Hey there fellow Minecrafters. I'm looking for the help of members who have knowledge in computers for advice on potentially upgrading my computer to be more game-friendly, so to speak, specifically for Minecraft. I like to use shaders and higher-resolution texture packs to improve Minecraft's graphics, but doing so takes a toll on my computer. Using shaders generally drops my FPS from 100 or above to approximately 15. For these reasons, I'd like to know what parts of my computer I should upgrade to increase it's performance with Minecraft. I'd also like to know, in general, which parts of a computer do games most rely on. Does it vary between games, or is there a specific part I should upgrade to be able to play more resource-intensive games.
Mostly, though, I'd like to focus on Minecraft. Here are my current PC specs:
OS: Windows XP SP3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3GHz
RAM: 2GB*
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 6570
*I might not be able to add any more RAM. I'll have to check. Also, for some reason I cannot allocate the full 2GB to Minecraft; only allocating 1GB works. Even then, in the F3 screen, it says only 989MB is 100% of my RAM. Can anyone help with this?
If you need any more specs (and chances are I've forgotten something, as it is late at night), just ask and I will try to find them.
first thing i would do is upgrade the GPU to a 7770 or a 7850. after that a new motherboard with a new cpu and new RAM.
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The Core 2 Duo may be old, but it's still plenty capable, despite what some people have said here. All that's needed is an upgrade to a more powerful GPU such as a 7770 and you'll be good.
An upgrade to a cheap Core 2 Quad (if you can find one) would also be worthwhile.
Do you have Optifine? It can something double your FPS! Is you PC laggy on other things like opening the web browser?
Yes, I have Optifine, but even with it my framerate stays at about 15 fps or lower. My PC (which is really the family PC) is often slow, even with simple tasks. Sometimes opening a web browser takes a long time, especially with other programs open, and occasionally the programs become unresponsive.
Tell us your budget, and are you free to building your own new PC? That will make life much more better and easier for you.
Decent gaming PC -
~8GB RAM
~Intel Core i5 [Overclockable]
~Around 600W PSU
~Your preference on GPU
That's just the base on what you should have if you want to handle most games at a good FPS.
Like a lot of people on the forums, I'm a youngin'. At 15, my budget is only around $300 - maybe a bit more, or possibly less, depending on how much I owe my parents. I'd love to build my own PC, and my dad and I started to do so last year, but he became so opposed to the idea because of the work, time and money we had to put into it that he decided we'd just replace our processor and graphics card instead. I still want to eventually build my own computer, but right now it isn't feasible with the money situation.
If I were to upgrade the CPU and GPU, as well as get a new motherboard and possibly more RAM, are there any specific stores or e-stores I should purchase from to get the best deal? Do you have recommendations for which brands/models should I buy? With my low budget, how much can I afford to replace? If I can't afford to replace all of these parts, is there one that has higher priority over the others? Thanks again for all your help so far.
if you only have $300 somthing like this then maybe. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gWfi
just a 7770 and a core 2 quad.
not the best, and your next upgrade that needs to happen relatively soon should be cpu ram and motherboard.
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Mostly, though, I'd like to focus on Minecraft. Here are my current PC specs:
OS: Windows XP SP3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3GHz
RAM: 2GB*
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 6570
*I might not be able to add any more RAM. I'll have to check. Also, for some reason I cannot allocate the full 2GB to Minecraft; only allocating 1GB works. Even then, in the F3 screen, it says only 989MB is 100% of my RAM. Can anyone help with this?
If you need any more specs (and chances are I've forgotten something, as it is late at night), just ask and I will try to find them.
if someone suggests Alienware or Cyberpower, wait for a custom-built list from someone who knows their stuff. Meh Rig
An upgrade to a cheap Core 2 Quad (if you can find one) would also be worthwhile.
Decent gaming PC -
~8GB RAM
~Intel Core i5 [Overclockable]
~Around 600W PSU
~Your preference on GPU
That's just the base on what you should have if you want to handle most games at a good FPS.
Anything higher would probably be bottlenecked by the processor though.
Yes, I have Optifine, but even with it my framerate stays at about 15 fps or lower. My PC (which is really the family PC) is often slow, even with simple tasks. Sometimes opening a web browser takes a long time, especially with other programs open, and occasionally the programs become unresponsive.
Like a lot of people on the forums, I'm a youngin'. At 15, my budget is only around $300 - maybe a bit more, or possibly less, depending on how much I owe my parents. I'd love to build my own PC, and my dad and I started to do so last year, but he became so opposed to the idea because of the work, time and money we had to put into it that he decided we'd just replace our processor and graphics card instead. I still want to eventually build my own computer, but right now it isn't feasible with the money situation.
If I were to upgrade the CPU and GPU, as well as get a new motherboard and possibly more RAM, are there any specific stores or e-stores I should purchase from to get the best deal? Do you have recommendations for which brands/models should I buy? With my low budget, how much can I afford to replace? If I can't afford to replace all of these parts, is there one that has higher priority over the others? Thanks again for all your help so far.
if you only have $300 somthing like this then maybe.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1gWfi
just a 7770 and a core 2 quad.
not the best, and your next upgrade that needs to happen relatively soon should be cpu ram and motherboard.
if someone suggests Alienware or Cyberpower, wait for a custom-built list from someone who knows their stuff. Meh Rig