[prashindia2008]

I have a HP media center PC.
Processor:Intel Pentium D

RAM: 2GB

Graphics card :Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 200 HyperMemory Graphics

OS : win xp( SP 3)

will i be able to run games like "devil may cry 3" on my PC?

please help.

 

[Phædrus241]

Nope. Integrated graphics won't cut it for modern games. Also, a Pentium D is a bit on the weak side.

Is this a laptop or desktop?

 

[McNinja]

Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP (only)
Processor: 1 GHz Pentium® III or AMD Athlon" (or better)
RAM: 256 MB
Video Card: 128 MB DirectX® 9.0c-compliant AGP or PCI Express graphics card (256 or higher for High Graphics Detail support) (see supported list*)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compliant (or better) DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c or higher (included on disc)
CD-ROM: 12x or faster CD-ROM
Hard Drive Space: 1.2 GB minimum
Peripherals Supported: Gamepad

http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/p28473.htm

thats where I got the info and devil may cry 3 is pretty low end on the specs so I'd say it should work but you're probably right at the edge of it not working too so be careful

I can't find a demo for you.... sorry

 

[prashindia2008]

it is a desktop

 

[Phædrus241]

I guess you could run Devil May Cry 3, but at very low graphics settings and with a low frame rate. I'd suggest getting a new graphics card. You can generally find decent medium-quality GPUs for ~$50 - $100.

Do you know what slots your motherboard has available? There are a number of different types of slots found on motherboards (PCI, PCI-E x1, AGP, PCI-E x16, PCI-E x16 2.0) which can support graphics cards. Knowing which slots you have will allow us to make a recommendation. Also, knowing what PSU you have would be helpful as well. It would probably be best just to tell us what model number your computer is so we can find the specs we need.

 

[McNinja]

if you give me the exact model of the HP I can tell you what your motherboard can support

you'll have to get new PSU because the ones that come with HP's aren't powerful enough
if you do want to upgrade your budget will be something I need

 

[Phædrus241]

I managed a Geforce 9500GT on a stock HP PSU, so it might work. I do agree we need the actual specs, though.

 

[McNinja]

Yea you could probably run a 9500 GT on a stock HP PSU but it won't last long

 

[prashindia2008]

HP Pavilion a1517in Media Center PC
((Intel Pentium D Processor 820))
this is what written on the CPU

 

[McNinja]

PC specs
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...71&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3236952

motherboard specs
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...14&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=uk&lang=en&product=3352256

so you can't upgrade your CPU

if do want to upgrade (it should take any size PSU what would your budget be?
it can support PCI-E

min budget I'd say would be around $70 US for PSU and around $55 US for graphics card

 

[Phædrus241]

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003&Tpk=Corsair 450
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130395

That's a cheap, low-end setup. Should give you about the same graphics performance you'd see on a video game console like the Xbox 360 or PS3.

 

[Riskyone101]

Also heres a site to test what games you can play on the pc,

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

 

[McNinja]

Ithink The 360 has a graphics as fast as a 9600Gt but the 9500 is slower by a quite a bit

still the graphics will be decent and that setup is fine