Thread: Tell me about cheap computer upgrades.

I think this would do better in Tech Talk.

Thanks ClouD. I'll post the stats tomorrow. It's too late and I'm too tired.

You would really be happy with a new video card. That card you listed is old as dirt, and from what i can tell it seems to be on board. That is a terrible combo. Even a mid range card from todays choosings should blow that one away. I would suggest getting your new parts from newegg. I recently built my new rig and ordered all my parts from them. They have good deals and good prices on shipping.

Remember to keep GPU and CPU pretty much equal in power, otherwise you're not getting what you should out of either.

See if you can upgrade to a GeForce 8800 - 9600. That's about $40 - $80 for a 1GB version. Also, what is your OS?

Thanks everybody. My dad's really good with computers, so he can help me out with some of it. I'll need to learn a bit more than I thought about the internals of a computer.

Anyways, mine's a Windows Vista. I've tried using Ubuntu and openSUSE, but my computer had problems partitioning them, so I get less than 2GB when I install them, no matter how much I allow for that OS.

Anyways, after looking at Newegg (my dad's favorite store) I think I can get a decent nVidia somewhere in the mid 700 range for $80. Here's some specifications for my specific computer (it hasn't been upgraded at all).

http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/10...09603sp2.shtml

Alright, just as a comparison, I went back and downloaded the demo that released over two years ago. I had to change it to the lowest settings. At that point, it was perfectly playable. However, at several times I got choppy frame rates even on that.

Does this help at all?