So I'm currently using a as-generic-as-possible Dell computer that I bought, aptly enough, from the Dell online store. Mind you, this was a few years ago - about 3? 4? - so most of the stuff is rather outdated now. And by outdated, I mean I'm running on about 1gig of RAM and a Pentium 4 processor - and all my video/sound cards are the integrated kind.
Which is absolutely horrible for just about anything above flash gaming.
So uh...going from the little Guide to Video Card Upgrading thread, this is...what I've got.
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 521
Core Speed: 2793MHz
Motherboard: Dell Inc.
Model: 0M3918
Memory: DDR2 / Dual / 1024 MBytes
As far as power source / amperage / wattage goes, I really have no clue at all. I can say that I live in Texas, so if anyone from around here as any idea what theirs runs at, I suppose mine'll be similar. o_o;;
Opened my case up, but I couldn't find anything beside a bunch of 'Made in China' stickers.
So uh...yeah. I got a Radeon 9800 a while back for another Dell, but it seems like the card just wouldn't fit into any of the slots on this motherboard. Was I doing something wrong? Or is the card simply not compatible? It's running just fine on the other computer...
Oh. And if I need to go out and get another video card...well. I'm probably in need of a new one - and possibly some RAM while I'm at it. Would 2gigs of RAM be enough for most games? Or do I need 3? I went laptop shopping - didn't get one - a while back, and they pretty much all had 4gigs... should I follow suit?
And if possible...I'm looking for stuff on the cheaper end of the spectrum. Poor student, etc etc - I mean, I can go possibly as high as 2-300, but anything above that, and I'm stuck.
Thanks in advance, guys D:
Which is absolutely horrible for just about anything above flash gaming.
So uh...going from the little Guide to Video Card Upgrading thread, this is...what I've got.
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 521
Core Speed: 2793MHz
Motherboard: Dell Inc.
Model: 0M3918
Memory: DDR2 / Dual / 1024 MBytes
As far as power source / amperage / wattage goes, I really have no clue at all. I can say that I live in Texas, so if anyone from around here as any idea what theirs runs at, I suppose mine'll be similar. o_o;;
Opened my case up, but I couldn't find anything beside a bunch of 'Made in China' stickers.
So uh...yeah. I got a Radeon 9800 a while back for another Dell, but it seems like the card just wouldn't fit into any of the slots on this motherboard. Was I doing something wrong? Or is the card simply not compatible? It's running just fine on the other computer...
Oh. And if I need to go out and get another video card...well. I'm probably in need of a new one - and possibly some RAM while I'm at it. Would 2gigs of RAM be enough for most games? Or do I need 3? I went laptop shopping - didn't get one - a while back, and they pretty much all had 4gigs... should I follow suit?
And if possible...I'm looking for stuff on the cheaper end of the spectrum. Poor student, etc etc - I mean, I can go possibly as high as 2-300, but anything above that, and I'm stuck.
Thanks in advance, guys D:
