is my pc agood gaming rig?

[avatar_12]

hi can someone tell me how good my pc is cuz im worried that if i buy a game like COD6 or i dont know something new my pc wont run it so here are the specs:

==System==

•Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3

•System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd

•System Model:G31M-ES2C

•Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz
(2CPUs

•Memory: 2046MB RAM

•Page File: 512MB used, 3426MB available

•DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904

==Display==

•Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

•Approx. Total Memory: 512.0 MB

•Main Driver: nv4_disp.dll

•Version: 6.14.0011.7813 (English

•Driver Date: 9/17/2008 10:55:00

thank's

[ShyguyXPC]

thats why they print the games requirements on the side of the box...

simple comparisons is all it takes.

You know, the same skills needed to play Sesame Streets, Which one of these is not like the other, just in the opposite.


Problem, is, how is you PC compared to what?

if you mean the COD6 game, if you mean Modern Warfare 2?

Video card is weak, its bottom of the barrel for a gaming card.

RAM is fine.

CPU is fine.

Motherboard is getting a bit old, but still quite capable.

How much Hard drive space do you have?


Whats the Specs on your Power supply (I know I'm going to regret asking this as I'll probably get back some answer with the Total Watts, or you'll read the Wall voltage input and give me that info instead)

But there's a sticker on the side of the Power Supply, in the case, read it, and type out the specs here.

Brand and Model of PSU, amp rating for +3.3V, +5V and +12V power.

Need to know the Power supply specs before advising the obvious, which is an Upgrade for your Graphics card.

What kind of Computer Case is this you have, is a slim case, a Micro, Mid size or Full Tower/desktop case?

[avatar_12]

i dont really know computers but damn i thought that my graphic card was the one good thing i had well any who i have 300 gb and the second part with the sticker.....sorry i dont have it

can you advise me with a good graphic card

thank's

[stroyal]

Power supplies specs, and high end video cards recommendations, go hand in hand.
That's why Shyguy asked for the specs.

Without the specs and brand. and how much you want to spend, we would waste a lot of time.

The chances are pretty good you will need a new power supply, a 9500GT will run on a pretty crappy 400w power supply.

[stroyal]

Oh and the 9500GT is a pretty small card, newer cards are going to be a lot bigger, so the case info he asked for is also critical.

[ShyguyXPC]

seriously, No sticker on the Power supply inside the PC?

Need to open the PC to look of course.


but if you have no sticker, then its most likely a crap brand PSU in which case, anything higher than that card you have now, could potentially overload the PSU and take most of the system with it.


Newegg.com - XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

2 Good suggestions for GPU and PSU upgrades, before you ask, yes that PSU will run the video card and work with your PC, regardless of what the Video cards Requirements Say, the PSU is good quality, and has enough amps on +12V power to run the card.

with out knowing what kind of case, or specs on your current PSU, this one is NOT guaranteed to fit, which is why we need to know, for all we know you could have a Micro ATX case, with a Smaller Form factor PSU in which case this one I linked to might not fit.


could you at least take a picture (as clear as possible) of your Power supply in your Case, and you Case, or if this is a Prebuilt PC like a Dell or HP list the model number of the PC.

and upload the picture here.

[avatar_12]

ok to begin with i forgot to mention that im from israel and so my english is crappy compared to yours second as i said before i know nothing when it comes to computers i didn't understood anything....what is a power supply and is a PSU i dont get any of this ohh and i am not going to open th case itll probobly explode or something but thanks anyway


oh and one more thing can you tell me if my pc will run NFS SHIFT and how well if it does

thank's


agian my english sucks so sorry for any miss spel

[stroyal]

ok to begin with i forgot to mention that im from israel and so my english is crappy compared to yours second as i said before i know nothing when it comes to computers i didn't understood anything....what is a power supply and is a PSU i dont get any of this ohh and i am not going to open th case itll probobly explode or something but thanks anyway


oh and one more thing can you tell me if my pc will run NFS SHIFT and how well if it does

thank's


agian my english sucks so sorry for any miss spel

Your English is a lot better than half the Americans that post here, in fact, I'd say it is pretty good.

