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d3moliti0n

d3moliti0n

d3moliti0n

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Hey there

Well I am inherting a PC off my parents, it used to be the main computer in the house but they no longer use it, or want to use it for that fact so they said I can have it in my room. The specs are Athlon X64 3200 Venice CPU (2000MHz, 512Kb cache) 1GB (2x 512MB sticks) DDR-SDRAM and built in ATI Xpress graphics (but I plan on upgrading the graphics card as it has a PCI-Express X16 slot).

I was wondering, would it be worth upgrading this computer with 2GB DDR-SDRAM and a GeForce 8600GTS Superclocked to play modern games like Call of Duty 4, Battlefield 2142, Unreal Tournament 3, Crysis (depending on if my PC can actually run the game), Stalker, Oblivion and some upcoming games like Age of Conan, Warhammer Online and such? And if so, how would the PC actually run the games (like what type of graphical quality and would I get good framerates?)

I am asking this as I wouldn't want to spend money on new components and then end up disspointed and it not faring very well for gaming.

Thanks for your help and time.

Edit: I've just read that the socket 939 can have a dual core athlon cpu (the 4200+) so I may upgrade to one of those aswell as it doesn't look to pricey.
 
That should be OK.
I played Bioshock on my old rig which was an Athlon 3200+ Dualcore, 2GB PC3200 RAM and an x1650Pro graphics card. Used to get a very playable 25FPS at that. It did struggle on the RPG games though like Tiberium wars where a lot is happening at once. MAde everything run slow on higher settings.
As for Crysis, I think you'll be struggling, but I wouldn't worry about it - it's not that good anyhoo. :rolleyes: COD4 & Bioshock are far more enjoyable and don't come with the worry of "will it run on my PC?" so much.
 
So if I upgrade to the 8600GTS Superclocked, 2GB DDR Ram and the Athlon X2 4200+ what settings would I be getting with games like Bioshock, CoD4, Crysis (if I were to buy it), Stalker, BF2142. I'm asking in depth as I don't wanna be dissapointed after spending all the money.

Thanks for your help and time.
 
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