Mayweather

Sorry if wrong thread

i need a new card to handle the new games coming out preferably new COD that will be coming out at the end of the year but im not sure my system can handle it thinking of getting GeForce 8800GS or
GeForce 8600GT

here are my specs at the moment

Compaq Presario 061
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs)
2046MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)

any ideas i would be very grateful as i dont want to buy a card that my system cant handle.

af3

What expansion slots does your PC have? PCI, AGP and PCIe? PCIe is the popular slot for most new video cards.

Please post your Power Source's make and wattage, as it plays a significant role in determining your systems capacity to handle a new video card. You may end up having to upgrade the card and your PSU at the same time to avoid stability and performance problems.

wrench97

Hi Mayweather welcome to the forum
I think we may be missing some parts of your model number as it shows on searches as anything from a Pentium 3 to an AMD 2.8 system,
However I believe you have a PCIEx16 slot and could go to either card if your power supply is large enough also note normally video card and power supply upgrades go together the more powerful the card the more power it needs
If you could find the complete model number we can look it up to make sure which system you have and explore this further.

wmorri

Here are what the up coming specs are for COD5:
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor
- System RAM: 2GB
- Video card: DX9: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better). DX10: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster� X-Fi� series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)
This is from their website found here.

Cheers!

Mayweather

Thanks for quick replys

not sure if this is what u mean its a bit more detailed


OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name
System Manufacturer Compaq Presario 061
System Model RF785AA-ABU SR2029UK GB680
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~2133 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~2133 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 3.08, 18/09/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United Kingdom
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"

Time Zone GMT Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.35 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.85 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

wrench97

Yes that info will do, you do indeed have a PCIEx16 slot for the 8600 card I would recommend no less than a good quality 550 watt power supply with 26 amps on the 12 volt rail and for the 8800 card at least a 650 watt with 32 amps on the 12v rail these are minimum recommendations for casual gamming with 650 and 750 watt units for heavy gaming . Corsair, Seasonic, Antec (trio models only), Coolermaster (toughpower pro models only) are the recommended quality units.
A link to your manual.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00311113.pdf

Mayweather

Thanks very much