If a dummy like me can fix computers, I'd thing someone smart enough to be multi- lingual can.

Besides, how were you going to change the Video card, without opening the case.

The power supply is what the power cord plugs into, at the back of the case.
Removing the left side panel is easy, and is usually all you need to do.
Although the label might be on the right.
If this is a store bought like a Dell, just give us the model, and we should be able to look it up.

[avatar_12]

wow thank's really

ok so i removed it and thats what i thought is the model name:
p-4 500w atx12v sata(dr-b500e)

does it helps? and what about if my crappy pc can run SHIFT? and how well


and just for the record i know russian and arabic too

[stroyal]

I always get kick out of multi-lingual people apologizing for their English.
My reaction is always, hello, you speak more than 1 language. ( in your case 4)

Heck, I thought It was an accomplishment to understand the currency, when I worked in the UAE.

Well it sounds like a 500Watt, if you can just get the power supply Brand name, we can probably look it up.
A quality 500Watt will run just about any video card. But it has to be quality.

Shyguy is the Vid card expert, and I don't game, so he will have to advise you on that game.

[stroyal]

Sorry, I didn't realize you were talking about Need for Speed.
I do sims, but not NFS shift. but specs are easy.( flight sim, nascar, F18. older NFS).

Need for Speed: Shift - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scroll down to requirements.
It looks like even with a new video, your processor may be a bottleneck, but Shyguy will know better.

[avatar_12]

ok thanks a lot you really helped thank's yet i still dont understand 500 is good or bad?

[ShyguyXPC]

Can't comment for sure on the game, since I have NFS Shift on Sony PSP only.

but the current card should be able to run the game, just not at top end settings fluidly. Might be able to run it at medium settings pretty good though. Minimum specs are top end Geforce 7800 series cards from 2 generations Prior to your 9500GT, which should be about on average the same performance as the 7800GT, and a Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz Dual Core CPU, which your Pentium Dual Core easily beats by a mile.




I've played the Demo's on PC, but I had issues with controls settings being applied so gave up on them, but then again, my game system is pretty high end, so I had no troubles running the game.

I haven't had a lower end gaming PC like yours in years, so I couldn't even comment for certain on how it would run.

my 2nd PC, is lower end, but I never really game on it, except for maybe once in awhile 4 or 5 or 6 year old games.

[avatar_12]

i was asking cuz i just got it from a friend the other day and im installing as we speak so thank's but ther's seems to be one last problem where am i going to get a <H1>XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

i mean the u.s dollar is worth three times more then the israeli money
i dont have 16 so no credit card so i cant order it where am i suposed to buy/get it

thank's
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[stroyal]

PassMark CPU Benchmarks - High Mid Range CPU's

I had to look it up again, I see as Shyguy said, your CPU is better than minimum requirements.

The problem with power supplies is a low quality 500watt PS might only in reality, put out half as much power as a quality one. So we only recommended quality ones.

The other thing is the amps that the power supply sends to the 12volt rail is different on every 500w power supply, quality or not.
The amps on the 12volt rail is very important on modern computers.

So unless we have almost all the info on a power supply, it is hard to judge.

[JLK03F150]

You can try the 'Can you Run It?' website. Choose NFS Shift from the drop-down, then let the ActiveX app install. It will test your system for minimum requirements and minimum recommendations.
Can You Run It

[avatar_12]

wow this thing is really helpfull thanks a lot

[ShyguyXPC]

keep in mind it will not tell you how well the game will run, just whether it will run on your PC or not, regardless of what it says on there.

[cksboy15]

I figured I'd lend a hand in actually getting a pathway to getting these parts. Now according to google this site is based in isreal so you should be able to get parts from them.
http://www.logicpc.co.il/eng/
thats it in english I think this is in isreali
http://www.logicpc.co.il/