Will my computer run FTB?
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You can't just upgrade CPU, your motherboard has an outdated socket so just finding a CPU that will fit is a challenge and the performance increase won't be much. Make sure you get the newest generation chips, the Haswell-Refresh chips will overclock like nobody's business. Also, forget the GTX 650, get a R7 265 or a R9 270X if you can afford it.
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hmm. just thought i'd mention, isn't the reccomended CPU a i5, not an i3?
The 265 is like a half a step higher on Tom's hierarchy chart, and about $50 more expensive. hardly worth the extra money if the guy only plays minecraft. The card he has linked is more than overkill for minecraft; this isn't unreal 4 engine ya know?
Also @Peewee, if you do play other games, because I'm prejudice against ATI,
I don't think so. i5 is a quad core, and we all know about minecraft and it's multithreading capabilities...
mmh.... don't remind me... just remember.... GET A GOOD GHz VALUE!The 265 is like a half a step higher on Tom's hierarchy chart, and about $50 more expensive. hardly worth the extra money if the guy only plays minecraft. The card he has linked is more than overkill for minecraft; this isn't unreal 4 engine ya know?
Also @Peewee, if you do play other games, because I'm prejudice against ATI,the GTX 760 Ti is comparable both in price(edit: guess you need to shop around these days) and performance to the R9 270.
I don't think so. i5 is a quad core, and we all know about minecraft and it's multithreading capabilities...
The biggest limiter is your 32 bit. Since you can only utilize 1GB ram with 32 bit java, you will be hardpressed to get playable results. I did play FTB Ultimate (1.4.7) with 32 bit java, and just BARELY was able to play.
Since upgrading to 64 bit java, optimization arguments + optifine, even on my quadcore ivy bridge, I get maybe 30 FPS if I'm lucky.
Since upgrading to 64 bit java, optimization arguments + optifine, even on my quadcore ivy bridge, I get maybe 30 FPS if I'm lucky.
I can run direwolf20 pack fine with my pc with particles off and in the nether short render distance.
Depend greatly on how much shit you have going on though. My 1.4.7 world had over 200 engines running, with just over 500 blocks worth of MFR tree farm, etc. etc.
You won't be able to do much.
You won't be able to do much.
If someone hasn't mentioned it already, you're running 32 bit OS/Java. You're restricted to using 1GB, with that.
I have an i3 with integrated intel graphics, but 64bit OS. I have played all variants of FTB packs on them and more often than not, it is the lack of graphics card that is the bottleneck. My FPS is lower than normal on average, but it is not game breaking.
Using FpsPlus+, optifine+karonyix you can definitely continue playing FTB packs. Some people on these forums have found better performance running FTB packs via MultiMC launcher as well.
Well, I hope this information helps you in some way.
Okay. I was actually referring to the 1 GB memory allocation limitation within FTB launcher in a 32 bit OS in my reply. AFAIK, other launchers do allow more than 1 GB in a 32 bit setting.
So if you're on a 32 bit OS, and you're using FTB launcher for the packs, you're restricted to 1 GB for FTB. This can be OP's game breaker for a pack like monster, for example.
Despite what others have said, this computer *should* run modded minecraft, although I wouldn't try monster and probably not DW20. The FTB Lite pack should run ok. AgS would probably be ok provided you make the jump to AE as soon as possible and use covered cable or set the config to turn off the AE cable rendering. These are the exact specs of my laptop, and I have run modded Minecraft successfully on it. That being said, it was a custom 1.5.2 (similar to 1.4.7 Ultimate), pack that I made before the FTB 1.5.2 packs were released, and about halfway through my build, I had to set up a server to run my world as by the time I started getting a bunch of machines in place, my computer couldn't keep up with both the client and server portions. My system would run my 1.5.2 pack in the 15-20 fps range. Not that great, but playable. When it started dropping to less than 10fps, it got unbearable. Switching to the server got it back in the 12-18 fps range.
So, it is doable, but I would recommend upgrading the system if possible.
Edit: My system did have 4GB of ram though of which I dedicated 2GB to Minecraft. If you only have 1GB, I wouldn't waste the money upgrading to 4GB of ram. (Maybe if you can get it really, really cheap or free.) Money would be better spent towards a new system.
Is it worth it to upgrade to 8GB if you're planning to play Minecraft while doing other things (watching youtube videos, listening to music, reading wiki, basicly everything a dual monitor is capable of doing) ?
I'm not going to allocate more than 3GB to the launcher, of course.
I'm not going to allocate more than 3GB to the launcher, of course.