New gaming PC

[kylelogan833]

Need help. Have just purchased a new pc. It has a intel core i5 2400 @ 3.1ghz. 8gb ddr3 ram. Radeon HD 5450 512mb ddr3. I was wondering what games this system could run. Im not looking for maxed out GTA 5 at 60 fps kind of performance, but what kind of games could i run at 1080p at medium settings? Will this be powerful enough to run skyrim at medium settings? Also as im not so good with tech, will windows 10 run genuinely well on this system? I have a laptop atm and windows 10 just plays up sometimes the start bar doesnt load and webpages are slow as hell like my laptop cant handle it but i presume this systen should be fine?? Mostly this PC will be used for mild gaming(have a xb1) and video playback n web browsing ect i just hope its "responsive" enough for windows 10

 

[toshibitsu]

That's a pretty old computer. Unfortunately it's below the minimum system requirements for lots of new AAA titles. Any recent games that will actually play on it are going to perform terribly. You'll have to set the resolution down low(probably 720p) and graphical details/filters to low.

 

[kylelogan833]

So i cant play AAA games thats ok i have a xbox for that. I was more or less just wondering how windows 10 would perform on this system? As my laptop is only a dual core 1.4ghz qmd with 4gb ram windows 10 is sluggish n slow i hope this will chanhe

 

[toshibitsu]

Well it's definitely going to perform better then your laptop. It will also handle Skyrim and GTA 5... but you will have to lower the settings & adjust them enough so that the games are still playable for you.

 

[kylelogan833]

Well it's definitely going to perform better then your laptop. It will also handle Skyrim and GTA 5... but you will have to lower the settings & adjust them enough so that the games are still playable for you.

Thanks for the responce. I will most likely not be playing games on this PC as i have a xbox one. My girl friend will probqbly play skyrim but graphics arent a major concern for her aslong as it runs smooth so 720p should ok at low medium settings. The PC is mainly just for typical web browsing and mild gaming, video ect. My main concern is windows running smoothly which i presume it should do. Although windows 10 is a bit GPU hefty with all the transparency effects ect hoping it should be ok. Im just concerned as my display is 4k so idk if the desktop will run smoothly at that resolution. Also i purchased a mini ice cool cpu fan cooler for the i5 so hoping it will fit in the case, if not, no case haha

 

[kylelogan833]

Well it's definitely going to perform better then your laptop. It will also handle Skyrim and GTA 5... but you will have to lower the settings & adjust them enough so that the games are still playable for you.

Also do you know if the DeepCool Mini FS cooler would fit in this system? Im most likely going to have the side off the case. Its a lenovo m91p small form factor PC. The case could give me trouble with future upgrades though could i just buy any old gaming case from say, NZXT and put the components into that case? If not thats ok il leave the side of the case and do some DIY case modding to make the CPU cooler fit. I just hope ram ect doesnt get in the way. I actually am still waiting on this machine to arrive in the post so i dont know exactly how small it is or what its insides are like

 

[toshibitsu]

There's plenty of room in the ThinkCentre M91p for that DeepCool Mini FS. You could switch cases if you want... although those older Lenovo motherboards use a proprietary front panel connector(so there may be issues using the power button / reset button on an aftermarket case).