What do I need to upgrade on my computer?

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Okay my computer is a few years old and this is the first game that I'm unable to play.  The game runs but once I get into a game the framerate is just extremely choppy and annoying to play and that's with the graphics/sound settings all the way down.

 

My graphics card is an "ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series", I have 1GB of RAM, and my processor is an Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80ghz.  It seems like I meet the minimum specs but I don't really know much about these things, especially the graphics card requirements.  I just want to know what I need to upgrade to get it to work, or if my computer is just a lost cause?

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

nothing; don't waste money on an upgrade.

 

instead; save up about $700USD and buy a new one.

it's much better value-for-money, and you will get a nice new computer too! your current computer is too old for it to be worth spending time and (more importantly) money on.

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

hey i just also noticed i'm pretty sure my computer is dual-core because it says (2 CPUS) next to the whole pentium 2.8 ghz thing.  does this help at all?  i would like to not have to buy a new computer, if i got a $140 graphics card (Looking at GEForce 9800 initially?) and a bunch more GBs of RAM (stuff seems cheap) would I be able to run it well or no?

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

even if u upgraded ur ram and video card, ur cpu will still hold you back, seriously it's a POS, i core 2 duo E6300 clocked at 1.86ghz would perform bettr than that, also ur cpu says dual core but really it isnt true dual core, it's really more of a single core modded to be dual core. so take bullet magnums advice and just buy a fresh computer, it's probably the easiest option.

Reply #4 from Demigod Forums Top

interesting thanks for the help, it's crazy how helpful forums can be compared to google when it comes to stuff like this.

now to find a decent computer...

Reply #5 from Demigod Forums Top

you may have one of the earliest dual cores on your hands, but you may be being lied to you (with a clever technology that Intel uses).

either way; spending money on that computer is money wasted.

i don't know how much money you have currently, or when you'll depart with it so take the following with a grain of salt. this is what i would recommend to a gamer-on-a-budget; it's got plently of grunt at a cheap price and is moderately upgradable in the future.

CPU: AMD Phenom X3 720,

GPU: any HD4830 (don't get me wrong, i love my nVidia card to death, but ATI's current crop of cards are superior to all but the really high-end nVidia cards),

RAM: 4GB of DDR2-800 (as cheap as you can get it)

Mobo: anything with a 790GX chipset.

you can recycle your old case and hardrives, you may need a new power supply, but ask your local computer geek about that as it's really something that should be done in person.

just remember; this could become out of date at any moment (and if a random person is reading this in a months time, it could be out of date right now). be sure to do your own research and fact-checking, it won't be my fault if you don't.

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Reply #6 from Demigod Forums Top

yeah i do seem to recall that it wasn't really a dual-core computer or the dual-cores just added up to 2.8ghz or something like that.  I bought it in probably 2005.

sweet thanks for the recommendations that'll help me start looking, i do usually do a lot of research before i buy a computer.