I have 1gb of ram, a Geforce 6200 video card, intel pentium 4, 2.40 ghz, I need honest opinions if i need to update for future games, or current, because i am a major gamer. If i do need to update, what would be needed the most?
2007-02-02 07:22:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I would go to a computer store and buy an upgrade kit. They are usually not very expencive, you will still have our old case, but you will get a new motherboard, processor, a bit more ram, although you already have enough, a better video card if you wish, but you will keep all of your old drives. Upgrade kits are way cheaper than getting a whole new computer if your hard drive is still big enough and you don't need new CD\DVD drives. It is what I did to my computer and it is basically a new computer. It saved me $800 australian to get an upgrade kit to buying a new gaming computer.
2007-02-02 09:05:13 · answer #1 · answered by Dan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The GeForce 6200 is a mainstream card (in serious games, you'll notice a reduced frame-rate, even dropped frames), the rest of your specs are ok for now. Do you have PCI Express or just AGP? If just AGP, consider upgrading your motherboard, as future cards won't be supporting the standard.
For serious gaming that's almost future-proof (well for a few months, anyway), look at a PIV 3.0ghz or better, 2gb RAM and marry that with a GeForce 8 series grafix card.
2007-02-02 07:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Paul The Rock Ape 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever shopping computer you will never find something as good as you can build, because when buying computers they are built for standard use not intense gaming, inless shopping from someone like alienware. Now that vista is coming out there will be a better video card and more ram and cpu but the parts will still be stock. So i suggesst if you want a new computer you ahve someone build it or you take on the challege yourself.
2007-02-02 07:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by J C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flow to the producer of the video card's internet site and look for the help or replace section. look for the drivers and locate the corresponding form. click to acquire the as much as date version of the drivers and set up them. additionally try updating abode windows to provider %. 3 with the aid of abode windows replace on top of issues panel
2016-11-02 03:44:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your PC is old, by all means up grade......but if it's only a few then wait..............in 2 to 3 yrs the tech no will be so far out there it won't be believed
2007-02-02 07:33:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