Tales From The Borderlands on GT710 1GB GDDR5 (underclocked), Core 2 Duo E8400, 4GB RAM

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Published on October 26, 2021 7:25:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSpBlalSqTo

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Tales From the Borderlands (2014)

Duration: 32:14

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Telltale's dystopian saga from 2014 still holds up in late 2021. An immersive, beautifully stylized environment, solid voice acting, engaging narrative and super simple control system make this game a blast for every level of gamer out there.
In this video we play the first 30 minutes while monitoring with MSI Afterburner and recording at 720p60fps. Framerate stayed in the 30-60fps range but for a few momentary dips to around 20fps. Without recording you can expect 3-5fps more. In this case, however, it is probably due to a RAM bottleneck more than CPU or GPU.

Software used: Shotcut (video editor, open-source, free)
(besides the game) G.I.M.P. (image editor, open-source, free)
Audacity (audio editor, open-source, free)
MSI Afterburner (monitor and recording)

The PC used: HP 6000 Pro SFF desktop (from 2009)
(Windows 7 64-bit)
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0 GHz (stock)
4 GB DDR3 Ram @ 1333 MHz
Kingston 480 GB SSD
WD 250 GB HDD (the original one)
ASUS GT 710 1GD5 silent*
(downclocked from 954 to 859 MHz
to keep GPU cool)**

*This is a small fanless video card with a Kepler-based GPU. It is not meant to be used for gaming but rather as a 0 decibel upgrade for a home theater or office PC.
**This is the maximum downclock possible in ASUS' GPU Tweak but it is still faster than the DDR3 version. I would suggest a DDR5 version WITH A FAN if you want a model of this GPU that can be pushed a little harder (like, as in playing games, which it's not for, but if it was it would DEFINITELY have a fan).

Remember to always get the GDDR5 version of this GPU and NOT the DDR3 version. The GDDR5 version will be a useful improvement over integrated graphics in any desktop equipped with a Core 2 Duo or Quad (2006) all the way up to a 4th gen i3 or even i5 (2014). The DDR3 version can barely manage 2/3 the performance and many games will remain unplayable where the DDR5 version will offer up a steady and acceptable framerate at the same graphics settings.

Thanks for watching!
TGR

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