Will this computer meet my needs?

[Lucid]

Hey, my uncle is pretty old and he doesn't even use his computer anymore. He is willing to give it to me for my birthday, but I don't want it unless it can meet my needs.

 

I basically just want to be able to run L4D2, TF2, CS:S all on high. Basically source engine games

 

The computers specs:

 

250G Hard Drive

2G Ram

2.8ghz Intel Dual core(that's what it means when it says 2 CPU's, right?)

Nvidia 7300 Geforce ( I can replace that easily. His computer wasn't made for gaming)

Windows xP professional.

[KScorp]

Depends on how old that computer is exactly. Make sure the motherboard has a PCIe 2.0 16x port (for the graphics card), and the PSU has to be at least 450W if you want to upgrade your video card to something decent. Otherwise, it sounds good.

[tinkerbell]

with that graphics card, no. you can pick up a card for around $40 that will play those games on high. but everything else looks good for the price

 

the motherboard will have a pci-e slot, and as long he doesnt plan to put a 480GTX in there, he really doesnt need a new power supply

 

if you add something like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102829

you should be good to go without the "need" of buying a new PSU

[rokart]

Yea the graphics card need to go but the rest should be more than enough

[trakaill]

Hey, my uncle is pretty old and he doesn't even use his computer anymore. He is willing to give it to me for my birthday, but I don't want it unless it can meet my needs.

 

I basically just want to be able to run L4D2, TF2, CS:S all on high. Basically source engine games

 

The computers specs:

 

250G Hard Drive

2G Ram

2.8ghz Intel Dual core(that's what it means when it says 2 CPU's, right?)

Nvidia 7300 Geforce ( I can replace that easily. His computer wasn't made for gaming)

Windows xP professional.

 

what do you have now????

[Lucid]

what do you have now????

 

A piece of crap.

[Bilbo Baggins]

A piece of crap.

 

How bad can it be...

 

My current rig:

P4 HT 2.8 Ghz

2gb DDR RAM

80 gb IDE Hard drive

8X DVD-ROM

ATI Radeon X1300 PRO (PRO means it has 256 mb of video ram bitch)

Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3

450 watt PSU

 

At any rate even with the 7300 you'll be able to play all of those games mostly...

[EvilShadow98]

The PC, besides the video card, should be more than enough for the Source engine. When the new update hits for CSS soon, it will run better on that PC with a dual core since it will have multi-core support included in the new update. Don't be surprised if L4D/TF2 runs better than CSS because they do multi-core support.

[Lucid]

The PC, besides the video card, should be more than enough for the Source engine. When the new update hits for CSS soon, it will run better on that PC with a dual core since it will have multi-core support included in the new update. Don't be surprised if L4D/TF2 runs better than CSS because they do multi-core support.

 

Alright, sweet.

[König]

Another good thing is that RAM is easily upgradeable so if 2GB (which is good enough for now) ever gets outdated, just pop 2 more 1 GB sticks or whatever. XD