Help people please

[Bujaka]

I got new comp, which i wont see for like 2-3 weeks :( Aywhoo its got 2.40Ghz quod core processor and 3Gb Ram and im planning to buy games such as Call of Duty 4 and Crysis. The thing is its windows xp professional :confused: and i wanna no if that will make any differnce. And btw with directX 10 what diff does it make? Should i worry? lol

[halo-fan-4ever]

even though the processor and RAM are important in gaming they are usually not to much to worry about, the thing u should be most concerned about is the graphic card, if its just an ordinary integrated card u can kiss goodbye to buying/playing those games.... if u could let me know what graphic card it has it would help alot more. Direct X 10 (dX10) is basicaly what runs the game, if ur dX is not up to date it wont run the latest games, DX10 is for vista only so forget about that for now, XP uses DX9

[Bujaka]

even though the processor and RAM are important in gaming they are usually not to much to worry about, the thing u should be most concerned about is the graphic card, if its just an ordinary integrated card u can kiss goodbye to buying/playing those games.... if u could let me know what graphic card it has it would help alot more. Direct X 10 (dX10) is basicaly what runs the game, if ur dX is not up to date it wont run the latest games, DX10 is for vista only so forget about that for now, XP uses DX9

but it doesnt matter if i use dx9 right. and soz i dno graphics card ill try to find out(is their an easy way to find out?) and is it easy to update graphic card and how much would it cost? sorry if i sound kindof nooby but the point of a forum is 2 ask q's :D

[halo-fan-4ever]

Dx9 is fine, the only way of finding out what the graphic card is too actually look on the pc itself or..... if u know the make and model of the pc i could find out, upgrading a graphic card is easy all u hav to do is buy one but if you dont know alot about pc´s it might be quite difficult to install a new one, a good cheap graphic card would be a "Nvidia Geforce 8600gt 512MB" which goes for about 60-90pound or if u dont mind spending more u could get "Nvidia Geforce 8800gt or ATI 4850" which are about 180-250pound

[Bujaka]

err... HP xw6400 Workstation p.s. i didnt pick the comp im kindof :/ bcos i just found out and well... Workstation not Gaming Pc i dno we will c

[halo-fan-4ever]

ok, i looked at the model and it comes with quite a few options of graphic cards, it all depends on which one was picked, wait untill u get the pc and then make a new thread and tell me the specs of the pc. dont buy the games just yet. sorry i cant offer any more help :(

[Bujaka]

ok, i looked at the model and it comes with quite a few options of graphic cards, it all depends on which one was picked, wait untill u get the pc and then make a new thread and tell me the specs of the pc. dont buy the games just yet. sorry i offer any more help :(

nah u helped alot iv got the pc except its in england im on hols in spain and wont b back in england another 2 or 3 weeks ill get back to you then :) ty anyway

[Webster Returns]

Download and run GPU-Z when you get back. It will tell you what Graphics Card you have.

[Bujaka]

will do

you people r so helpful :D

[halo-fan-4ever]

Download and run GPU-Z when you get back. It will tell you what Graphics Card you have.

isnt it easier just ot look at the hardware manager??

[Bujaka]

isnt it easier just ot look at the hardware manager??

heh wheres that?

[halo-fan-4ever]

Start > control panel > system > hardware "tab" > devices > screen adaptors

[Bujaka]

ahh ok well u still hav to w8 2 weeks :/

[Webster Returns]

isnt it easier just ot look at the hardware manager??

I guess it would be easier, but you might not get all the details that you need. It might just come up something like "8800 Series", while GPU-Z will tell you everything you want to know.