i have a stock dell xps 400 and i want to be able to play company of heros with all of the details on max with great performance.
2006-11-05 13:47:36 · 7 answers · asked by Alex M 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
unfortunately you are screwed... dell don't allow you to upgrade hardware and let ya overclocking your computer... dell is really strict about that that is main why i build my own comp SO i can control my road map for upgrade my hardware annually... if i am you you better go to newegg.com to see what is best hardware on your budget... you are stucked with dell...sorry
2006-11-05 13:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by Damien M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hate to tell you, but the Dell XPS 400 is a Pentium 2 400Mhz PC. There is very little that you can do to make things better. You have an Intel 440BX chipset with an AGP 1X/2X slot, a 100Mhz FSB, and Sdram slots for memory.
Build a new budget gaming PC! Here's a good list of basic components and the approximate price you should be paying for each :
ATX Case w/350+Watt Power Supply $40
Nvidia Nforce AM2 Mainboard $65
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Retail Cpu $115
160GB Sata Hard Drive $55
16X DVD+-RW $30
Nvidia 7600GS $100
1GB DDR2 $90
WinXP Home $90
so, $585 and you have a really nice basic gaming PC that will play anything currently out very well. You can also upgrade easily to dual core processor, up to 4gb of ddr2, faster video cards, etc, as you need to.
good luck! And if you have to buy a pre-built PC, make sure it has an open PCI Express x16 slot so that you can put a gaming video card in it!
2006-11-05 16:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by mylifeisapea 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While you cannot overclock, you are perfectly free to upgrade both RAM and your video card. You currently have a 375 Watt power supply, so you might need to upgrade that to use they really high end video cards, although it is not entirely necessary. How far you can upgrade really depends on your budget, if you could give me an email with your budget and what your current RAM and video card is, then I could give you some suggestions. My email is in my profile.
2006-11-05 14:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get yourself a new video card preferably the:
ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire 512
then go to Dell and get another gig of memory to shove in your machine and you should be all set.
2006-11-05 14:12:18 · answer #4 · answered by CHARLES D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if you can upgrade the video card to one that supports the graphics of the game. make sure you have enough memory.
2006-11-05 13:52:22 · answer #5 · answered by Jordan L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 10:25:17 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a gaming pc.Only upgrade i see is ati x850xt video card.
2006-11-05 14:02:55 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