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HeroesForGhosts · May 9th, 2008, 06:15 PM

I don't think you need to upgrade your motherboard. As long as it has at least two DDR-2 RAM slots, a PCI-Express x16 slot, and has Socket 775 support, you probably won't need to upgrade it for quite a while.

As for the Pentium D, it isn't quite "worthless." It's a dual core processor, and while it's definitely past its prime at this point in time (The Pentium D series debuted in 2005) it is adequate for casual gaming. You won't get GREAT performance in all the newer games--in fact performance could drop to dowright mediocre in some processor intensive tasks--but it'll handle most without too much trouble.

So, if casual gaming is your aim, purchase 2GB of DDR-2 RAM and a mid-range video card and you'll probably be set for a while. I can make some suggestions if that's what you end up deciding you want to do. If you decide to spend a bit more and and get a new processor too, then that'll help, but I don't think it's totally necessary at this point in time.

May 9th, 2008, 06:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
HeroesForGhosts Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 67	I don't think you need to upgrade your motherboard. As long as it has at least two DDR-2 RAM slots, a PCI-Express x16 slot, and has Socket 775 support, you probably won't need to upgrade it for quite a while. As for the Pentium D, it isn't quite "worthless." It's a dual core processor, and while it's definitely past its prime at this point in time (The Pentium D series debuted in 2005) it is adequate for casual gaming. You won't get GREAT performance in all the newer games--in fact performance could drop to dowright mediocre in some processor intensive tasks--but it'll handle most without too much trouble. So, if casual gaming is your aim, purchase 2GB of DDR-2 RAM and a mid-range video card and you'll probably be set for a while. I can make some suggestions if that's what you end up deciding you want to do. If you decide to spend a bit more and and get a new processor too, then that'll help, but I don't think it's totally necessary at this point in time.