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Need help upgrading my desktop computer.

ThundersnowThundersnow Member Posts: 2
in Hardware

I just want to spend enough to upgrade my desktop computer to play Mechwarrior online. 

Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)

Can an ipad 2 play the game?

Updating my Belarc for my specs, been a long time since I wanted to upgrade. 

ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics [Display adapter]
Sceptre X320BV-HD [Monitor] (s/n 0286, December 2010)

3328 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM2' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM3' has 2048 MB

Board: Gateway RS780 Rev 1.0
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 7B3P091G 08/06/2008

1.80 gigahertz AMD Phenom 9150e Quad-Core
512 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
2048 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Not hyper-threaded

1140.11 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
621.96 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

http://support.gateway.com/s/Manuals/Desktops/8513028.pdf

dx4200-09

http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/gateway-dx4200-09/4507-3118_7-33513602.html

300 watt supply, stock.

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,351
    Then post exactly what hardware you have, so that we can see if an upgrade is viable or if you need to go the replacement route.  The exact brand name and model of every single part for which you can find such information is a good place to start.  If you can't find that information for some parts, then give as much information on the part as you can.
  • eye_meye_m Member UncommonPosts: 3,317

    Am I the only person wondering what game?

     

    EDIT: You really need a 64bit version of Windows

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  • GruntyGrunty Member EpicPosts: 8,657
    Originally posted by eyelolled
    Am I the only person wondering what game?

    Doesn't matter an iPad is unlikely to play it.

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  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383

    Originally posted by Grunty
    Originally posted by eyelolled Am I the only person wondering what game?
    Doesn't matter an iPad is unlikely to play it.

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  • ThundersnowThundersnow Member Posts: 2

    I did not even realize.... Mechwarrior online.  I thought this was a forum for that game only. 

    Here is an email I got from them so far. 

    CPU: Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz / Athlon II X2 245e
    GPU: GeForce 8800GT / Radeon HD 5600/5700
    RAM: 4 GB
    OS: Windows XP 32-bit SP3
    DirectX: DX9
    HDD Space: 4 GB

    We're aware the game will run on some systems that are running on lower end specs but we can only offer minimal support in this situation.

    Now while the above will get you into the game, you may have some framerate issues. We recommend the following:

    CPU: Core i3-2500 / AMD Athlon II X4 650
    GPU:GeForce GTX 285 / Radeon HD 5830
    RAM: 8 GB
    OS: Windows 7 SP-1 64-Bit
    DirectX: DX9
    HDD Space: 4 GB

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,351

    There's no chance of playing that on an iPad 2.  That has totally incompatible hardware (no GPU DirectX support, no CPU ARM support), and both CPU and GPU performance that is wildly insufficient even if they were compatible.

    What you need to do to upgrade depends on what hardware you have, which is why I asked earlier.  Your processor may or may not be able to get the job done, depending on how well it scales to four processor cores.  You'll definitely need a real video card, as you have integrated graphics from a previous era, before anyone was trying to make integrated graphics that were viable for gaming.

    What case do you have, and what power supply?  That will determine what sort of upgrades are even possible for you.

    Though I really think you should be looking into replacing the system outright, not trying to upgrade it.

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