2007-07-20 05:06:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
btw i purchased some brand new cards for the computer
2007-07-20 05:14:48 · update #1
also a NEW 120 Gig HD
2007-07-20 05:15:57 · update #2
and by consle i ment PS3 Wii XBOX360
2007-07-20 05:20:22 · update #3
i only called he computer a junker becuse it is a spare computer i rarely use.
2007-07-20 05:22:44 · update #4
The problem with old junkers is that they probably run slow, have limited memory, have a built-in slow graphics capability, and have a small disk drive. That combo makes them a poor gaming machine.
2007-07-20 05:14:35 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Generally you want a newer computer with a ton of RAM and a great video card (with a ton of memory) to run the latest games.
You could turn it into a NAS drive. It would probably be perfect for that. You could even run Linux to make faster. Install web and ftp servers and you'll be able to access your files (photo, music, docs, and so on) across the internet (with security).
2007-07-20 12:11:54 · answer #2 · answered by Michael O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get two or three more junker computers.
Download and LINUX OS for free.
Set up parallel processing on your machines.
Use the internet for your games combining your PCs' processing ability.
2007-07-20 12:10:37 · answer #3 · answered by Erik A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might consider installing a variant of Linux (or almost any other OS than Windows) and get more life out of it.
Windows is a memory/CPU hog - so if it ran well with an version of Windows, chances are excellent it will run well with any of:
http://fedora.redhat.com
http://www.opensuse.org
http://www.debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.org
http://www.slackware.org
http://www.freebsd.org
Any of these will be more reliable, less susceptible to
viri, uses your hardware more efficiently, and they're
all free.
2007-07-20 12:09:34 · answer #4 · answered by Elana 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, but it depends on what kinds of games you want to play. If you're content with playing relatively simple games that aren't demanding on your processor, then sure you can definitely play a lot of games.
If you want to get the old PC up to speed to play the latest games then it depends on your budget.
Sorry that was a bit of a vague answer.
2007-07-20 12:10:01 · answer #5 · answered by Adel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best bet would to make a MAME machine out of it and bring back some memories from an age ago.
2007-07-20 14:16:22 · answer #6 · answered by Belron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can be done. but your best bet would be to go out and buy some memory so that it fast and your games will run smoothly.
2007-07-20 12:08:37 · answer #7 · answered by EL 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
upgrade the memory, hard drive, audio and video cards and it should work fine
2007-07-20 12:10:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