AlpineTiburon04

So many answers, so many questions! I use a 52" 1080p TV as my monitor, so that's the main reason I want a better card. But after all the back and forth with CPU vs VGA, I'm not sure what to do. Thinking maybe I should just spend the money on a PS4 and stop caring =/ cdnmlcdnml0 (what a name, huh!?) If you ran your game on 1080p and use Orion 3k, you'd notice a big difference, right?

But will I get great graphics? If I keep the GTX770 and upgrade my RAM and PSU, what are some good games to play on my upgraded box that will exploit its newfound power? I used to love playing Deus Ex and Infamous...

Reading everything above, I'm wondering if I'm going overboard here. Can I get a cheaper, $150 video card that will run on the current 350watt PSU and still get max graphics for SimCity? According to the Cities of Tomorrow requirements, a GTX250 card is all that's required. I'm sure there is a 5 or 6 series available that will run on my current PSU and deliver the quality I need ???

nvm. Current power supply is rated at 350w, the $300 card I just bought needs 600w mininum. Now what? Have to go power supply shopping too? This is getting expensive quickly haha

How can I tell if the power supply is rated high enough? Original was 300w, but it was replaced... There's what appears to be a red breaker on the back panel with a 115 written on it??

I actually knew what most of that meant. Funny how it comes back so quickly. Thanks so much guys. Was excited to get home tonight and start shopping for one. I like this one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-2gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card/1826004.p?id=1219065626957&skuId=1826004&st=categoryid$abcat0507002&cp=1&lp=1 On a related note, how about other games that may look better on a PC than on a PS3? If I'm going to spend some money on this one anyway, may as well get the best use out of it. I used play ONLY computer games until i bought the PS3. Now I'm thinking about playing more of them again. When does it become worth buying a new one?

I don't really have a budget. Comparable cards at BestBuy are $2-300 and a new box is $800 minimum. I'm prepared to pay that if need be. I wonder if its worth it to buy a $300 card and $60 of RAM and still not have an n-router, blu-ray, or USB3 ports. Along with a 6 year old power supply and a 2.2 ghz processor... I really don't use the computer for anything other than watching torrented movies, Hulu, and SimCity.

Okay, so that looks awesome. Will my computer run a board designed for pci-e 3.0? Seems a bit advanced for a computer built in 2008... I looked at BestBuy's website and notices high-end gaming machines have 12 gigs of RAM and cpus clocking 3.2ghz. I don't need something like that to use SimCity to its full potential? I don't just want decent graphics, I want the graphics that screenshots make me envious of HA Thanks for your help so far, I appreciate it!

Wasn't sure how to proceed. I have an older desktop that I think I could upgrade to run SimCity really well, but I haven't done that in a while and want it to be worth-while. I'd like to work with offline mode and build a large enough city to exploit the Project Orion - 3k Extended Boundary and mega towers, etc, but get great graphics performance too. Is that possible, or do I need a whole new desktop?? http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01374052&cc=ca&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3686668 Can I just upgrade the RAM and video card?

Umm... yep. SOLD!! we all got sold =(

Here's my thoughts.. In SC4 you could pickup a city and move it around, or into an entirely different region. You could build avenues without worrying about what would or wouldn't develop on them because you controlled it. Subways, highways... You know what, they should have just released the original SimCity with better graphics and called it a day. I'd really like my solar power plant to show up for more than one city

I meant building within the spaces between the pre-determined cities.

No dude, SC13. There aren't a lot of buildings here...

Don't blame me, I moved here from Baltimore, and I hate it.. However, here's my point: West Hollywood is it's own city, within Los Angeles, Bordered by Beverly Hills, Los Angeles (Hills to the north, Hollywood to the east). Santa Monica is nearby, Culver City, Venice, etc.. In New York City you have boroughs, and neighborhoods in the boroughs. I don't mind that we can't access the whole region at once, and pathfinding can do whatever it wants if ONLY a section is accessed at a time. Why isn't this possible???

I keep opening SimCity and closing after a few mintues when I again realize I can only build so much. Aside from there only being a few buildings in the game, It kills me that I can't connect my cities. Are we ever going to be able to "build outside the (tiny) box?"