bigmcilmoyle Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 hey everyone, i would consider myself a hardcore gamer owning every system since NES and 500+ games but one thing i've never gotten into is PC gaming. i want to start moding some stuff but im not sure if my computer can handle some of todays games. I know for a fact my graphics card needs an update but how does the rest of the system sound to you for gaming? proccesor: AMD Phenom 8550 Triple Core processor - 2,21 ghz RAM - 4 gb Current graphics card (to be upgraded) - GEforce 6150SE nForce 430 - 128 dedicated video mem. Operating System - Windows Vista 64 bit my main concern is the procesor on most games they require a 3.0 ghz Pentium 4, but because this is a triple core does that mean the game will be able to run on one core at 2.21 while everything else runs on another? thanks for the help in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakisbac Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Why the hell did you make this thread twice? Either way, http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmcilmoyle Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 o posted it here first but there alot less people in these forums and i wanted a quicker answere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZServ Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 The thing is; a LOT of your games will not run on that video card. Pick this up: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102820 The above and a better processor (even just a 3.0 Dualcore) you should be able to run most games that come out nowadays. Also, pick up the Windows 7 Release Candidate. It's free til June, and runs games better then XP does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker-san Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 a better processor His prosessor is more than adaquate to play all modern games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZServ Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 His prosessor is more than adaquate to play all modern games. I'm on a 2.19 dualcore CPU and can barely handle SF4 on 800x600; A better processor will do him good in the long run anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Saint Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) I'm on a 2.19 dualcore CPU and can barely handle SF4 on 800x600; A better processor will do him good in the long run anyway. Just as what Daywalker-san said, his processor is more than adequate to play most modern games. There is no need to shout for a better CPU when clearly your problem is not CPU issue. Check to see if your GPU RAM and system RAM is even enough to support the game. From the sound of it, I would say no. Most games you can get away with 2.0GHz CPU, 512MB GPU, 1-2 GB of RAM. This is of course all depends on what OS you are using at the time and you do not have any other programs taking up all of your resources. Now to answer the original OP's question. You might want to consider bumping up your GPU to 1GB, but you definitely need at least 512MB to get anything decent. As for your CPU, there is not really any major need to use a quad core when dual core CPU's are still very much effective (not to mention much cheaper). A 2.0GHz CPU is just as effective as a 2.4GHz for the most part. Also, what do you mean by modding? Are you suggesting overclocking? -Cheers Edited July 10, 2009 by Deviant Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZServ Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Just as what Daywalker-san said, his processor is more than adequate to play most modern games. There is no need to shout for a better CPU when clearly your problem is not CPU issue. Check to see if your GPU RAM and system RAM is even enough to support the game. From the sound of it, I would say no. Most games you can get away with 2.0GHz CPU, 512MB GPU, 1-2 GB of RAM. This is of course all depends on what OS you are using at the time and you do not have any other programs taking up all of your resources. Now to answer the original OP's question. You might want to consider bumping up your GPU to 1GB, but you definitely need at least 512MB to get anything decent. As for your CPU, there is not really any major need to use a quad core when dual core CPU's are still very much effective (not to mention much cheaper). A 2.0GHz CPU is just as effective as a 2.4GHz for the most part. Also, what do you mean by modding? Are you suggesting overclocking? -Cheers nvidia geforce 9400gt; 2gb ram, 2.19ghz dualcore cpu, and windows 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason86586 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 you definitely need more memory in your graphics card. 128mb is definitely not enough. I would recommend 512mb or even better 1GB. Also i would recommend that you go for a 3.0ghz dual core cpu. Works a treat for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Saint Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 nvidia geforce 9400gt; 2gb ram, 2.19ghz dualcore cpu, and windows 7. Everything looked good till you mentioned your video card. The one you listed is cheap and slow. Great for budget computers. There, I found your bottleneck. -Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmcilmoyle Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 thanks for the help everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmcilmoyle Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 does anyone know how great this card would be http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10110131&catid=25617&logon=&langid=EN with the former setup proccesor: AMD Phenom 8550 Triple Core processor - 2,21 ghz RAM - 4 gb Current graphics card (to be upgraded) - GEforce 6150SE nForce 430 - 128 dedicated video mem. Operating System - Windows Vista 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker-san Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Top notch card there bro, go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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