I am not sure what I need to upgrade to run this game. Info below

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130708-1532)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-78LMT-USB3
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD FX(tm)-4100 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~4.0GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 2004MB used, 14372MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled


Display Devices:
Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6670
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6758)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6758&SUBSYS_31801682&REV_00
Display Memory: 4095 MB
Dedicated Memory: 2035 MB
Shared Memory: 2060 MB

You should be fairly OK with this setup I'd say. You can indeed put in better GC and / or SSD (unless you have already) but it depends how much you want to spend on it. Have you ran the ARR benchmark on it? If yes what score have you got?

Hi, i got a score of 3321 on the benchmark tool. I just find the game is slightly laggy. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a new GC as I might go grab one today.

Thanks for the reply btw

Well - 3321 is usable but surelly at least 5k+ would be better. What mode have you selected (desktop / laptop ... high / standard)? You can try to change setting there. What also helps to increase the score / smoothness of the play is to kill / dissable and close any unessential apps and services on your PC before playing - that can gain upt 25 - 30%. Stuff like most of rubbish MS options (indexing, sharing, media etc.) can by dissabled together with various toolbars or gadgets, even get rid of all graphic enhancements of windows UI etc. Can't personally recommend really on the GC (using laptop with built in crappy GC) - on the box it says recomended Nvidia GTX 660 or higer or AMD HD 7950 or higher.

Score:2606
Average Framerate:21.439
Performance:Fairly High
Screen Size: 1280x720
Screen Mode: Windowed
Graphics Presets: Maximum
Enable HDR rendering and improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
Use low-detail models on distant objects. (LOD) : Disabled
Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
Real-time Reflections : High
Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing) : FXAA
Transparent Lighting Quality : High
Grass Quality : High
Shadows
Self : Display
Other NPCs : Display
Shadow Quality
Use low-detail models on shadows. (LOD) : Disabled
Shadow Resolution : High - 2048p
Shadow Cascading : Best
Shadow Softening : Strong
Texture Detail
Texture Filtering : Anisotropic
Anisotropic Filtering : x16
Movement Physics
Self: Full
Other NPCs: Full
Limb Darkening: Enabled
Radial Blur: Enabled
Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: Strong
Glare: Normal
Enable depth of field: Enabled

Thats the results running at max :( I wanted to be running max easily :P

oops I forgot to put it to max screen

Score:2726
Average Framerate:23.097

this is with max screen

Not sure if this is in your budget, but right now Newegg has 7950s on sale for ridiculously cheap prices. I just picked up 2 of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814202026

Thats a $300 card for $200 bucks(theres a $20 rebate). Even a single 7950 would be a monster of an upgrade over what you are running. However, I would recommend you make sure your power supply is up to the task.

your computer can run it, however, all mmos are cpu dependant far more then gpu, though this game does make good use of the gpu, and will be more so once they bring out the DX 11 drivers.

if you stand alone in the field somewhere, you are bound to get decent frames, however, add people around you doing something like hitting a boss, my advice is, go intel, AMD cpus arent bad, intel cpus are just that good, ive got a i5 3750k thats clocked to 4.4 ghz, 8 GB ram, and a 7970 GHZ card, my settings are on max, though ive toned down shadows as this actually a cpu intensive feature, this is true for other games as well. and while i do sustain 60 fps in the world mainly on my own, in groups like some fates, it can drop to 45 fps, but in a closed raid environment, im sure it will yield better frames though im unsure how the battle log behaves.

a gpu will add some performance, but a intel cpu will do more, however, changing out a motherboard and cpu out isnt cheap, at least £200- £250

also, can already help you get more frames now

Screen Mode: Windowed - have this full screen, windows naturally pours its resources into full screen programs, windowed means it doesnt
Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled - have this on
Real-time Reflections : High - dont need this on, you wont notice any real difference
Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing) : FXAA - off, you need a better gpu with more Vram to handle AA features tbh, but if you can run at 1920x1080, you wont need AA for this game at all, its well made
Shadow Resolution : High - 2048p, drop to 1024

Movement Physics
Self: Full, simple or off
Other NPCs: Full, simple or off, you dont have the cpu for it
Limb Darkening: Enabled, game looks better off imo
Radial Blur: Enabled, off as you wont notice it
Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: Strong
Glare: Normal
Enable depth of field: Enabled

If you haven't, I would take a look at this guide. If you don't want to buy new parts, it may help you fine tune the settings so it works the best it can for your system!

http://erals.guildwork.com/forum/thr...ow-end-systems

If u do buy a high end graphics card tho make sure your power supply can keep up to par, when I first started upgrading my comp back in the day I was unaware and eventually poofed my compy lol p.s. bought a amd 7950 hd for my wife and her score went from under 3k to over 8k easy.

I have a "similar" build (my processor is a lot better, but GC is only a little better) and honestly I can run on max settings (1080p) while in full screen, but it's almost unplayable while in windowed mode, which confuses me bcuz my specs should easily handle it but whatever, maybe it's like raelgun said and its just windows being windows...

Anyway, first thing first, try it in full screen mode and repost your results. My results on Maximum settings when running the benchmark on windowed mode was like 1500, and 6400 when in full screen. Now that I have the game, I play on maximum settings with no lag in full screen, and everything on.

Thanks for the help guys, I went out, bought a new GPC (Sapphire Radeon HD7790) and according to the benchmark i'm now on 9093 score. Game runs like a dream at maximum :) Thanks guys! Mad love for the community!

glad to hear! I have a HD6790 and it runs great on maximum, so the 7790 would be even better!