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Originally Posted by xfiddle 
TinDa is exactly right about the CPU.
GW2 is going to run the smoothest with the fastest processor you can throw at it. During the last stress test a few days ago I was comparing FPS in different areas with guildies and between 5 of us, three had similar enough FPS with a 6870, 670, and 7950 in the mix but owned OC'd i5/i7 proccesors. The other 2 guys had a 6970, 580 and C2D8400, AMD965BE respectively and their frames were markedly slower. MMO's all seem to crave fast processors and GW2 seems to be no exception.
If you have a microcenter near you that would be a good place to get an i3 or i5 + mobo for a great price. Then I would sell your 5870 (and old mobo and proc) which shouldn't be too hard since they are still good for bitcoin mining and pick up a 660ti or 7950 if you can swing it.
P.S. its really not too hard to install a new mobo/proc and it can be done in a few hours including the windows install
TinDa is exactly right about the CPU.
GW2 is going to run the smoothest with the fastest processor you can throw at it. During the last stress test a few days ago I was comparing FPS in different areas with guildies and between 5 of us, three had similar enough FPS with a 6870, 670, and 7950 in the mix but owned OC'd i5/i7 proccesors. The other 2 guys had a 6970, 580 and C2D8400, AMD965BE respectively and their frames were markedly slower. MMO's all seem to crave fast processors and GW2 seems to be no exception.
If you have a microcenter near you that would be a good place to get an i3 or i5 + mobo for a great price. Then I would sell your 5870 (and old mobo and proc) which shouldn't be too hard since they are still good for bitcoin mining and pick up a 660ti or 7950 if you can swing it.
P.S. its really not too hard to install a new mobo/proc and it can be done in a few hours including the windows install
Well GW2 is multi-threaded no? His 6 core should be fine,especially if he overclocks.
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