Johnny Danger (Godz)
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Post by Johnny Danger (Godz) on Dec 29, 2006 8:12:52 GMT -5
I've noticed my lumbering old dinosaur of a computer struggle to play some recent games at a passable speed, even though I meet all the requirements. I'm going to list my specs and can some computer knowledgeable people tell me whether I should upgrade (And if so, what, and in what order) or just burn it and save money for a new one? Keep in mind I know what none of these numbers mean. I know. I am teh embarassment to teh internet
3.00E GHz Pentium 4
512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM
200GB (Ok I know what GB is) 7200 RPM
NVIDIA GeForce 5200
AGP 8X graphics card
128 MB video memory with TV Out (Does this mean I can look at my computer on my TV?)
HELP!
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Jiren
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Post by Jiren on Dec 29, 2006 8:17:34 GMT -5
I've noticed my lumbering old dinosaur of a computer struggle to play some recent games at a passable speed, even though I meet all the requirements. I'm going to list my specs and can some computer knowledgeable people tell me whether I should upgrade (And if so, what, and in what order) or just burn it and save money for a new one? Keep in mind I know what none of these numbers mean. I know. I am teh embarassment to teh internet 3.00E GHz Pentium 4 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM 200GB (Ok I know what GB is) 7200 RPM NVIDIA GeForce 5200 AGP 8X graphics card 128 MB video memory with TV Out (Does this mean I can look at my computer on my TV?) HELP! That's pretty good try updating your RAM to a 1 gig (or whatever is considered up to date) plus try for a new graphics card maybe a radeon 9800 (I have that). *Note* i think it's time i got a new one, this one is about ready to die. |
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Ace Diamond
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Post by Ace Diamond on Dec 29, 2006 8:36:45 GMT -5
I'd recommend doubling your RAM and probably getting a new 3D card. Also TV out does mean that you can hook your computer up to a TV and output the display to it, i believe via an S-Video cable (though I don't know for sure).
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lackingintaste
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Post by lackingintaste on Dec 29, 2006 10:03:32 GMT -5
yeah, it's gonna be s-video with your card. some people like to output their computer screen to tv using s-video, i'd prefer to not watch my videos in a native resolution of 320x240. it's all relative.
i recently upgraded my computer, and it screams on everything. fairly inexpensive too.
in your case, i would upgrade your video card and your ram. processor can probably still squeak by for a little while longer.
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Dec 29, 2006 10:11:16 GMT -5
If your PC is running sluggish, are you good about cleaning the thing out (cookies, temp files, defragging the hard drive, etc?)
At least once a week should be good for the system.
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Johnny Danger (Godz)
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Post by Johnny Danger (Godz) on Dec 29, 2006 10:12:41 GMT -5
If your PC is running sluggish, are you good about cleaning the thing out (cookies, temp files, defragging the hard drive, etc?) At least once a week should be good for the system. Yeah I just defragged it last week and I got like 20 GB free space. The CPU is good on a whole just not when I'm playing a recently released PC game. |
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