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Software => Computer games => Topic started by: Donkerz on April 07, 2009, 09:51:51 AM

Title: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: Donkerz on April 07, 2009, 09:51:51 AM: Okay, So I'm getting a budget gaming pc, here are the stats:
AMD Athlon 5200+ 2.7GHZ
2GB RAM DDR2 Dual Channel RAM [might add 2 more later on]
Nvidia GeForce 8400GS 256MB GDDR2 RAM [will upgrade later on also]
Sound blaster Sound card
Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition sp3
320 GB SATA Harddrive 300+GB Free
200GB SATA Harddrive 200gb free

The games I want to play are:
Grand Theft Auto 4
Left 4 dead
COD4
COD5

Btw i still only have 2GB of ram right now :P
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: Mulreay on April 07, 2009, 10:07:08 AM: Have you looked at the minimum requirements for these games?
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: Donkerz on April 07, 2009, 10:52:01 AM: Yeah but from what most people are telling me I wont even be able to start the game up [GTA4] :s
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: Mulreay on April 07, 2009, 10:55:24 AM: So if most people are saying that....
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: DA8686 on April 07, 2009, 03:11:25 PM: I know a lot of those games are CPU intensive. I would recommend spending a bit more if you can on the CPU. Also, the core 2 duo is a much better processor if you can afford the upgrade. Even if you get a lower end c2d, it could help.

You should be fine on RAM with 2 GB to start, especially with XP. Also, that is a lot of hard drive space. You could cut one of those out to save money and buy a better cpu/video card. Also, I don't think you will need a sound card for a budget pc. Most users only get those when buying a really good computer. For a budget pc, the onboard sound should be fine.
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: Mulreay on April 07, 2009, 03:21:27 PM: Mate I understand what your saying but you seem to know your stuff so buy a game that suits!! It really is that simple. I would love COD5 on my pc but I was wise enough to buy it on my ps3. I just think your pushing buttons..
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: Donkerz on April 08, 2009, 02:39:31 PM: Quote from: Mulreay on April 07, 2009, 03:21:27 PM
Mate I understand what your saying but you seem to know your stuff so buy a game that suits!! It really is that simple. I would love COD5 on my pc but I was wise enough to buy it on my ps3. I just think your pushing buttons..
Ok, The reason I want a new PC to play the latest games is because a friend of mine is opening an Online Server [later on]. And i don't really want to be left behind still playing GTA San Andreas. And I am not pushing buttons whatever that means :P

P.S: I also have GTA4 on ps3 ;)
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: kpac on April 09, 2009, 05:55:03 AM: Look here: http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: Custom-IT on April 10, 2009, 08:29:45 AM: Quote from: kpac on April 09, 2009, 05:55:03 AM
Look here: http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Yep, that is a useful link to have... although this one is easier to remember - http://www.canyourunit.com (http://www.canyourunit.com)

I'd say a processor upgrade would be nice for you but is not necessary, but you would get a lot more benefit from a new graphics card and another 2gb of ram...
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: DA8686 on April 10, 2009, 08:48:27 AM: Quote from: Custom-IT on April 10, 2009, 08:29:45 AM
Yep, that is a useful link to have... although this one is easier to remember - http://www.canyourunit.com (http://www.canyourunit.com)

I'd say a processor upgrade would be nice for you but is not necessary, but you would get a lot more benefit from a new graphics card and another 2gb of ram...

That is true in general. The main reason I recommended the extra CPU power is b/c a lot of the games he listed are CPU intensive. I noticed when playing COD and L4D that the FPS is very dependent on the CPU and not as much on the video card / Ram.
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: Donkerz on April 15, 2009, 09:45:40 AM: Quote from: Donkerz on April 07, 2009, 09:51:51 AM
So I'm getting a budget gaming pc

I cant do the tests because I don't have the pc yet.
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: 2rani on April 15, 2009, 11:21:44 AM: If you'll be able to run the games it won't be on a high settings.
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: computeruler on April 15, 2009, 06:59:26 PM: I wil tell you this
COD4: doubt it
COD5: doubt it
GTA4: absolutely not
left 4 dead: doubt it
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: x2543 on April 15, 2009, 07:21:25 PM: 8400GS is a terrible gaming card. I would get at least a 9500GT or something better. 9500GT runs Age of Empires 3 level games fine, WOW is fine but.... anyway....
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: BC_Programmer on April 15, 2009, 08:38:51 PM: 5500FX runs AOE3 fine.

heck I got a MX2 running it properly too. Lower resolution, perhaps, but playable.
Title: Re: Will this PC RUN my games well?
Post by: DA8686 on April 16, 2009, 08:42:43 AM: If you don't mind us asking, what is your budget? We may be able to help you out a bit more with that info? Also, do you own any of the parts already, such as the hard drives or sound card?