What do I need to upgrade?

by onlinejake Sep 26, 2010 10:30AM PDT

Right now I just have a desktop and it just can't run games at all, it struggles to handle half life 2 for example.

I was wondering if somebody could tell me why and what I should get to make my computer able to run starcraft 2 well for example.

Here is what I got after using http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/analysis.aspx for starcraft 2

CPU Speed
Recommended: Dual Core 2.4 GHz Processor
You Have: 1.88 GHz Performance Rated at: 3.29 GHz
Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your CPU Speed does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations.

RAM
Recommended: 2 GB
You Have: 2.0 GB
PASS

OS
Recommended: Windows Vista

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Go over to

by VAPCMD Sep 26, 2010 11:29AM PDT

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gts-450-radeon-hd-4850-gpu,2732.html

It's just a matter of what you can afford for the GPU. Keep in mind most gaming cards have a bigger power draw so the higher you go, the closer you need to looksat the video card power requirement.

VAPCMD

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by onlinejake Sep 26, 2010 12:47PM PDT

Ok thanks, what cpu would you suggest as well?

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is this

by onlinejake Sep 26, 2010 1:17PM PDT

is this a good cpu http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3984772
that would work with my hardware?

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No way to tell as (a.) it's not currently available and (b.)

by VAPCMD Sep 26, 2010 1:37PM PDT

you didn't tell us anything meaningful about your CPU or motherboard.

VAPCMD

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by onlinejake Sep 26, 2010 5:09PM PDT

Processor: Intel(R)Core(TM)2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86ghz 1.87ghz

does this help?

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To help.....one would need either

by VAPCMD Sep 26, 2010 10:57PM PDT

the mfg, series and model # of the PC you have (HP Pavilion DV9700) or if a clone, the mfg, model # and revision of the motherboard (Gigabyte GA-P55-UDSP Rev 1.0).

VAPCMD

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is this it?

by onlinejake Sep 27, 2010 6:59PM PDT

Processor
1.87 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
4096 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded

Main Circuit Board
Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 945P-S3
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. FC 03/21/2007

System Model
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 945P-S3
Enclosure Type: Desktop

Display
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series [Display adapter]
Samsung SMB2030 [Monitor]

Hard Drive
320.07 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
173.42 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

That could help?

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Sorry...No help

by VAPCMD Sep 28, 2010 7:41AM PDT

to help you we need to know the mfg name, series and model # of the PC you have (HP Pavilion DV9700).

If your PC is a generic clone, we need the mfg name, model # and revision of the motherboard (Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3P Rev 1.0).

Without knowing the exact info no one can give anything close to a 'right answer' to your questions.

VAPCMD

VAPCMD

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