im new to pc gaming and need help.!!

so im getting kinda tired of my 360 freezing up and the rrod , so i recently decided id invest in upgrading my pc. the only problem is i have no idea what to buy for it. ill read my specs off my pc, bear with me im new.

amd athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 4200+

1024 mb memory

320 gb hard drive

nvidia geforce 6150 le graphics.

its an hp with windows vista

and thats seriously all i know. now i dont know if i need to upgrade my graphics card or what not because i dont even know if thats good or not. so please just suggest to me some things i need to buy to make it more gaming accessible.

(i dont want to play crysis, im just a huuge rts fan)

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_topics.php?board_id=314159272

They'll help ya out.

so im getting kinda tired of my 360 freezing up and the rrod , so i recently decided id invest in upgrading my pc. the only problem is i have no idea what to buy for it. ill read my specs off my pc, bear with me im new.

amd athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 4200+

1024 mb memory

320 gb hard drive

nvidia geforce 6150 le graphics.

its an hp with windows vista

and thats seriously all i know. now i dont know if i need to upgrade my graphics card or what not because i dont even know if thats good or not. so please just suggest to me some things i need to buy to make it more gaming accessible.

(i dont want to play crysis, im just a huuge rts fan)

ag3ntz3rox0x

Well assuming you want to play the newer rts and maybe COD:4 For graphics go for a Nividia 8800 Numero uno priority. next get another gig of ram and i believe ( to tired to look it up) that your processor is 2.2 ghz (off the top of my head) get a new one.

so go with the graphics card firts? is mine no good? and how much are we looking at to get this baby running smoothly?ag3ntz3rox0x

I wouldn't even consider that a graphics card, you will be looking at arount 200 dollars US to get a decent card. You should be able to play many games if not the newest ones with you processor. Definately get a new card though, and yeah its not cheap.

ive run the system requirements for most rts games im interested in and most of them say i need more ram to meet the reccomended specs to run at full speed. how do i upgrade my ram?

[QUOTE="ag3ntz3rox0x"]so go with the graphics card firts? is mine no good? and how much are we looking at to get this baby running smoothly?harrisi17

I wouldn't even consider that a graphics card, you will be looking at arount 200 dollars US to get a decent card. You should be able to play many games if not the newest ones with you processor. Definately get a new card though, and yeah its not cheap.

He can get a 9600GT for around $140 after rebate, which is more than adequate maybe even overkill for most games. The 8800GT and Radeon 3870 can also both be had for under $200 after rebate. And with ram prices being so low, he should get another gig of ram. This all belongs in the hardware section btw.

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[QUOTE="ag3ntz3rox0x"]so go with the graphics card first? is mine no good? and how much are we looking at to get this baby running smoothly?AFraud

I wouldn't even consider that a graphics card, you will be looking at around 200 dollars US to get a decent card. You should be able to play many games if not the newest ones with you processor. Definitely get a new card though, and yeah its not cheap.

He can get a 9600GT for around $140 after rebate, which is more than adequate maybe even overkill for most games. The 8800GT and Radeon 3870 can also both be had for under $200 after rebate. And with ram prices being so low, he should get another gig of ram. This all belongs in the hardware section btw.

ive run the system requirements for most rts games im interested in and most of them say i need more ram to meet the reccomended specs to run at full speed. how do i upgrade my ram?

ag3ntz3rox0x

Don't believe that, and if you are only gonna upgrade something, get a videocard, that thing isn't for games, believe me.

Get the 9600GT or 8800GT or HD 3870.

Another gig of RAM is really important.