Computer Hardware Upgrade Suggestions for Elden Ring?

[CtenosaurOaxacana]

First, my computer's relevant specs:

Processor: AMD RYZEN 3 1200 Quad-Core { 3100 Mhz speed }
Memory: 8 GB RAM { 7875 MB }
Graphics: NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 TI 4GB { 4096 MB }


For comparison, the store page's specs for playing Elden Ring:

MINIMUM
Processor: INTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
Memory: 12 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD RADEON RX 580 4 GB

RECOMMENDED
Processor: INTEL CORE I7-8700K or AMD RYZEN 5 3600X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 8 GB or AMD RADEON RX VEGA 56 8 GB


Combined with my low specs & needing to use proton emulation for my Ubuntu Linux OS, I pretty much have to play the game at roughly medium graphic settings AND 1280x720 resolution to get decent consistent frame-rate in the outdoor overworld.

Now, I remember ye olde days when gaming at 720p was practically default, and less than perfect graphics rarely phases me either, so I'm coping just fine.

But, it'd still be a good idea to plan ahead and consider what hardware upgrades I should prioritize to improve my Elden Ring experience. Besides, the next big 'graphics intensive' game I want might not even even playable on my system at all.

The Proton emulation is gonna stay. Steam has been gradually over the years making all windows games linux-compatible with their emulator, removing the one reason I would even consider bothering with a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ windows OS ever again.

Whenever my hardware meets game specs, it's no problem, whether the game is Linux 'native' or not. I figured maybe I should ask on here and get opinions on what might be most important to focus on first, in what order. Suggestions?

[Codester]

I'd stop using AMD first off.
Bench mark any game you can think of and compare AMD to Intel on the frames of the games themselves and you notice that Intel 100% of the time has at least 20% more FPS across the board.
I would consider getting 32gb of ram. At least an rtx2080 card. At Minimum an I7 9600k and whatever mobo that suits your needs. But honestly wait until early 2023. Pc part prices will be normalizing then supposedly so you could be saving some money by waiting.
I will always recommend getting a mobo, cpu, and ram first. Possibly even a cpu fan to keep temps down unless you don't care about that sort of thing.
The gpu can always be upgraded at a later date when you have more funds and is easier to install. Too many people think gpu means everything.
Like half the people in this forum for instance who talk about stuttering and bragging about their 3090. Then list a crappy cpu and wonder why their game runs poorly.

[Ollof]

My machine is 8 years old now, I've been putting off upgrading for over a year because of GPU issues/prices. Your cpu isn't likely to be holding you back, I'm rocking a 4690k, 16gb ddr3, and 2x r9 290x & not had a single issue in 80 hours, 1440p on medium settings.
I'd find whatever GPU you can get that is a significant upgrade, and add some more RAM.

[Ulmace]

ram would be an easy and good upgrade

[King of Games]

i really dont know much about AMD processors, But that one seems kinda weak.
Def get more ram, atleast the min requirement, but why bot max out what your mobo can do.
Your gpu should be ok on low setting, but maybe think of getting a RX 580 or a gtx 1060

[Dehra]

Originally posted by Vulpes Velox:

First, my computer's relevant specs:

Processor: AMD RYZEN 3 1200 Quad-Core { 3100 Mhz speed }
Memory: 8 GB RAM { 7875 MB }
Graphics: NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 TI 4GB { 4096 MB }


For comparison, the store page's specs for playing Elden Ring:

MINIMUM
Processor: INTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
Memory: 12 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD RADEON RX 580 4 GB

RECOMMENDED
Processor: INTEL CORE I7-8700K or AMD RYZEN 5 3600X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 8 GB or AMD RADEON RX VEGA 56 8 GB


Combined with my low specs & needing to use proton emulation for my Ubuntu Linux OS, I pretty much have to play the game at roughly medium graphic settings AND 1280x720 resolution to get decent consistent frame-rate in the outdoor overworld.

Now, I remember ye olde days when gaming at 720p was practically default, and less than perfect graphics rarely phases me either, so I'm coping just fine.

But, it'd still be a good idea to plan ahead and consider what hardware upgrades I should prioritize to improve my Elden Ring experience. Besides, the next big 'graphics intensive' game I want might not even even playable on my system at all.

The Proton emulation is gonna stay. Steam has been gradually over the years making all windows games linux-compatible with their emulator, removing the one reason I would even consider bothering with a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ windows OS ever again.

Whenever my hardware meets game specs, it's no problem, whether the game is Linux 'native' or not. I figured maybe I should ask on here and get opinions on what might be most important to focus on first, in what order. Suggestions?

Anyone that doesn't own at least a 3090 is a casual

[Ulmace]

Originally posted by King of Games:

i really dont know much about AMD processors, But that one seems kinda weak.
Def get more ram, atleast the min requirement, but why bot max out what your mobo can do.
Your gpu should be ok on low setting, but maybe think of getting a RX 580 or a gtx 1060

no point going for a 1060 if he has a 1050ti

[ChloroformNapkin]

Originally posted by Codester:

I'd stop using AMD first off.

