Guild Wars 2

Hi,

I play now GW2 with the option “best performance” for pve and wvw. I like to buy a new CPU but I dont really know much about all this so this is what I have now.
GeForce GT 520
Intel® Pentium® CPU G620@2.60Hrz
4.00 GB RAM
Win 7
Asus P8 H61-M Lx3 PLUS

For what i know I can use i5 and i7 with this Motherboard but im not sure I can use any I want or how it works. Also I cant spend much on this so I like to know what are my option here.

Thanks.

For GW2, you’re best off going with an i5- you don’t benefit from the hyperthreading of the i7. You’re going to need a new GPU as well, though, if you really want good performance.

Considering the class of motherboard, an i5-3xxx should be good enough and the $100 you saved should be used for a better video card. Doesn’t need to be expensive but the GT 520 is more of a home theater card than one for gaming.

Tanks guys, really apreciate your help.

Before you invest in a new CPU and graphics chip, be sure that your PSU can even handle it to begin with. Judging by the current system specs, an upgrade to both of those suggests to me that you’d want to jump up to a 450-500 watt power supply. The extra money if you get an i5 can be split between a better graphics card and a PSU.