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Originally Posted by rubencruz
I'm terrible with computers , can you recommend a shop I can bring it to?
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You could bring it to NCIX.
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Originally Posted by underscore
Thus far I haven't had any problems with it in any of the games I play, aside from GW2 not being quite as smooth as I'd like. Obviously I'm not going to pull off anything crazy with it but at this point I'm more just confused as to why there's such a large performance gap considering the relatively small hardware gap.
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It's probably a combination of both your CPU/GPU being weaker than the ones in your GF's build. Your CPU is already hitting loads of 70% so there's not much headroom left. The lack of L3 cache (which differentiates an Athlon II and a Phenom II) might also be making a bigger difference than I expected.
I also did a quick Google and it seems that GW2 is poorly coded.
Cheapest solution? See if you can find a used Phenom X4/X6 or buy a FX-6300.
Best solution? Buy a G3258 + cheaper motherboard, and upgrade to an i5 down the road.