood.

Minimum specs of both games looks exactly same on paper, but Assassins creed Brotherhood seems having better graphic and requires like 3x more drive space. So my question is, how much more hardware demanding it is compared to AC 2? Is there any significant-ish increase (or how big is difference), or are they more less same games in terms of performance?

I did little research, but i found folks saying "AC Brotherhood runs better, is optimalized better" so as "AC Brotherhood runs worse"

OS: Windows 11
CPU: Intel i5-8265U 1.80 GHz
GPU: Intel UHD Graphic 620 (integrated with 128MB VRAM)
RAM: 8 GB

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u/Thomashko — 3 days ago

3 laptops, which is better?

Laptop 1:

The dell gaming 5577 has an i7 7700HQ (maybe i could try overclocking it?) with 8 gb of ddr4 2400 mhz ram (which i will upgrade to 16 or 24) with 256gb of NVMe SSD storage and an nvidia gefore rtx 1050 4gb gddr5.

Laptop 2:

The thinkpad t14 gen 3 has i5 1245U with 16 gb ddr4 3200mhz (pre installed) 512 gb NVMe SSD but no gpu.

Laptop 3:

The dell precision 3560 has i7 1185G7, 16 gigs ddr4 3200Mhz, 256 gb ssd, and a gddr6 nvidia quadro T500 (2gb)

Which one would be better?

Games ill play: honkai star rail, genshin, wuwa, rainbow six, pre 2018 cod and battlefield games, titanfall 2, roblox, overwwtch, minecraft, etc etc

Apologies for asking so many questions i dont wanna waste money and then realize i couldve gotten something better for the same price.

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u/ExpensiveTeam7480 — 3 days ago

Can i run LIES OF P on my laptop?

CPU: Intel Core i5-1145G7

GPU: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

RAM: 16GB DDR4 3200 MT/s Dual Channel

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i ran Elden Ring at a stable 30 FPS, reaching 45 FPS in indoor areas

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u/mou_299 — 3 days ago

Is a dell gaming 5577 worth getting?

I cant add another flair but i wanted the what games can i run aswell, anyways

I wanted to ask your personal opinions on these two laptops and how much differently (better or worse) theyd perform.

The dell gaming 5577 has an i7 7700HQ (maybe i could try overclocking it?) with 8 gb of ddr4 2400 mhz ram (which i will upgrade to 16 or 24) with 256gb of NVMe SSD storage and an nvidia gefore rtx 1050 4gb gddr5.

The thinkpad t14 gen 3 has i5 1245U with 16 gb ddr4 3200mhz (pre installed) 512 gb NVMe SSD but no gpu.

What would be better to get?

Games i want to play: honkai,genshin,wuwa,overwatch,rainbow six,titanfall, pre 2020 cod and battlefield games (maybe pre 2018), story mode games in general, and roblox, maybe some screensharing on discord here and there.

Would really appreciate some help

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u/ExpensiveTeam7480 — 4 days ago

Any story based game suggestions? for my laptop

I5 11th gen, 8gb ddr4, MX350.

I played firewatch, hollow knight, backfirewall, dredge, portal, hl series.

Wanted to play ori but it was stuttering alot, i had to refund.

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u/DataC0ffee — 5 days ago