Can My Computer Be Used For Gaming

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Can My Computer Be Used For Gaming

by starwars12345678910 Mar 30, 2015 11:58PM PDT

I just bought a new desktop
Dell Precision 690 Dual 2x3.0ghz (5160); 2x500gb Hdd; 8gb Ram
Dual intel xeon 2x3.0 (5160)
Hard drive: 2x500GB 7200 RPM SATA
Memory 8GB DDR2 ECC RAM
Video Quadro FX- 3500 Integrated Graphics Card
Is it Possible to game with this setup
also is it possible to game with integrated graphics because my ram is good and im upgrading it to 16gb ram sometime soon

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your wrong

by starwars12345678910 Apr 4, 2015 7:03AM PDT

My grapics card may be low but the vram is boosted to 4gb at the cost the 3 gb of ram also the higher my ram the more i can increase my vram

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Re: vram 4GB

by Kees_B Former Forum moderator Apr 4, 2015 7:28AM PDT

That doesn't mean you can play modern games in a satisfactory way, we think here.
But if you already know you can, why did you ask it in your top post?

Can you tell the results of your experiments? Those would be interesting.

And let me ask again: how much did you pay for this museum piece of hardware?

Kees

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Bucks

by Bob__B Apr 4, 2015 9:56AM PDT

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/precision-workstation-690

Do you really want to spend 300 bucks for 8GB of ram?
Let's assume you do and you can move the entire extra 8GB to vram?

You still can't game with that video card it does not have any muscle....gaming wise.

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Stop the pain.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Apr 4, 2015 10:03AM PDT

http://www.gpureview.com/Quadro-FX-3500-card-482.html shows what this old card is. I can't guess why you have it but to game, you want games from the 2006 mark and older. Then it will be fine.
Bob

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Kees_B · Answer 1 · Mar 31, 2015 12:17AM PDT

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Re: gaming

by Kees_B Former Forum moderator Mar 31, 2015 12:17AM PDT

You can't expect a 2006 workstation (http://www.deskeng.com/de/pricey-but-big-and-powerful-dell-precision-690) with a 2006 graphic card meant for workstations to be of any value for gaming (confirmed by http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/276435-33-quadro-3500-geforce-equivilant).

I see quite a range of prices on eBay,. How much did you pay? I think that anything above 50 GBP is too much, but indeed, most sellers ask more.

Kees

r. proffitt · Answer 2 · Mar 31, 2015 1:31AM PDT

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This would be fun for the 2000 year games.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Mar 31, 2015 1:31AM PDT

Try out DOOM the original, http://90sfps.wikia.com/wiki/90%27s_First_Person_Shooters_Wiki lists the oldies you could run on this.
Bob

Bob__B · Answer 3 · Mar 31, 2015 4:36AM PDT

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Yes...but

by Bob__B Mar 31, 2015 4:36AM PDT

Your graphics power is so low you will only be able to play basic games.....hearts/checkers...etc.
As to upgrading the ram.
When you shop for what will fit you might get sticker shock.
Ddr2+ecc....ouch!

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