I've got an eMachine T5224, Pentium D 2.8GHz dual core, 800Mhz FSB, 2GB DDR2 Memory, ATI Radeon HD 4670. let me know if any other info is needed or if you recommend any upgrades!
Thanks!
Answer
Unfortunately it depends on what kind of games you like and expect to play on your system, such as First Person Shooters (FPS), Real Time Strategy (RTS), Turn-Based Strategy (TBS), Simulation (e.g. Driving, Flying), Adventure (with Story-lines, Mysteries), et cetera.
One of the above will determine what kind of computer game you are looking for and unfortunately with games between 2009 and 2012; I do not believe your system will efficiently run them properly.
You can visit Game Debate and look at a gaming title that you may be interested in and see whether your system meets the minimum specification; if you are unsure, you can scroll down to the bottom of the page of that game title and enter your specifications manually and it will give you a score out of 10 based on the component information you supply.
Most computer games nowadays will require that you have Windows 7 and since you only have 2GB of memory, you will need at least 6 to 8GB just to run the operating system as well as games themselves as you will experience eventually that they are also resource hungry.
The Pentium D 2.8Ghz at some stage was probably very good; but it is several years old and most of the current games since 2010 use a mixture of Dual Core especially from the LGA775 Core 2 Duo series and Quad Core from the LGA775 Core 2 Quad. Most games are designed to run on Quad Core that is becoming more common.
Now that we have the very popular Sandybridge release from Intel with the LGA1155 chipset with the second generation chipsets to replace the LGA1156 which does not seem like much because it is just one pin difference; but performance is greater and power consumption is less.
The LGA1155 was released early 2011 and has become the most common system build, I would suggest that you avoid the AMD line; especially the bulldozer 8-core which unfortunately some LGA775 chipsets especially the Quad cores can still beat them.
Intel has released during the third quater of 2011 with the LGA2011 6-core chipset to replace the LGA1366 990X extreme 6 core chipset to give it more performance and also less power consumption. However this is a first generation release and it is expensive to upgrade at this stage; especially with the floods from last November that caused all that devastation in which has increased the supply versus demand pricing structure upon computer electronics let alone anything that uses electronics.
The HD4670 is still a good video card, however you may struggle to run some of the newer games with good resolutions and with good fps rates. Present standard gaming resolutions is 1920x1080+ with at least 70 fps; so you'll have to upgrade nevertheless especially the video card and the monitor to at least 22"+.
If you are expecting to play at that resolution, you will need to get either a GTX560Ti series or better or if you're an ATI fan, then a HD6970+
In essence, you will need to upgrade everything, since present i3 or i5 LGA1155 chipset motherboards use DDR3 memory, so your 2GB DDR2 is obsolete.
If you are going to buy a custom PC, you'll have to get a power supply unit that can handle all the demands of the graphics card as well as your other system components. Aiming for at least a 550W or better; especially branded PSUs is best rather than generic ones'.
Unfortunately it depends on what kind of games you like and expect to play on your system, such as First Person Shooters (FPS), Real Time Strategy (RTS), Turn-Based Strategy (TBS), Simulation (e.g. Driving, Flying), Adventure (with Story-lines, Mysteries), et cetera.
One of the above will determine what kind of computer game you are looking for and unfortunately with games between 2009 and 2012; I do not believe your system will efficiently run them properly.
You can visit Game Debate and look at a gaming title that you may be interested in and see whether your system meets the minimum specification; if you are unsure, you can scroll down to the bottom of the page of that game title and enter your specifications manually and it will give you a score out of 10 based on the component information you supply.
Most computer games nowadays will require that you have Windows 7 and since you only have 2GB of memory, you will need at least 6 to 8GB just to run the operating system as well as games themselves as you will experience eventually that they are also resource hungry.
The Pentium D 2.8Ghz at some stage was probably very good; but it is several years old and most of the current games since 2010 use a mixture of Dual Core especially from the LGA775 Core 2 Duo series and Quad Core from the LGA775 Core 2 Quad. Most games are designed to run on Quad Core that is becoming more common.
Now that we have the very popular Sandybridge release from Intel with the LGA1155 chipset with the second generation chipsets to replace the LGA1156 which does not seem like much because it is just one pin difference; but performance is greater and power consumption is less.
The LGA1155 was released early 2011 and has become the most common system build, I would suggest that you avoid the AMD line; especially the bulldozer 8-core which unfortunately some LGA775 chipsets especially the Quad cores can still beat them.
Intel has released during the third quater of 2011 with the LGA2011 6-core chipset to replace the LGA1366 990X extreme 6 core chipset to give it more performance and also less power consumption. However this is a first generation release and it is expensive to upgrade at this stage; especially with the floods from last November that caused all that devastation in which has increased the supply versus demand pricing structure upon computer electronics let alone anything that uses electronics.
The HD4670 is still a good video card, however you may struggle to run some of the newer games with good resolutions and with good fps rates. Present standard gaming resolutions is 1920x1080+ with at least 70 fps; so you'll have to upgrade nevertheless especially the video card and the monitor to at least 22"+.
If you are expecting to play at that resolution, you will need to get either a GTX560Ti series or better or if you're an ATI fan, then a HD6970+
In essence, you will need to upgrade everything, since present i3 or i5 LGA1155 chipset motherboards use DDR3 memory, so your 2GB DDR2 is obsolete.
