Getting back into PC gaming, need some help on what my PC specs can play with MMO games

setsua28

Hello everyone! I`ve been away for a very long time with PC gaming. I just got a PC and it will be here next weekend. 

Here are my specs and what games can i play? I`ve been out of the loop so i`m pretty lost lol.

Video card: 2gb Geforce gtx 750i 
Processor is AMD fx6300 6-core 3.5ghz (4.1 Ghz turbo)
1TB hard drive

Thanks to anyone that replys to me! I cant wait to jump back into MMO games.

setsua28

I have 8gb of RAM but i may go up to 32

holdenhamlet

setsua28 said:

I have 8gb of RAM but i may go up to 32

I don't think anything over 8gb of ram would be useful for any game.  Unless you're planning on running a couple games at the same time or something.

MMOs are heavily CPU reliant.  I don't know anything about AMD cpus, but it looks like you have a good one, and the graphics card should be fine, so I'd say you'd be good to go to play any MMO.  Maybe not the highest settings, but everything should be playable for sure.

setsua28

Awesome! Thanks both of you for the replys. I dont plan to play on max settings unless its an older MMO like SWTOR,Rift,LOTRO etc.  As long as i can play black dersert online on medium i should be ok lol. 

setsua28

Ah ok si have 8 so i should be ok. SO when i start up a game i`ll really have 6?  

Loke666

Well, the processor and RAm is no problem for any game, had just the same hexacore on my last computer and while it is a few years old it still performs well enough for any game. 8 gig of ram is full enough. One thing though is that you need to have a bit of airflow around the case, the CPU can get slightly hotter then an Intel but that is hardly a problem as long as there is 2 inches or so of air around the computer case or if you have good fans in it.

The 750 card is a bit crappy though, 3 years old and a low end gaming card when it was new but it will still do well at most MMOs, a few high end games and some poorly coded will force you to lower the settings to medium.

Older games like Wow will run really well. A few well coded modern games will also be no problem whatsoever (GW2 for example run really smooth compared to how good it looks).

Final fantasy XIV and ESO (and a bunch of other new games) will probably have to be run at medium setting instead of high.

Now, that is counting you have a cleanly installed windows with little background programs. If you have a 3 year old computer I seriously recommend you to re-install windows (you are free to PM me if you need help), Windows get clogged up by crap and it is best to reinstall it before you start getting games and stuff on it. In worst case there are plenty of cleaners that helps somewhat to optimize things but a clean install is always best and keep your eyes on what you download, a clean computer is a fast one.

You might want to change that GFX card next year.

Anyways, my recommendation is GW2, great game and it have one of the best MMO engines out there.

But you will be able to run almost all games older then 3 years on high (except for some reason EQ2, it's engine is aweful) and all new with a bit custom setting. Luckily is MMOs rarely that demanding.

Good luck and welcome back to the PC gaming club.

setsua28

Loke666 said:

Well, the processor and RAm is no problem for any game, had just the same hexacore on my last computer and while it is a few years old it still performs well enough for any game. 8 gig of ram is full enough. One thing though is that you need to have a bit of airflow around the case, the CPU can get slightly hotter then an Intel but that is hardly a problem as long as there is 2 inches or so of air around the computer case or if you have good fans in it.

The 750 card is a bit crappy though, 3 years old and a low end gaming card when it was new but it will still do well at most MMOs, a few high end games and some poorly coded will force you to lower the settings to medium.

Older games like Wow will run really well. A few well coded modern games will also be no problem whatsoever (GW2 for example run really smooth compared to how good it looks).

Final fantasy XIV and ESO (and a bunch of other new games) will probably have to be run at medium setting instead of high.

Now, that is counting you have a cleanly installed windows with little background programs. If you have a 3 year old computer I seriously recommend you to re-install windows (you are free to PM me if you need help), Windows get clogged up by crap and it is best to reinstall it before you start getting games and stuff on it. In worst case there are plenty of cleaners that helps somewhat to optimize things but a clean install is always best and keep your eyes on what you download, a clean computer is a fast one.

You might want to change that GFX card next year.

Anyways, my recommendation is GW2, great game and it have one of the best MMO engines out there.

But you will be able to run almost all games older then 3 years on high (except for some reason EQ2, it's engine is aweful) and all new with a bit custom setting. Luckily is MMOs rarely that demanding.

Good luck and welcome back to the PC gaming club.

I dont mind meduim settings all that much when it comes to MMO games.  Thanks for the detailed info, the PC i`m getting is being built and will have nothing on it besides windows so thats a good thing.  I plan to upgrade the card next year, i mostly got this build on a 500 dollar build. I played ESO on the PS4 and FFXIV.

I`ll check out GW2 thanks

I`m glad to be back playing on the PC, i`ve missed it.  

setsua28

SedrynTyros said:

Loke666 is right to an extent on the graphics card, which is why I mentioned you shouldn't expect to be able to run games at Max settings.  When Nvidia's new graphics cards come out later this year, you may want to look into the mid-range ones if you still plan on gaming.  They'll have a 1070 something or other that'll go for around $300/$350 and that's usually the one to get.  However, you'll want to check to make sure your Power Supply can handle the increased load of a more powerful card.  Some pre-built PCs that came with GTX 750s included a Power Supply only powerful enough to power that level of card.

And 8GB of RAM is fine for now.  Eventually, you'll want 16GB but I think we're still 2 years away from that.  By the time you actually would want to have 32GB for gaming you'll be getting an entirely new PC.

Aye i agree i`ll need to upgrade later on. I plan to next year  Luckily i decided to build my own PC this time around. The prebuild stuff messed me up last time.   I look into getting more RAM later on as well.

Thanks for the insight

H0urg1ass

I always tell my friends and family to stick with the 60,70,80 cards when it comes to Nvidia.  What I mean by this are the second numbers i.e. 960,970,980.

The reason is because the x50 cards are always significantly less powerful than the x60 cards.  For instance, the GTX 950 is twenty percent less powerful than a GTX 960 for only slightly more money.

Personally, I buy the x70 series of cards because they hit that sweet spot of value for performance.  I usually only buy them when the offer free games.  For instance, I paid $300 for my GTX 970, but got Witcher 3 and Batman Arkham Knight with it for free.  Soooo, essentially I paid $280 for the card.  Not too shabby considering I wanted those games anyways.

setsua28

H0urg1ass said:

I always tell my friends and family to stick with the 60,70,80 cards when it comes to Nvidia.  What I mean by this are the second numbers i.e. 960,970,980.

The reason is because the x50 cards are always significantly less powerful than the x60 cards.  For instance, the GTX 950 is twenty percent less powerful than a GTX 960 for only slightly more money.

Personally, I buy the x70 series of cards because they hit that sweet spot of value for performance.  I usually only buy them when the offer free games.  For instance, I paid $300 for my GTX 970, but got Witcher 3 and Batman Arkham Knight with it for free.  Soooo, essentially I paid $280 for the card.  Not too shabby considering I wanted those games anyways.

Thats good for all three of those! It was not on sale for me sadly when i checked. 

Scot

If you are not that on the ball when it comes to PC systems I would suggest you get a new one. It is easy to get caught out and find your upgrades do not give you what you expected.

Shodanas

Your pc can play all modern MMO's in med or high settings depending on the game.

Have you considered an SSD ? You won't believe the boost such drives give to overall system performance. Plus some games like TOR greatly benefit from SSD's.