Worth upgrading?

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  1. MikkelPixel

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    Processor BrandAMD
    Processor TypeAthlon 2
    Processor Speed2.7 GHz
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    Processor QTY1
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    RAM Configuration1 x 1GB
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    From what i can gather you have 1gb of ram and integrated graphics which are the main weak points of the computer.

    You could buy a graphics card and upgrade the ram and it should play games ok then, that would be cheaper than selling it, then buying a better one.
     
    InsaneNutter, Dec 18, 2010
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    It's DDR2 not DDR3 I would agree with InsaneNutter about the memory and video upgrade, and if you upgrade to 4 gigs (or more) of ram make sure you are useing a 64 bit Os and because you can get DDR2 pc2 6400 800mhz, and when you do it, and for video just get a good card that's PCIe ATI or nVidia because your mother board will only use the PCIe or Onboard only, the CPU I think is fine over all but if you wanted to you could upgrade it if you found a good deal on a cpu. :)
     
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    thanks for the reply guys really appreciate it and yea i might as well upgrade it i read and and watched a couple of articles and videos and it seems easy enough do you guys know a good budget graphics card and ram?



    thanks again
     
    MikkelPixel, Dec 20, 2010
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    how many Watt is your power supply get a NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS
     
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    I got a free old PC that has even lower specs than yours , i slapped in some extra ram (2gb) and bought the best graphics card i could .. this cost me about £150 but it now plays Unreal tournament and Halo2 and even Kane and lynch 2 and ARMA2 on FULL graphics
    It even has a HDMI port and i can go in the living room and play games on my 42" plasma with an Xbox controller thru the PC .
    Upgrade .. but check your power supply .. more power needed for big graphics card
    Slim
     
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    hey guy sorry for the late replay was real busy with all the family coming and going anyways how do i check my power supplys watts? tried searching in google but yeilded no results
    thanks
     
    MikkelPixel, Dec 26, 2010
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    Open your PC and look on the side of the Power Supply, it should tell you.

    You might have to take the power supply out to see this.
     
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    thanks for the reply ,unfortunately it looks like i have to change my power supply aswell its only 250w
     
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    i have upgraded to 4 gig ram :)
     
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