Do I have to upgrade it?

Well I bought my desktop a year and a half ago and I'm just wondering if I have to upgrade it to play the upcoming games. I really am not expecting to play them on high but low to medium is fine with me.

Computer is a windows 7, it has a amd phenom 9600 quad core proccessor which is running at 2.30 ghz, Computer also has 4 gigs of ram (I'm not sure what type or kind) and a ATI HD3200 onboard graphics card.

Now I know I def have to get a new graphics card, but I was wondering if the rest of the computer is way outdated. I plan on playing BF3.

Well I bought my desktop a year and a half ago and I'm just wondering if I have to upgrade it to play the upcoming games. I really am not expecting to play them on high but low to medium is fine with me.

Computer is a windows 7, it has a amd phenom 9600 quad core proccessor which is running at 2.30 ghz, Computer also has 4 gigs of ram (I'm not sure what type or kind) and a ATI HD3200 onboard graphics card.

Now I know I def have to get a new graphics card, but I was wondering if the rest of the computer is way outdated. I plan on playing BF3.

dejo256

You could benefit from a CPU upgrade although you have to get a decent video card first.

What PSU do you have?

[QUOTE="dejo256"]

Well I bought my desktop a year and a half ago and I'm just wondering if I have to upgrade it to play the upcoming games. I really am not expecting to play them on high but low to medium is fine with me.

Computer is a windows 7, it has a amd phenom 9600 quad core proccessor which is running at 2.30 ghz, Computer also has 4 gigs of ram (I'm not sure what type or kind) and a ATI HD3200 onboard graphics card.

Now I know I def have to get a new graphics card, but I was wondering if the rest of the computer is way outdated. I plan on playing BF3.

gmaster456

You could benefit from a CPU upgrade although you have to get a decent video card first.

What PSU do you have?

Tezcatlipoca666

How much was you planning on spending if you were to upgrade?PyroMiner23

[QUOTE="PyroMiner23"]How much was you planning on spending if you were to upgrade?dejo256

All you need is an HD 6850 for $155 and you'll be playing BF3 on your PC no problem. If you get a new computer in a year you can always transfer the HD 6850 to that one so you won't be wasting money.

You will need a sufficiently powerful power supply in order to install an HD 6850 though. Do you know what power supply you have?

[QUOTE="PyroMiner23"]How much was you planning on spending if you were to upgrade?dejo256

What is your resolution? If it is low you might be better off than you think. My brother still has a core2duo e8400, 2gb ram, 8800gtx and he can play the latest games on the lowest settings at 1440x900. Granted that isn't really the most fun. lol-BC2 looks like half life 2, maybe worse.