edit: are you planning to oc?
OC is
potentially on the agenda. Depends upon real world performance returns. If standard clock provides sufficient CPU grunt for COH2 -not a performance bottleneck, then no,
until required. I have owned some legendary clockers over the years, i.e. most recent notable bang for buck reliable OCers being Intel Core 2 Q6600 and AMD Phenom II X4 955BE. But I OC on an
as required basis, and only if substantial (worthwhile) performance gains can be had without sacrificing either stability & reliability. Three years is
my personal sufficient
longevity target.
I will go ahead and upgrade the core system regardless, some saving being rendered through reintegration with existing hardware. e.g venerable Corsair (Seasonic rebadge) HX-720 modular PSU (also have a HX-520 available, newer), 2TB Hitachi or Seagate 7200rpm HDDs -both good, Hitachi is faster real world performer, cooler running and quieter,
Thermaltake V9 case (+ x2 additional 120mm case fans ..haha.. not so old yet to not enjoy a bit of
bLinG),
iHBS312 BD writer etc, adding an OS upgrade to WIN10/X64 into the mix when it happens. I currently run WIN7SP1/64. I have a decent enough CPU air cooler but a new CPU cooler of some type will be prerequisite. I've always been a fan of the performance & bang for the buck offered by Arctic Cooling PWM fans for case, CPU, and GPU all else being equal, although am not 'brand blinded' e.g. currently running a
Xigmatek S1283 CPU (air) Cooler. I am favouring LC this time around though. In a hot and humid ¾ of the year sub tropical climate especially, it's just so much more efficient acknowledging that it's also significantly more expensive than air for a quality, quiet one.
On the replacement GPU, the jury is still out deliberating.
Lust is for AMD new die Fury class, desire is trying to persuade logic to go for something pricier in the GTX970/R9 390 die recycled class than the GTX960/R9 380 I envisage me paying for, and reason is shouting "just wait!". I spoke with my mate lastt night previously mentioned in an earlier post, and he is currently running a
4GB GTX980 planning on upgrading
within the next 12 months if a cost vs benefit path eventuates within that time frame, so there's a possibility there.
As it is, my venerable HD 6870 performs adequately enough to play this game surprisingly smoothly in 1920x1080, but comes of course with the caveat/encumberance that it is of course, detail level restrictive. And, it's most apparent 1GB of VRAM of its era is insufficient for this game at that res.
I feel a need to comment that I am
appalled at Relic's lack of optimization of this title, especially after two years since its release. If only that was equitable with SEGA's marketing of it!