Will this play Oblivion

[Azza]

My friend has just bought this new pc and he was wondering if it would be able to play oblivion. I have said yes but not that good, but he wont belive me so he wants some opinions of you guys.

Intel Pentium D 920 Dual Core Processor
2 x 2.8GHz, 800MHz FSB
1024MB DDR RAM
300GB Hard Disk Drive
Dual Layer DVD-RW Drive
256MB NVIDIA Ge Force 6200 SE Graphics
9-In-1 Media Card Reader
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition


Thanks

 

[GAMEfreak]

that graphics card will struggle. he will be stuck playing at medium or low quality, at 800x600 or 1024x768. it would be a good idea to get a 6800gt or gs second hand if he intends to play it as it should be a cheap but effective upgrade.

 

[semi-pro waster]

The graphics card is a joke when compared with the rest of the specification, 256mb doesn't mean it is a good card(especially as some of that is system Ram). However as GAMEfreak suggests it should be a fairly simple upgrade providing that the motherboard has a spare PCI-E x16 slot. It should work as is but just not all that well.

 

[Azza]

Thanks ill tell him them. Another thing, he bought the pc from a retial shop and the sales assistant told him that Intel CPUs where better for playing games on than AMDs. What a fool, it shows what idiots work in pc shops these days.

 

[Raikiri]

Thanks ill tell him them. Another thing, he bought the pc from a retial shop and the sales assistant told him that Intel CPUs where better for playing games on than AMDs. What a fool, it shows what idiots work in pc shops these days.

Not really suprising, If i were him I would go back and complain about the salesman lying.

Something like a 6600GT/X800GTO would be a decent upgrade.

 

[KillBoY_UK]

Thanks ill tell him them. Another thing, he bought the pc from a retial shop and the sales assistant told him that Intel CPUs where better for playing games on than AMDs. What a fool, it shows what idiots work in pc shops these days.

not me i work in a well know office subplier and i tell them which is better and why

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Should have just got a 360, its a whole lot cheaper too.

 

[Azza]

his nan actually orded him a 360 but he got into truoble because he got a bit drunk so she cancelled the order!!!!!

 

[iraiguana]

awww no, thats well harsh. well will teach him to be drinking . would agree a more powerful graphics card would be what he needs. 6800 or a 7600 (whenever they come out)

 

[Roduga]

Should have just got a 360, its a whole lot cheaper too.

Y'know, for some of us that plan would fail miserably...

 

[GAMEfreak]

7600? didnt know such a thing existed. i hope you dont mean 7300 and they suck to be blunt XD.

 

[ACESHIGH]

The rest is ok, but definitely a graphics card upgrade is in order.
(should have gone AMD for gaming though)

X850XT are good cards for cheap price in PCIE form.

 

[Energize]

Should have just got a 360, its a whole lot cheaper too.

And has longer load times, less draw distance, and doesn't do half the things a pc does.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

And has longer load times, less draw distance, and doesn't do half the things a pc does.

Im not knocking the PC, i just mentioned the 360 as he only said its for Oblivion, and seen as its coming out on the 360, then a 360 would be cheaper, and will run it perfectly, but obviously if the PC is not just for Oblivion then sorry i made a mistake.

 

[Naffa]

Im not knocking the PC, i just mentioned the 360 as he only said its for Oblivion, and seen as its coming out on the 360, then a 360 would be cheaper, and will run it perfectly, but obviously if the PC is not just for Oblivion then sorry i made a mistake.

nope, you were right in what you said

 

[BoomAM]

Good system.
Definatelly needs a new video card.
I'd also be tempted to bump the ram to 2Gb as well.

Otherwise fine.