Cod 5 support

[D the Prince]

So my friend bought a hp desktop. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883113111 (I think this is it. I will have more info later)
But it is his birthday and I was wondering if I could get him cod 5 and if his computer could handle it. I had him go on can I run it and it said that everything passed except for his graphics card but it said he had 1.7 gigs of video memory. It looked like that it was just integrated, is that a problem?
Thanks,
D

[Lord Sirian]

Hi.

If that is your friend's computer, it has Intel graphics and won't be able to run CoD 5 properly if it all. So I wouldn't recommend getting it.

[D the Prince]

Why would Intel graphics effect it?
Also could he play it on low or medium I really want someone to play with.

[RockmasteR]

just like Lord Sirian said
Intel card won't handle the game at all
it won't even open
the video card is not about how many Vram it has, all the Vram in intel is not dedicated, it's shared from the system memory
so I think a video card should be a good gift
of course getting a video card needs a new power supply

this is the Power Supply that came with the HP:

Power Supply 220W

!!!
CRAP!
that PC needs a good and quality PSU
and I say that it's very overpriced
for 450$ he can build a gaming PC that'll play all today's games

[D the Prince]

Oh really would he still be able to make maps?

[Mcninjaguy]

You should tell your friend to return that overpriced piece of junk and build a custom PC.

[D the Prince]

Alright well when he gets on I'm going to have him dl the CoD 5 demo and test it and then I'll see.

[Mcninjaguy]

You'll see the good old "4bertyn does not exist" error or something.

[D the Prince]

Yeah he is getting a better computer and giving his to his mom. Whats a good prebuilt to suggest?

[Phædrus2401]

A good prebuilt for gaming? None, really. Prebuilt gaming PCs either A.) use low quality parts, especially for the PSU and motherboard, to save on costs while still making it look like it has high specs, B.) are extremely overpriced for the hardware you get, or C.) both.

[D the Prince]

Sorry but price isn't really an issue. Should he get a alien ware or some overclocked beast or something completely different.

[Phædrus2401]

Alienware is not good, they fall into both the "shoddy" and "overpriced" families.


At the least let us a compile a list of quality parts (including PSU and mobo) then he can take that list to a custom builder. Hell, I could build it for him if you're in the US. But prebuilt gaming PCs are crap 99% of the time, and finding the 1% that isn't crap is like trying to find a diamond in a pile of broken glass.

[Lord Sirian]

Originally Posted by Phædrus2401

prebuilt gaming PCs are crap 99% of the time, and finding the 1% that isn't crap is like trying to find a diamond in a pile of broken glass.

That's very true.

Really the best thing you could do is make a post in the Building Section of the forum, stating your (or his) budget and what games he wants to play at what settings.

[D the Prince]

Well thanks I tell him I made him a list of stuff to put together but he kinda wants a prebuilt.

[Phædrus2401]

Well if he isn't open to having someone build it for him and ship it to him (either by a place like ncix or by one of us), then I guess we can't really help much. None of the prebuilt gaming PCs on the market are particularly great. Just tell him:
- More than 4GB of RAM is a gimmick
- Graphics card is more important than processor
- Dual core CPU is good for FPS games; quad core is good for RTS and RPG
- Don't buy a system with water cooling unless you know what you're getting into
- Alienware is garbage

[D the Prince]

Yeah that sounds good I gave him the link to this page and had him skim it. He might build a custom just for quality and price