Here is the stats Is that ok for gaming, like will it be able to play WoW, Oblivion, BF2142 Microsoft Flight SImulator Deluxe. Also is it ok overall because I'm thinking about upgrading it so if I need to upgrade it what upgrades should I get?
What kind of graphics card? FSX has only been found to use around 49% of an E6600 under load so your CPU shouldn't be a problem. However, FSX uses more than a gig of RAM if nput on high but you should eb able to get away with low settings. No problem with WoW, 2142 but maybe oblivion. FSX is very graphics card dependent, so if you're not running a good card you won't get good frame rates.
how do I find what graphics card I have? It says nVidia on the front of my pc if that helps Merged Post: I found out i have Nvidia GeForce 7300 LE, Is that good?
Its a good computer overall. The graphics card isn't that bad but it could use a upgrade to geforce 7600 gt or gs.
7300 LE is a sucky graphics card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814131018 7600 GS $89.99 after $20 rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814186004 7600 GT $104.99 after $35 rebate You need a PCI-Express x16 port. And it would probably void your warranty, depends on the terms.
Right, i'll go to pc world tommorow and i'll report back the prices they give me for some graphics cards. Also should I get like 1gb of RAM so I will have 2gb?
in the US they cost around $100 BUT WAIT ONE MONTH AND YOU CAN GET THE MUCH BETTER 7900GS FOR ABOUT THE SAME. and typically doing upgrades DOES NOT invalidate your warranty, and if it does, just swap the parts back. $79 after rebate 7600GT http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814143049 I WILL BUY ONE MYSELF TODAY
One problem with that is that i'm not in U.S.A so I can't get the rebate because I won't be able to get the form back to newegg.com in time for the day the offer ends. Any possibilites you could give me a link to U.K site that sells that? Thanks ~Casey
Newegg don't ship outside of the US mainland anyway. http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quick...NavigationKey=0 DabsValue (ew) 7600GT 256mb GDDR3 £89.91 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct....rodid=GX-019-BG BFG 7600 GT 256mb GDDR3 £99.86 And in a month time as Chris said: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct....rodid=GX-042-OK OcUK (eww again) 7900 GS 256mb GDDR3 £112.76 7900 GS cuts the 7600 likes swiss cheese if you glash it to a GT. Yeah UK prices suck. UK retailers for future reference: www.overclock.co.uk www.dabs.co.uk www.overclockers.co.uk www.scan.co.uk PCWorld is over priced.
Future Reference: One thing I have found that is good for seeing your graphics stats is you do run and do DxDiag , you can test if your gfx card is meant for quality or performance by doing test direct3d test, if you see a box going around its quality, if its a blur its performance.