ilovesocks
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I want to upgrade my 2002 Dell Dimension 8200 so that games like NFS Underground 2, Hitman Contracts, Deus Ex - Invisible War, etc. are nice and smooth; they're all fairly slow and choppy right now, even when I have all graphics on low resolution with minimum detail. Are they slow because of the advanced physics engines that the games use? Older games such as Hitman 2, Counter-Strike, XIII, The Sims, NFS Underground, and Grand Theft Auto III run beautifully with the graphics all maxed out.
Here are my specs:
2.0 GHz Pentium 4 (400 MHz FSB)
512 MB RDRAM
128 MB nVidea GeForce4 Ti 4600
19" viewable Trinitron CRT monitor
80 GB 7,200rpm hard drive (25% full)
4x DVD drive (I usually run games off this)
48x CD-RW drive
Windows XP Home
I appreciate any suggestions. Which upgrade(s) are the most cost effective? I'd like to spend no more than $300-$400. Thanks!
Here are my specs:
2.0 GHz Pentium 4 (400 MHz FSB)
512 MB RDRAM
128 MB nVidea GeForce4 Ti 4600
19" viewable Trinitron CRT monitor
80 GB 7,200rpm hard drive (25% full)
4x DVD drive (I usually run games off this)
48x CD-RW drive
Windows XP Home
I appreciate any suggestions. Which upgrade(s) are the most cost effective? I'd like to spend no more than $300-$400. Thanks!