recently my step sister decided to go into gaming and asked if her computer was good enough for the games she wanted to play. she didn't want anything major in the way of resolution, just that her games looked good but she did want full detail (i figure 1024x768 would be good since it's a well used rez). anyways, i took a look at her computer and though i didn't open it up here is what i can conclude:
it's running with an intel pentium D @3GHZ and has 2 gb of RAM
the graphics card is a pci-e x16 ATI radeonx300 with 128mb of ram.
since it's obviously a somewhat new computer (at least '06 if not newer) i think it's safe to say that the memory is DDR2. i don't know if it supports crossfire yet but since it's a dell i have my doubts.
so far the most promising candidate is an XFXGeForce8600GT with 512 mb of ram but i was wondering if anyone had a better suggestion for the money. below is a link to the card:
XFX GEFORCE 8600GT PCIE 512MB DDR2 540M (XFX PVT84JYAJG) | UpgradeNation.com
so, is there a better suggestion out there or what? lol
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rig name: ancient pwnage
2.4 ghz celeron
768 mb DDR SDRAM
nvidia GeForce 6200 256 mb PCI (overclocked)
current framerate records and high scores:
Halo: 121 fps (max detail, average res)
F.E.A.R.: 97 fps (low/medium mix, kinda low res during speed benchmark)
3dmark 2001:6245
