Really not smart with this stuff so thought id get it cleared up... I dont have the money right now to fully invest in a new computer so I thought I would just upgrade for the time being to be able to play D3.. but I am a bit cautious about one thing that ive read and just need some clearing up.
AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 5200+ is what im running at.
on the power supply it says compatible with intel sandybridge core i3 i5 i7 and amd phenom. Does that mean not with AMD Athlon? Sorry if I end up sounding like a moron but just wanting to make sure.
No one is building new PCs with Athlons anymore, so OCZ didn't list it on ther specifications. It should work fine, though; things haven't changed much in the last several years.
That GPU should be able to max out most games settings, but it still might be sluggish during large battles becauuse your CPU can't keep it all straight. You may be in a weird situation where the graphics-intensive options (resolution, anti-aliasing, textures, fx, shadows) can be high, but CPU intensive options (physics, sound mixing) have to be low.
All around medium? Probably not. The Athlon X2 is a very old processor, so CPU-intensive items will have to be low/off. But graphical options can be high with a 460. Take a look at the second paragraph of my first message.
I can't guarantee a no-lag or hardly-any-lag experience with an Althon X2. A big battle might be more than it could handle, so you'll have to be careful in those situations. It should still be playable.
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AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 5200+ is what im running at.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130749 this card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017 this power supply is what id upgrade to.
on the power supply it says compatible with intel sandybridge core i3 i5 i7 and amd phenom. Does that mean not with AMD Athlon? Sorry if I end up sounding like a moron but just wanting to make sure.
That GPU should be able to max out most games settings, but it still might be sluggish during large battles becauuse your CPU can't keep it all straight. You may be in a weird situation where the graphics-intensive options (resolution, anti-aliasing, textures, fx, shadows) can be high, but CPU intensive options (physics, sound mixing) have to be low.
I can't guarantee a no-lag or hardly-any-lag experience with an Althon X2. A big battle might be more than it could handle, so you'll have to be careful in those situations. It should still be playable.