Upgraded PC - Unimpressed...

Hey Guys,

I just installed my new Geforce GTX 660 but it runs Dota 2 not much better than my old Geforce 8500 GT was.

Would this possibly be because my 2.9GHz Dual Core Intel is bottlenecking? I thought as I could run everything at 720p low settings with the exact same setup (aside from GPU) that a GPU upgrade would make much more of a difference.

So I suppose my question is if I wanna play 1080p at high settings what is the minimum CPU I'll need?

Thanks in advance guys :)

Pretty much yes, if you want to upgrade your pc I suggest a balanced over-all upgrade if you have older procesor/gfx. Also if it is a dual core I presume you have a 775 socket LGA so that means the highest procesor you can get on the motherboard is an core 2 quad. They are pretty nice and it will run it better possibly at max for sure, but I highly recommand getting another motherboard with higher socket (1155 for an I3/I5/I7 intel or AM3/AM3+ for The A xxxx series or FX xxxx series) to balance your PC rig. But I still wonder how a 2.9 GHz Dual is not capable enough. I would like to know your other specs from your PC for a more accurate awnser.

Have fun and enjoy the game.

Krom

I have just ordered my new bits actually...

MOBO: MSI Z77A-G41
CPU: INTEL i5 3570
RAM: DDR3 4GB
OS: Win 8
+ New case :)

All to go with my GTX 660...

I'm so excited all comes tomorrow hopefully everything goes smoothly I'll post back with a success or fail story!

I don't know that much about Windows 8, I cannot go into further details it's not my line of work but the cpu is high end, you could try windows 7 if you have it but that's all I can say, the motherboard is great same goes for the CPU and GFX and ddr3 4gb is more than enough. OS reinstallment is what I'd do next.

So my new PC runs Dota 2 fully maxed settings at 1080p with no lag/fps drops at all!

I am so chuffed Dota 2 looks great now lol :D