Hardware Is my computer old?

[R-Unit 4]

I have a:
2.16 Ghz Core Duo
1 GB RAM.
24x DVD drive.
15 inch monitor.
256 MB ATI Radeon x1600 Pro with Avivo.
100 GB HDD.

 

[xcalibur]

Maybe you should get some more ram...
I haven't heard good things about the core duo processors so you might want to get a core 2 duo.

Except for that you're fine but that doesn't mean your computer is the greatest either.

 

[laminaatplaat]

define old, what is its general purpose?

 

[R-Unit 4]

Old as in for games...and video...and music...and work.

 

[BoneMonkey]

I have a:
2.16 Ghz Core Duo
1 GB RAM.
24x DVD drive.
15 inch monitor.
256 MB ATI Radeon x1600 Pro with Avivo.
100 GB HDD.

look good to me !

might need a graphics card update if you wanna play some of the newer games on higher settings

maybe 1 more gig of ram

 

[R-Unit 4]

Ok. Thanks. More Ram and a better Card COming up. A maybe a 2.4 GHZ Core 2 Duo.

 

[Banger]

Get a bigger monitor.

 

[superrob]

2.16 Ghz Core Duo
- Keep that.

1 GB RAM.
- 1 GB more wont hurt.

24x DVD drive.
- Fine

15 inch monitor.
- 15 INCH???? How can you survive with that little monitor??

256 MB ATI Radeon x1600 Pro with Avivo.
- Nice but if you are a hardcore gamer get a never card.

100 GB HDD.
- Maybe a little bit small...

 

[JPH]

Maybe you should get some more ram...
I haven't heard good things about the core duo processors so you might want to get a core 2 duo.

Except for that you're fine but that doesn't mean your computer is the greatest either.

No, I'd have to disagree - 1gb of RAM is sufficient for almost all needs

And dude, your computer is old if you bought it like 5 years ago.


...or where you just making this topic to brag on how awesome your computer is?

 

[Mewgia]

Maybe you should get some more ram...
I haven't heard good things about the core duo processors so you might want to get a core 2 duo.

Except for that you're fine but that doesn't mean your computer is the greatest either.


No, I'd have to disagree - 1gb of RAM is sufficient for almost all needs

You obviously don't play many games on your computer. 2GBs ram is basically the minimum now for current games.

 

[ZeWarrior]

Maybe you should get some more ram...
I haven't heard good things about the core duo processors so you might want to get a core 2 duo.

Except for that you're fine but that doesn't mean your computer is the greatest either.


No, I'd have to disagree - 1gb of RAM is sufficient for almost all needs

And dude, your computer is old if you bought it like 5 years ago.


...or where you just making this topic to brag on how awesome your computer is?

How awesome His system is? No. His rig isn't awesome. It's meh. It's not bad, it's not all great. His GPU is pretty bad... His CPU should be overclocked ( unless it's a laptop, in this case might as well just give up on upgrading it and buy a desktop ), and he should get another 1GB of RAM. His HDD and Monitor also seem kinda small. Upgrade to a 19'' Widescreen or bigger, and get something like a 250GB HDD.

 

[jalaneme]

old? my computer is old (pentium 4, 700mb ram), your specs are no way near old lol i hate upgrading anyway as the latest components get out of date very quickly and cost a lot.

 

[Urza]

(pentium 4, 700mb ram)

How do you sleep at night knowing you have to wake up to that?

 

[Doggy124]

Then my PC is antiques...T_T
P4 2.93
ram512
ATI Radeon X300SE
HDD480GB = )
18X DVD drive
15" monitor (17" broken last week)

 

[jefffisher]

howcome nobody said anything about the 24x dvd drive?
they kinda don't make them that fast

 

[Banger]

At the rate of technology increase mine is technically "old" but it does what I need it so I can not complain. I do need a new DVD burner though 1 of mine is dead/dying.

 

[TheNeck]

2.16 Ghz Core Duo
perfectly fine

1 GB RAM.
for gaming add 1gig more, if you want to use vista eventually upgrade to 3gigs for 32bit vista, 4gigs for 64bit vista

24x DVD drive.
doesnt matter unless you want to burn dvds, then get a dual layer dvd burner

15 inch monitor.
for gaming get at least a 20" lcd widescreen monitor

256 MB ATI Radeon x1600 Pro with Avivo.
for gaming get at least a nvidia 8800 card, at least 320megs of memory

100 GB HDD
doesnt matter, for gaming 100gigs is ok, but if you d/l alot of stuff, upgrading to a bigger hdd would be nice

 

[cubin']

Hrmmmz pretty much everyone here has listed good computers. They could play most the latest games with at least low graphics.

Some computer elitists are quite anal about what computers are 'teh sux'. Not everyone needs the newest stuff...yours will get you through just fine

unless you want good graphics on new games

brb computer bout to crash. lol put RAM in the wrong slot. fixed now.

My Specs:

Just got a Athon64 Dual Core 4200+. It's awesome. Upgraded this week from a 3000+ single core
2GB of RAM. Just upgraded from 1GB
7800GT 256MB. It's pretty awesome, had it for a while. I'll probably upgrade it late next year.
Some hard drives
DVD burners n shitz
19' Flatscreen CRT (LCD screens suck)

My computer can play all games fine and is awesome.

 

[R-Unit 4]

I have a laptop. I was wondering whether it could play Crysis considering the fact that I have a GPU just above the minimum...2 gen's above I think. But the thing is, it said that ' It MAY work with laptop GPUs but is is not supported. So...has anyone tried?

Oh and what settings can I run it on...do I have to run it on low...I settle for nothing less than Med...and this would be the first time I have said that. I usually have high or very high settings.

If I have to run Crysis on low I will do it but by December next year I am getting a new Computer. If I Have to run it on
Med...I'll get a new one in 2 years.

 

[gh0ul]

I have a laptop. I was wondering whether it could play Crysis considering the fact that I have a GPU just above the minimum...2 gen's above I think. But the thing is, it said that ' It MAY work with laptop GPUs but is is not supported. So...has anyone tried?

Crysis will run on your laptop but it will most likely run so bad (laggy) you'll want to rip your eyes out. unless you have a $5,000 laptop, you wont be having any fun with crysis :'(