What sort of upgrade should I get?

[Poorlaggedman]

I built this PC about 18 months ago. Actually I paid someone to. I stopped keeping track of the graphics race a long time ago after I realized it would never settle down. So I'm pretty clueless for building PCs now.

I didn't plan on playing high-end games but it was supposed to be an option. I can play but on low. And I have huge loading problems and other issues. I could never play on high without serious lag issues in WoR.

Currently I have

Windows 10
Intel i5 4590 3.3GHz (4CPUs)
8 gig RAM
Geforce GTX 750 graphics card

[Redleader]

Poor,



It's hard to give some advice without knowing a budget.
I would advice a graphic cards upgrade : for Nvidia a GTX 1080 (the 6gb if possible) would be an asset imho. -> any other people who could advice an AMD card ?


-> Always check if a graphics card can fit your PC Case and if the power supply can handle it (sometimes you might even need an adaptor 6pin or 8pin to supply power for your graphics card)

Sidenote : I've know some people with recent high end computers and they still have problems playing.
Sidenote : You stated your computer is 18 months old, your CPU is a Haswell (I*-4***) generation and that would make it 2013-2014 'ish. (could be you got it cheap)

[LaBelle]

8 more gigs of RAM and at the very least a 980 gpu.

[Poorlaggedman]

980?

There's really no budget. I'd like to be able to max out my settings when I can get in a server because I like to record. I never go for the Rolls Royce of current items on the market though.

[McMuffin]

If you want max settings, go for something in the 10 series of NVIDIA. I had a 1080 EVGA Superclocked edition, and it was fine, I was able to max out the settings that made a visual difference with 45-60 frames. Upgrade RAM to 16 or 32GB if you really want it, it can help with loading times (big asterisk there as it can vary wildly but if you want to really boost loading times get an SSD). Your CPU will probably be fine, but, if you want to edit that video you record you may want that 32GB of RAM and a new CPU, but for gaming, you're fine (generally speaking, a new CPU every five years will keep you up to date with even big titles). However, before going out and buying a new CPU, especially the newest Intel ones, check your motherboard's compatibility based on chipset or socket.