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  1. #11
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    Welsper59's Avatar
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    Eros Maxima
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    Leviathan
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mitski View Post
    MMO performance is affected by both the CPU and GPU, so maximum performance will be limited (i.e. bottleneck) by the weaker of the two.
    This is generally correct, but not entirely accurate.

    Easiest way to kind of look at it is that the CPU is the brains of the outfit (the computer). Everything else is the support. If the CPU is not powerful enough to support such advanced technology that something like a high-end GPU can provide, the CPU will only take what it can handle (meaning wasted power from the GPU). Likewise, if you have a powerful CPU, but a low-end GPU, your CPU can only do so much with the tools available to use, especially when it's regarding things that it isn't exclusively designed for (like graphics processing). That really isn't 100% accurate neither, in hindsight, but it's definitely a factor of one relying more on the other, than it being so much of an equal outlook.

    Quote Originally Posted by Coris View Post
    You should also make sure your PSU is strong enough and has the right/enough connectors (my card uses 2 6-pin connectors while my old one only needed one). Afaik the ASUS cards need around 140-175W.
    Oh and maybe if your case is big enough, those cards tend to be long now x.x
    This too lol.
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  2. #12
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    Denzel Taru
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    so in summarty.. the GTX 680 will be a complete waste of money because of my CPU (which i don't plan to upgrade)

    Someone said go for the 660.. what about the 760? and is that make that i linked reliable? MSI?
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  3. #13
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    Cloudcroft Ieyasu
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    You might want to consider waiting for the maxwell cards before dropping money. They are supposedly going to have a processor onboard to off load work done on the CPU. Of course we will have to wait and see, but if you can wait, it may help with your scenario.
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  4. #14
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    when are they expected?
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