Absolutely laughable... AMD hardware is fine. If anything switch to Linux and you'll have new problems but at least the driver support is there.

[King of Games]

Originally posted by ChloroformNapkin:

Originally posted by Codester:

I'd stop using AMD first off.

Absolutely laughable... AMD hardware is fine. If anything switch to Linux and you'll have new problems but at least the driver support is there.

i used to have a AMD gou, it ran fine for what it was (rx 460). But every driver update (which seemed like atleast 3x a week) would reset my hdmi setting and ♥♥♥♥ up my computers audio making it have no sound untill i redownloaded the correct audio drivers again. With my Nvidia card i havent had that issue

[socially ept outcel]

Everything needs to be upgraded in the near future, it's just a matter of budget.

Buying an SSD and another 8GB of RAM is an obvious choice and less expensive than other upgrades.

Your CPU sucks for gaming but you have AM4 so you should have an upgrade route there. A 3600 is adequate, a 5600 is much better, anything higher is frankly unnecessary for gaming. Honestly even if you can get a 1600 or 2600 for super cheap on the second hand market, like thirty pounds or dollars or w/e that's a decent stopgap upgrade, but not at all great going forward so only do that if you can't afford better. Just make sure you read up on what BIOS upgrades you might need for more recent CPU support, and upgrade immediately before installing the new CPU.

The 1050 Ti is a card I've used before, it's nice and efficient but obviously not very powerful. I don't know where GPU prices are now but I assume the market is still ♥♥♥♥♥♥ so you might have to wait to upgrade.

And before upgrading CPU or GPU, consider the suppliable wattage of your current power supply on the 12V rail, as well as its age, and consider whether you need to upgrade that too.

[defnotj4]

honestly i'd just plop a better CPU in your rig and see what you need from there. and don't switch to intel, waste of money. you can probably already plop a 3700x into your current motherboard and call it a day

[ChloroformNapkin]

Originally posted by King of Games:

Originally posted by ChloroformNapkin:

Absolutely laughable... AMD hardware is fine. If anything switch to Linux and you'll have new problems but at least the driver support is there.

i used to have a AMD gou, it ran fine for what it was (rx 460). But every driver update (which seemed like atleast 3x a week) would reset my hdmi setting and ♥♥♥♥ up my computers audio making it have no sound untill i redownloaded the correct audio drivers again. With my Nvidia card i havent had that issue

Sounds like operating system problems. If you're running Windows I can't help you.

[socially ept outcel]

Originally posted by defnotj4:

honestly i'd just plop a better CPU in your rig and see what you need from there. and don't switch to intel, waste of money. you can probably already plop a 3700x into your current motherboard and call it a day

I wouldn't recommend a 3700X just because idk what board this guy is using, could be a cheap Biostar A320, but also a 5600 will give better performance with less power use in games

And yeah suggesting to switch to Intel is very bad advice unless you are building a whole new rig with zero budget consideration. Alder Lake is good but you will not notice the difference versus Zen 3 unless you are running an RTX 3090 at 1080p

[Viper]

Its real tough to do PC builds right now because of the state of the world and chip shortages. It would probably cost you $4000-$5,000 usd to put together a good high tier PC right now..

[King of Games]

Originally posted by ChloroformNapkin:

Originally posted by King of Games:

i used to have a AMD gou, it ran fine for what it was (rx 460). But every driver update (which seemed like atleast 3x a week) would reset my hdmi setting and ♥♥♥♥ up my computers audio making it have no sound untill i redownloaded the correct audio drivers again. With my Nvidia card i havent had that issue

Sounds like operating system problems. If you're running Windows I can't help you.

im not going back to the rx 460 for obvious reasons lol. But i think ju3at sticking with Nvidia cards works for me, unless AMD has some kind of massive price drop to msrp

[brownie689]

Originally posted by Codester:

I'd stop using AMD first off.
Bench mark any game you can think of and compare AMD to Intel on the frames of the games themselves and you notice that Intel 100% of the time has at least 20% more FPS across the board.
I would consider getting 32gb of ram. At least an rtx2080 card. At Minimum an I7 9600k and whatever mobo that suits your needs. But honestly wait until early 2023. Pc part prices will be normalizing then supposedly so you could be saving some money by waiting.
I will always recommend getting a mobo, cpu, and ram first. Possibly even a cpu fan to keep temps down unless you don't care about that sort of thing.
The gpu can always be upgraded at a later date when you have more funds and is easier to install. Too many people think gpu means everything.
Like half the people in this forum for instance who talk about stuttering and bragging about their 3090. Then list a crappy cpu and wonder why their game runs poorly.

my R9 5900x is laughing at you right now in super high FPS laughter.