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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.
Posted by: ProgramLog
Posted by: vincent5
Is buying a soundcard worth the money?
If you have very good speakers at the moment (subwoofer espiecally) then a soundcard is a pretty good add on. This is all from what I've read/heard though.
My current specs:
CPU: Core 2 Duo e4300 running at 1.8ghz
Graphics card: Geforce 8500 GT (it says 512MB in dxdiag, but I could have sworn I bought a 256MB model...)
1022 (1 gig) Corsair Ram.
Windows XP home edition running on service pack 2.
Yes, I know, it's pretty damn bad. But for the games I'm currently running, the system's performance is good enough. Counter Strike: Source, full everything and running smooth as butter. Half Life 2 (Ep 1 and 2), also running pretty smooth. Stuttered a few times on Ep 2, but that was the rare occasion. Battlefield 2142, full settings (except for lighting), AA x2, and such running pretty nice. Only stutters when I enter a Titan, but still playable/enjoyable frames.
I'm not going to be playing any new games on this rig, but I'm glad for what I have. I enjoy my gaming (online and offline) as much as I possibly can, no matter how old the game is. Just my view into this whole ordeal, the rig/game doesn't matter: It's the gamer and the gamer's taste that matters.
Some graphics cards are allowed memory from the system, hence giving the appearance that you have more video memory than what's listed. My 7600GT is a 256MB card, but dxdiag says it has 1016MB of total memory. I have no idea how that really affects performance.
I doubt I'll be playing too many new games even after I upgrade, I'm not too sure about Crysis now that Far Cry 2 is around the corner, but UT3 and CoD4 seem like good buys.