Hi guys,
I used to know a lot about specs and could rattle of GPU's etc back when the nvidia 6800 ultra was top of the line. Unfortunately, I feel a little outdated after being out of the loop for so long. My main question is for a build of mine that is getting old. For gaming (specifically WoW and HoN - fairly low req games), are there any easy upgrades to my system, or is it too old and I should just start from scratch again. It's depressing on WoW that the recommended setting is "Fair" and that sunshafts and water are automatically disabled
The relevant parts are:
OS: Windows XP Home SP3
W
MB
• GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU
• Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80557E2200
GPU
• SAPPHIRE 100106SR-RD Radeon X850XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card (520 MHz)
2GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 1GB)
22" Widescreen LCD (1680 x 1050)
MicroATX Desktop Computer Case
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Logitech 5.1 speakers
(let me know if you need any more info)
Are there any easy/single part upgrades to be had for under 200$ that would be worth the investment on an old system? If so, please recommend the model/models that you feel would be an appropriate upgrade.
Thanks!
I used to know a lot about specs and could rattle of GPU's etc back when the nvidia 6800 ultra was top of the line. Unfortunately, I feel a little outdated after being out of the loop for so long. My main question is for a build of mine that is getting old. For gaming (specifically WoW and HoN - fairly low req games), are there any easy upgrades to my system, or is it too old and I should just start from scratch again. It's depressing on WoW that the recommended setting is "Fair" and that sunshafts and water are automatically disabled
The relevant parts are:
OS: Windows XP Home SP3
W
MB
• GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU
• Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80557E2200
GPU
• SAPPHIRE 100106SR-RD Radeon X850XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card (520 MHz)
2GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 1GB)
22" Widescreen LCD (1680 x 1050)
MicroATX Desktop Computer Case
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Logitech 5.1 speakers
(let me know if you need any more info)
Are there any easy/single part upgrades to be had for under 200$ that would be worth the investment on an old system? If so, please recommend the model/models that you feel would be an appropriate upgrade.
Thanks!