Right now I’m using an AMD FX 4100 OC’d to 4.6Ghz with an HD 6850 (also OC’d) and it’s the absolute pits. PVE and SPVP are for the most part playable (constantly fluctuating between 35-60 FPS) WVW is absolutely unplayable.
I’ve seen plenty of people using the 6850 for this game and getting normal framerates in WvW and I also know the 4100 is not a good CPU for gaming, hence why I want to upgrade it over the video card.
I don’t want to spend over 200, so I’m either looking at the AMD FX 8150 (even though people are telling me to stay away from all FX’s) or an AMD Phenom II X4 965 (roughly 50 dollars cheaper).