froggyboy604
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Would a Dual Core CPU like the Intel i3 -3240 Dual-Core 3.4 Ghz CPU good enough for gaming on medium to high quality video settings on a PC with 8GB DDR3 RAM, and a faster video card like a Nvidia GTX 650 1GB?
Is a dual-core CPU good enough for PC Gaming?
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Iron Eagle
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Depends on the game. Most PC games would work fine on those components, except there are some games that are strictly limited to quad-core processors. Such games include Call of Duty: Black Ops. It can still run, but with a horrific frame rate that isn't enjoyable. Alas not all games are like that, in fact the i3 is pretty good, so I'd say your specs will suffice.
froggyboy604
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Thanks for the reply.
Would upgrading to a faster $199-249 video card like the Nvidia GTX 760 with a GPU speed of 980 MHz and 2GB 256-bit DDR5 Video RAM on the card improve the framerates in Games like Call of Duty: Black Ops on a dual core i3 CPU where they are playable?
Would upgrading to a faster $199-249 video card like the Nvidia GTX 760 with a GPU speed of 980 MHz and 2GB 256-bit DDR5 Video RAM on the card improve the framerates in Games like Call of Duty: Black Ops on a dual core i3 CPU where they are playable?
Iron Eagle
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froggyboy604 said:
Well, those upgrades definitely would help smooth the frame rate on in Black Ops multiplayer, but not 100%. If the i3 PC has those parts installed or not, the single player solo-play campaign would be playable. However, with an upgraded system, when in multiplayer mode either online or offline, when the gameplay escalates drastically (such as when an enemy B52 is inbound or a cobra is in the air) the gameplay's frame rate would lag immensely temporarily until the escalation ceases. It still would be playable if you are willing to let a frame skip every now and then not bother you. But it would run well in single player. However, most of the other Call of Duty games other various PC games do not rely on the CPU and would run with excellence on your machine without requiring any upgrade components.
I would worry less about the CPU, and more about your graphics card. If you're looking to really get good graphics, your processor should suffice, but I would bump up to a 2 GB graphics card, which isn't really that much more expensive.
froggyboy604
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Thanks for the tips.
If I use a lower resolution monitor like a monitor with 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution instead of a high resolution monitor like a 1920×1080/1080P would frame rates be better because the GPU has less pixels to create an image?
I use to hear that on smaller displays like 30 inch and lower size monitors, and TVs, the quality of higher resolution 1080P video is less noticeable, and a lower resolution monitor would look as good as a 1080P display.
If I use a lower resolution monitor like a monitor with 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution instead of a high resolution monitor like a 1920×1080/1080P would frame rates be better because the GPU has less pixels to create an image?
I use to hear that on smaller displays like 30 inch and lower size monitors, and TVs, the quality of higher resolution 1080P video is less noticeable, and a lower resolution monitor would look as good as a 1080P display.
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