Hawkpetes new PC

Manufacturer:System manufacturer
Processor:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory:2046MB RAM
Hard Drive:82 GB
Video Card:ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series
Monitor:Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card:SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [9C00]
Speakers/Headphones:technika
Keyboard:USB Root Hub
Mouse:USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090804-1435)
Motherboard:p5v-vm se dh.
Computer Case hi r3lic can you tell me wot i can do to upgrade so i can improve my grafics for bc2 ,cheers mind im not tech minded but would appresiate a look. i usually buy from priceless computing in glasgow.....

I split you into a new thread so I don't get too confused!

I'll have a look into your PC when I have some spare time, I have 4 assignments in for the next 2 weeks but i'll need a break soon so will look then

cheers mate, its more enquiery i mean i can play bc, but id like to upgrade at somepoint . once again ta.

How much were you thinking of spending? You have an average PC so I'll need to know how much you want to spend to find out how powerful you want to make it

thats a question mate,. emmm i reckon a 200 squid about ,i know its not much but enything i can do to improve grafics quality would be good. like i said theres no great hurry as i was pissed off i couldnt play bc . though once crack told me how to ajust them i calmed down. thanks again.

Hi Pete,

do you know specifically what graphics card you have? the 3800 series varies quite a lot, my suggestion would be to upgrade the processor and graphics card, 2GB RAM is still decent enough to play most games. Duck.Faces gt240 seemed good value

I would suggest:

Processor - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167113 - £107.40

Graphics Card - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/Nvidia+GT+240+Series/Arianet+GeForce+GT+240+1024MB+GDDR3+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=38705 - £68.14

I've got a lot of mixed reviews about your motherboard so I am wary of going for a more powerful processor. It doesn't support quad core so that is out of the question and people have been having issues with the Core2 Extreme's too. The processor I have suggested is a slightly older version now however for it's price it is very good value