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Upgrade advice for DA2?


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maxernst

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I notice that my PC does not meet the recommended CPU requirement...technically, at least.  I have an E8500, which is a Core 2 Duo running at 3.16 GHz.  Is DA2 well-enough optimized for multithreading that a quad core at a much lower speed is actually superior?  At the time I bought my PC, the E8500 was actually faster on most games than much more expensive quad-cores, and from what I've seen the price tag on the higher speed quad cores is still quite high.  Will I be facing a slide show on my dual-core CPU?  I don't feel like getting a new motherboard, so I'll be sticking with socket 775.

Alternatively--though I'm above the recommended specs here already--I could pick up a second Radeon 4850 video card.  Worth doing or overkill?  I was able to run DA:O at 1680x1050 resolution with most stuff other than anti-aliasing turned on without trouble and that's as high as my monitor goes.

So...is an upgrade in order for DA2, and if so, what will get me the most improvement?

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Kilshrek

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CPU I can't offer any meaningful advice, but on the GPU side I'm fine with my 4850, everything on high and I can't say I notice any performance issues aside from some occasional chug, but that seems random.

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Scimal

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You should be fine.

I have a Q6600 at stock and it runs 1680 x 1050 at playable (if not entirely smooth) FPS with an 8800GT.

If you have a slightly beefier card and faster CPU, you should be golden.