My Specs, Should i update my pc?

Solas

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

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hey,my comp is being fixed in a comp shop atm and was wondering should i upgrade ram too?

from 512 to 2gigs


as in are the others a bit outdated, i'd like this to last a good while.


the other specs are:
3.4GHz intel pebtium processor 550 with HT technology
GeForce 6610XLm128mb DDR3 Memory at 800MHz
512 RAM, DDR 400MHz 64 bit duel channel memory.

blackpawn

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

NERF

N/Me

whoa definitely upgrade your RAM to at least 1GB. 512 is quite low these days.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Would grab a new card as well. I'm guessing it's PCI? I'd check, but I'm lazy

Fr_3_aK

Fr_3_aK

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Australia

yup, get more RAM and a better 3D card you'll run EOTN sweet as.

lordpwn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

R/

The game, and just about everything else too would smoother with more RAM. 1 gigabyte should be considered a minimum at the moment.

Having 2 GB pretty much eliminates any stuttering caused by insufficient RAM but it may not be a big improvement over 1 GB unless you often have dozens of browser tabs, IM windows and other stuff open while playing Guild Wars.

wilderness

wilderness

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Join Date: Mar 2006

We Couldn't Figure Out A Name [LMAO]

W/N

I'd go with 2gigs, just to future proof your Pc a little. May as well do it now while you're on the up, eh?

I run my system with the following, without going into too much detail:

p4 3gig HT
1 gig RAM corsair dual channel
9800xt (agp)

My xt took a hit from a power surge a few months back, and as a result I have to under-clock quite drastically to keep it stable.. I still run GWs on absolute high with 25-50 fps. (dips low in massive crowds). Before the failure I had a very stable 40-60 fps. Anything around the power of this card will run GWs high and fine with on current system plus upgraded RAM.

Gorebrex

Gorebrex

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malice Black
Would grab a new card as well. I'm guessing it's PCI? I'd check, but I'm lazy
<-- Not lazy
"It is a rebadged (and marginally slower) version of the 6600GT for Medion to sell through ALDI in Europe."(from video card forum Like to say which, but not sure Im allowed) It is a few years old though, so I would upgrade to something better. Not necessarily top of the line new, but something from no more than 18 months ago. Also, 2GB of RAM is almost a must now, get PC 3200 at least, and dont forget to make sure its low latency, preferably 2 or 2.5, if your mobo supports it.

Bleak Spyda

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Change your card to an 320mb 8800GTS Great card, im running one.