I need some advice...

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Cheehwawa

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Hey everyone, I was looking for some advice. Im not too good with computers, but Im not computer-ignorant. I own an HP PC that seemed to have some average specs - but I cant even run Halo Combat Evolved at high settings, which is a 7 year old game.

Here's my specs:


Processor: Athlon 64 X2 (W) 4200+ 2.2 GHz, 2000 MT/s (mega transfers/second), Socket AM2
Bus Speed: PC2-4200 MB/sec
Memory: 2 GB, Maximum 4 GB* (4 x 1 GB), 240 pin, DDR2 SDRAM, *Actual available memory may be less
Video Graphics: Integrated graphics
Hard Drive: 300 GB SATA, 7200 rpm
Multimedia Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive
Speakers: HP FLC 2.0 speakers
Network Card: Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface
Fax/Modem: 56K bps
Audio: Integrated High Definition audio, Realtek ALC 888 chipset, Supports up to 8 audio channels, Dolby Pro Logic II compatible
Keyboard: HP multimedia keyboard, Quebec Keyboard Kit (French Canada only), HP PS/2 scroller mouse
Chipset: GeForce 6150 LE
External Ports: (1)1394, (2) USB, (1) Headphone, (1) Line-in, (1) Microphone, (2) PS/2 (keyboard, mouse), (1) VGA, (1) LAN, (1) SPDIF out (coaxial), (3) PCI Three (Two available)
Communications: Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface speed 56K modem


Is this right? Should my PC play Halo (or a Donkey Kong 64 ROM for that matter!!) or do I own an utter POS? Is there anything I can do to increase my performance? I havent overclocked anything - and I never have before, so Im afraid to do so...
 
It is right. You should be having a tough time running Halo, because you have an integrated graphics card, and a low end processor. A computer like that is not meant for any kind of gaming :( However.. you do have a PCI-E slot available which means you could put a graphics card in there.
 
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Damn.
Alright, well I have 200 bucks, do you think I should buy a new graphics card? Or would it not even be worth it with the crappy mobo, CPU and PSU I have?
 
personally, i'm not sure..... i think you would need to upgrade, the CPU and motherboard, and graphics card....

That is what i think.... someone else might have a different opinion.
 
cohen said:
personally, i'm not sure..... i think you would need to upgrade, the CPU and motherboard, and graphics card....

That is what i think.... someone else might have a different opinion.
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I agree, although you could get a new card for it, I don't think it would be worth it. You may want to consider a new PC.
 
Alright, well I have 200 bucks, do you think I should buy a new graphics card?
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The Radeon 4850. On of the best performers for the price currently out there. Though I have to agree that rest of your system will bottleneck it a little, you'll still see a *massive* improvement. And unlike many others have said - your computer (not counting the onboard video) is by no means bad, it's not ideal for a gaming machine but it can easily max out any 2/3+ years old games if you just upgrade your video card, and it can fairly easily play most recent games (Not Crysis though, lol).

Also, DDR2 RAM is so cheap, you can easily get a Radeon 4850 and some extra memory (preferably 2x512MB or 2x1GB for dual channel, do't buy a single stick) for $200 after rebates
 
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