upgrading pc to play new games

[bmmj]

hi im new to this so i would appreciate as much help as possible i have a

windows xp

home edition

version 2002

service pack 2

amd athlon xp 3000+

2.17 ghz 512 mb of ram

 

and would like to know how to update it to play all the new games coming out as non of them work on it.

do i need to buy i graphics card or buy more ram i really dont no. or is it worth just buying a new computer

 

danks for your help matt

[danzil]

what graphics card do you have installed at present.......

i would have at least 1gb of ram. your cpu is 2ghz am i correct,i rarely use AMD chips. 2 ghz is ok for most games...

memory cpu and graphics is the main hting to look at.

regards

danzil

[bmmj]

thanks for your help danzil. yes my cpu is 3 ghz. also i do you recomend any particular graphic cards

 

matt

[danzil]

what card do you have already.

how much budget do you have.

will it be pci/e or agp

try http://www.eclipsecomputers.com

regards

danzil

[bmmj]

i dont no how to check wat i have already im lookin to spend about 40 quid

 

matt

[danzil]

unfortunatly you will be able to get a really good card for £40, but you will be able to get a card that works good enough.

i only paid £60 for mine and it plays all i throw at it.

downlaod everest from http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

this will tell you what you already have installed.

post back your specs and i will see if i can help more.

regards

danzil

[hiko]

the 3000+ is actually just about 1.2ghz as i have a 3500+ and it only shows 1.6ghz

 

you can check this by right clicking on my computer it will show in brackets how many ghz it is

 

cheers

[mickthompson]

go on to http://www.crucial.com and run the pc test and it will tell you how much more ram your motherboard can support and which ram you need to buy - as for your processor i would say try overclocking in the bios or via jumpers on the motherboard but you may need to update your pc's cooling system - otherwise you could fry your little baby. if you looking for good deals on equipment try http://www.dabs.com- you can get a geforce 8400 for under 50 euro on the site - its not the highest end card but its what im using and runs games well and supports full 1080 high def. you will need a graphics card to play the latest games - you cannot rely on your motherboard to run your graphics as it will dramitcally decrease your processing power on the pc which will show up in games. i would also recommend that you stick with xp at the moment - vista is far too new at the moment to fully rely on it to run things smoothly- just keep your drivers updated and you should be fine.

 

or you could throw it out the window and buy a new one! you get to watch it smash everywhere!

[Guest Wolfeymole]

i dont no how to check wat i have already im lookin to spend about 40 quid

 

matt

If you need to find what hardware you have on your pc bmmj plus other crucial information then use SIW (System Information for Windows)