How good is this rig?

95FlareOut · 10-03-2009, 09:59 AM

How long would this rig be able to play most games?

2.66Ghz Intel Core 2 Quad (4 CPU's)
nVidia GeForce 9500GS
3GB RAM
Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit (x86)

Could it still be able to play most games in, say, 2010 without upgrading?

Is the OS holding the system back?
What is your opinion?

Ferg · 10-03-2009, 08:33 AM

That graphics card is really quite poor for games out now let alone in 2010 I'm afraid.

That would definitely be the first thing to upgrade.

BoBBYI986 · 10-03-2009, 06:24 PM

not a bad system, yea the card is pretty poor. 2010 it should still be fairly good, plus you can also overclock the cpu if you have a fairly high FSB motherboard. but should consider a graphics card upgrade.

Dartht33bagger · 11-03-2009, 07:33 PM

Sounds good, would get at least a 9800 for the graphics card though.

Ashton · 14-03-2009, 06:43 PM

the processor and ram are fine, but that graphics card struggles to play today's games, and It's worth well under $100. I am upgrading my 9600GT this year. You should think about a 4850 or atleast a 9800 and if that's too expensive cut down the the processor.

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10-03-2009, 06:24 PM	# 3 (permalink) Top
BoBBYI986 Ultra Geek Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 717 Times Helpful: 76 My Mood: Pumped Status: Offline	not a bad system, yea the card is pretty poor. 2010 it should still be fairly good, plus you can also overclock the cpu if you have a fairly high FSB motherboard. but should consider a graphics card upgrade.

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Dartht33bagger Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 140 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Meh Status: Offline My Computer	Sounds good, would get at least a 9800 for the graphics card though.

14-03-2009, 06:43 PM	# 5 (permalink) Top
Ashton Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 116 Times Helpful: 5 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	the processor and ram are fine, but that graphics card struggles to play today's games, and It's worth well under $100. I am upgrading my 9600GT this year. You should think about a 4850 or atleast a 9800 and if that's too expensive cut down the the processor.

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