Questions on Gaming hardware

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by mediajunk, Feb 10, 2010.

  1. mediajunk

    mediajunk Member

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    So I've decided that i like the idea of pc gaming, more possibilities and customization. But I'm a little rusty when it comes to PC hardware. I have general understanding of how all of the components work, just not how to read some specs. For example, I recently downloaded Psychonauts, a game which i thought shouldn't be to hard on resources. Unfortunately to run the game fluidly I had too run on minimum settings. Maybe you guys can help me out on what i need to upgrade.

    Here is some of my current specs:
    AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 5000+ 2.60 GHz
    3 GB of Ram
    32 bit Windows 7
    Nvidia GeForce 9200 (ummm i think)
     
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    new videocard is what you need. is that a pci or agp videocard?
     
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    A PCI. Yes thats what i figured, but wasn't sure if thats all i needed to upgrade. By the way, I hope I posted this in the right forum, apologies if needed.
     
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    what is the make & model# of the computer or motherboard to see what you have in expansion slot types?
     
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    get a pci/e 16 videocard as it will blow that pci 9200 out of the water
     
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    Sounds awesome. Thanks for the advice.
     

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