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Grauff Munba
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Posted - 2013.04.29 22:39:00 -
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I have a decision to make, and that is:
See if my computer is worth upgrading and do it. Or just wait a couple months to get a new one. I may do both, but what I really want to know is, can I salvage my system? It is listed to be above minimum requirements but it just doesn't seem to be enough.
It's fairly old.
AMD 64 X2 4800+ dual core (2.4 GHz) 4GB DDR2 Ram nVIDIA 7600 GT OC (256 MB)
I can up the RAM pretty easily The Video card can only go up to a 8800GT due to it being PCIE-1.0
Right now I can play but it's a little glitchy (sometimes a lot glitchy), graphics are turned down to minimum specs, and there are no weapon effects. Really a pain to play. That's why I created this trial account, to test my system before I resubbed.
It would be about $100 to upgrade to 6GB Ram and get an 8800GT.
Do you think this will make much difference at all?
Thanks in advance! |
Grauff Munba
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.04.29 23:04:00 -
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Or I guess alternatively I could just resub, turn my skill training on and station trade....for now |
Grauff Munba
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.04.29 23:20:00 -
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Tau Cabalander wrote:You can run a PCI-e 2.0 card in a PCI-e 1.0 slot.
I read somewhere that it will fit in 1.1 but not 1.0, but I can't verify that.
Will a 2.0 in a 1.0 slot really even matter? Only half the pins would be connected right? Would it be a measurable difference?
What's my most limiting factor right now, processor, memory or GPU?
Thanks for the replies. |
Grauff Munba
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.04.29 23:25:00 -
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Concurssi Mellenar wrote:What's your mobo? Why are you using DDR2 memory?
I dunno my mobo, it was a best buy package deal from a few years ago HP Pavilion a6030n. It came with DDR2 so the 2 more GB I added was DDR2...oh and I'm also running Vista :( |
Grauff Munba
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.04.29 23:28:00 -
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Grauff Munba wrote:Concurssi Mellenar wrote:What's your mobo? Why are you using DDR2 memory? I dunno my mobo, it was a best buy package deal from a few years ago HP Pavilion a6030n. It came with DDR2 so the 2 more GB I added was DDR2...oh and I'm also running Vista :(
Ok update. IT's an ECS mobo, and since it's Vista 32 bit, maximum allowed memory is 4GB, yuck. looks like this will be the household non-gaming PC.
Might just get a laptop but after looking at them, it's a LOT less bang for the buck. |
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