If you are going to buy a custom PC, you'll have to get a power supply unit that can handle all the demands of the graphics card as well as your other system components. Aiming for at least a 550W or better; especially branded PSUs is best rather than generic ones'.
I Need A Gaming Computer Setup?
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I Want To Custom Build A Gaming Computer No More Than 650$ That Can Run Skyrim At Max, And StarCraft 2, WoW. I Want To Be Able To Live Stream Using Xsplit So Please Build One For me.
Answer
It is possible, in one case: try to build your gaming PC yourself. and yeah - do not pay attention to answers that you already have on this page! ;)
I will give you few tips how to start to build your "dream" desktop PC. But, be careful in your choices. The components should fit one to another!
1st (71$): Start with a motherboard-the most important component: " http://www.amazon.com/P8H61-M-CSM-REV-3-0-Motherboard/dp/B004SUO3SS/ref=sr_1_5?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335363645&sr=1-5 "(Sorry dude, I only use amazon.com for explaining- but if you find any cheaper in somewhere else, you can go for it!)
2nd (110$) : CPU, the heart of your PC! " http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-2100-Processor-3-1GHz-LGA1155/dp/B004JEVGMO/ref=sr_1_3?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335363806&sr=1-3 " (Believe me, SandybridgeCore i3 2100 is a way than faster than Phenom II X4 for gaming!)
3rd (130$): Graphic card-to get high performance in your games: " http://www.amazon.com/PCI-Express-ENGTX550-TI-DC-1GD5/dp/B004RJJN9Y/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1335364222&sr=1-2 "(The best price for performance)
4th (31$): 4Gb dual channel RAM- " http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Channel-Memory-Processors-CMX4GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B002LE8D2A/ref=sr_1_9?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335365998&sr=1-9 "
5th (69$): PSU - power for your system: " http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-ModXStream-Modular-Performance-compatible/dp/B001EYV690/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335364365&sr=8-3
" (OCZ PSU 600W will provide your system with power that it needs and it is one of the most durable PSU in the market at the moment)
6th (70$): HDD 250 gb for storage: " http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Cache-Desktop/dp/B00461K1QW/ref=sr_1_17?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335365166&sr=1-17 "
7th (36$): Case for your PC : " http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RC-343-KKN1-Elite-Supply/dp/B004SPW7T0/ref=sr_1_5?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335364831&sr=1-5 "
8th (130$) : 21.5 inch Acer monitor: " http://www.amazon.com/Acer-S211HL-21-5-Inch-Widescreen-Ultra-Slim/dp/B003U4IROY/ref=sr_1_10?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335365343&sr=1-10 "
All for 647$ with free delivery and you get max settings on Skyrim, StarCraft 2 and WoW. (The resolution of monitor is not so high, that is why you can easily run those games at MAX!)
Good luck dude!
P.S. Web pages retrieved on 25/04/2012
It is possible, in one case: try to build your gaming PC yourself. and yeah - do not pay attention to answers that you already have on this page! ;)
I will give you few tips how to start to build your "dream" desktop PC. But, be careful in your choices. The components should fit one to another!
1st (71$): Start with a motherboard-the most important component: " http://www.amazon.com/P8H61-M-CSM-REV-3-0-Motherboard/dp/B004SUO3SS/ref=sr_1_5?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335363645&sr=1-5 "(Sorry dude, I only use amazon.com for explaining- but if you find any cheaper in somewhere else, you can go for it!)
2nd (110$) : CPU, the heart of your PC! " http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-2100-Processor-3-1GHz-LGA1155/dp/B004JEVGMO/ref=sr_1_3?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335363806&sr=1-3 " (Believe me, SandybridgeCore i3 2100 is a way than faster than Phenom II X4 for gaming!)
3rd (130$): Graphic card-to get high performance in your games: " http://www.amazon.com/PCI-Express-ENGTX550-TI-DC-1GD5/dp/B004RJJN9Y/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1335364222&sr=1-2 "(The best price for performance)
4th (31$): 4Gb dual channel RAM- " http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Channel-Memory-Processors-CMX4GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B002LE8D2A/ref=sr_1_9?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335365998&sr=1-9 "
5th (69$): PSU - power for your system: " http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-ModXStream-Modular-Performance-compatible/dp/B001EYV690/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335364365&sr=8-3
" (OCZ PSU 600W will provide your system with power that it needs and it is one of the most durable PSU in the market at the moment)
6th (70$): HDD 250 gb for storage: " http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Cache-Desktop/dp/B00461K1QW/ref=sr_1_17?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335365166&sr=1-17 "
7th (36$): Case for your PC : " http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RC-343-KKN1-Elite-Supply/dp/B004SPW7T0/ref=sr_1_5?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335364831&sr=1-5 "
8th (130$) : 21.5 inch Acer monitor: " http://www.amazon.com/Acer-S211HL-21-5-Inch-Widescreen-Ultra-Slim/dp/B003U4IROY/ref=sr_1_10?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1335365343&sr=1-10 "
All for 647$ with free delivery and you get max settings on Skyrim, StarCraft 2 and WoW. (The resolution of monitor is not so high, that is why you can easily run those games at MAX!)
Good luck dude!
P.S. Web pages retrieved on 25/04/2012
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