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nvidia geforce 6150se nforce 430 Upgrade?

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by Faux13, Nov 29, 2010.

  1. Faux13

    Faux13 Member

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    I would appreciate if someone would help me out on upgrading my Desktop to play today's computer games.
    I also think I might have to upgrade to a dual core since most games ask for one anyways :/

    My system specs below:
    Computer: CQ5300F
    Processor
    AMD Sempron LE-1300 2.30 Ghz (single core)
    Socket AM2 (940)
    System type: 64bit

    Motherboard
    Narra5
    Chipset: Nvdia

    DDR2 3072 MB
    Installed memory ram: 3GB (2.75 usable) guessing the gfx card uses some.

    Graphics
    Nvidia Geforce 6150se nforce 430
    Gpu: C61
    revision: A2
    memory size: 256mb
    Bandwith: 6.4Gb

    I have installed some games just according to this site called
    systemrequirementslab.com
    where you can check out if you can run all these games or not :D.
    I installed, Sillent Hill3,Splinter Cell,Gta sa,Resident Evil 5, FEAR and the expansions
    Alien vs Predator 2 and other various games.
    They worked Okay, that is if everything was on low. even then sometimes I would get 20-30 fps.

    But when I installed Crysis,Fallout:3,Devil may Cry 4,Ect..
    My pc got raped.

    Any help would be awesomely appreciated :D

    Edit: I'm running Windows 7 :p
     
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  2. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    get a pci/e 16 videocard that meets your games requirements. what is the total wattage of your psu, is marked on a label on side of psu?
    Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:
    Socket type: AM2+
    TDP: 95 watt
    •AMD Phenom II Quad-Core
    •AMD Phenom II Triple-Core
    •AMD Phenom Quad-Core (A) 9xxx series (AM2+)
    •AMD Phenom Triple-Core (T) 8xxx series (AM2+)
    •AMD Athlon X4
    •AMD Athlon X3
    •AMD Athlon X2 (B) (AM2+)
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...c=en&dlc=en&cc=ca&lang=en&product=4107501#N92
     
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  3. Faux13

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    Okay so my Input read 250W max.
    which sounds low.

    Pci/e 16 righ? well, what card do recommend for playing today's games?
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    see what the games require then see what psu might be needed for that card.
     
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    To play Crysis.
    CPU
    Recommended: Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz/Athlon X2 4400+ or better
    You Have: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor LE-1300
    Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your CPU does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations.

    CPU Speed
    Recommended: Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz/Athlon X2 4400+ or better
    You Have: 2.28 GHz


    RAM
    Recommended: 2 GB
    You Have: 2.7 GB
    PASS

    OS
    Recommended: Windows XP/Vista/7
    You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit
    PASS

    Video Card
    Recommended: Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS with 640MB RAM or similar.
    You Have: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations.
    Features: Recommended attributes of your Video Card
    Required You Have
    Video RAM 640 MB 1.4 GB
    3D Yes Yes
    Hardware T&L Yes Yes
    Pixel Shader version 3.0 3.0
    Vertex Shader version 3.0 3.0


    I want to be able to run crysis at medium high smoothly :D.
    Im willing to spend 200-300 dollars
     
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    you do realize crysis is one of THE most demanding games out there, right? your system has no chance of getting playable framerates.

    you're better off building a new system from scratch. and if you're going for crysis, you're going to spend in excess of $700+ on hardware.
     
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    Thats exactly why I said crysis!
    if I can get a decent frame rate with good graphics then I can play any other game with no problem!

    Oh.. that building a pc from scratch sounds out of reach for me.
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    your cpu is a single core so you fail it too. you need new dual core cpu, new videocard & possibly new psu.
     
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    Yes, it said that.
     
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