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Do I Need a New PC?

Skotekal

Skotekal

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Do I Need a New PC?

Alright, so here are my garbage computer specs. I just took a pic off of SRL because I don't know how to find all the info. And ignore all the green stuff and failure stuff, I was checking to see if I could run Oblivion. :lol:

Now tell me: Should I just update my GFX card or get a job for the summer and get a new computer?
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Now say the most graphic intense game I was going to play was Oblivion, should I just upgrade?

Now if I wanted to play Fallout 3 I'd need a new computer. Much cheaper I'm guessing, right?

EDIT: Oh tits, the image is too small. Damn you photobucket! Alright I'll just write 'em down. Oh well. And I'm just gonna copy exactly what the image from SRL says:

CPU
You Have: 2 processors running - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz

CPU Speed
You Have: 1.86 GHz Performance Rated at 4.89 GHz

System RAM
You Have: 997 MB

Operating System
You Have: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, 32-bit (Build Service Pack 16001)

Video Card
You Have: Intel(R) G965 Express Chipset Family (Intel(R) GMA 3000)



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Video RAM: Required - 128 MB , You have - 256 MB
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Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
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Video HW Rasterization: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
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Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - No
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Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 0.0
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Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 2.0

 
Re: Do I Need a New PC?

Erm, maybe purchase a new video card and get the free driver update?
 
Re: Do I Need a New PC?

Yeah, I definitely need to do some HD clean up. 220g overall and I have like 6 left. And all from my brothers movies for his iPod. Goddamnit.

And thanks for all the comments and help. I have an old nVidia card around here somewhere... A few years old but it was like 3 millimeters too long and I couldn't get it in. RAWR.
 
Re: Do I Need a New PC?

Skotekal;305752 said:
Yeah, I definitely need to do some HD clean up. 220g overall and I have like 6 left. And all from my brothers movies for his iPod. Goddamnit.

And thanks for all the comments and help. I have an old nVidia card around here somewhere... A few years old but it was like 3 millimeters too long and I couldn't get it in. RAWR.
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Get an HD graphics card. Oblivion looks AMAZING with it. That, and Qarl's Texture Overhaul.
You might also consider getting more RAM too.
 
Re: Do I Need a New PC?

Skotekal;305770 said:
Geez, would it be better just to get a new PC?

And if my grahics things is a chip, then what the Christ is in the PCI slot? Sorry, I know very little about the guts of a computer. Don't laugh. I said NO.
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I guess that would be good if you don't want to take it in to the shop to get the new stuff installed.
Maybe get a lap top. I love mine. :wub:
 
Re: Do I Need a New PC?

lol you have the same craptastic GFX card as me. :lol: except Im stuck with a laptop so I cant really update it. its a shame cuz the rest of it is just fine. I guess Il just save up and get a desktop.
 
Re: Do I Need a New PC?

no I didnt get oblivion, I got fallout but it wont work. :'( Im guessing oblivion wouldnt work either. Im thinking of taking it over to a computer shop and see if I can get it updated without selling my soul.

edit: ****! I called and no I cant. If I knew my computer would be so hard to update I would have never gotten it. grrr... guess Il just have to wait till I can get a new one.
 
Re: Do I Need a New PC?

If you decide to upgrade, check with this site for the video card and memory, and anything else you might need.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/

That is where I got my video card and some extra ram to run FTLC properly, they were cheaper than other sites including Ebay. Doing the work yourself is easy, I have never had any training and had no trouble doing the upgrade myself.
Good luck,
Jason
 
Re: Do I Need a New PC?

If your video card is integrated, that means it's a part of your motherboard. I believe you would have to get a new motherboard altogether to have it work with a video card that isn't integrated. Also, if your computer is old, let's say, before 2005, you would probably also need a new processing unit, as new motherboards aren't compatible with old processing units.

For shame. You might as well buy an empty computer tower, buy the parts and build a new computer. If you buy the parts separately, it's almost always more worth it than a pre-built one. Same money, double the specs.
 
Re: Do I Need a New PC?

Just do what ever last longer, or is cheaper.

If the card last quite awhile and it doesn't cost to much,
Then just get it.
Better than getting a computer, might cost more.
 
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