PC Specs for gaming?

renegade

What specs do I need on my PC to enable me to play PC Games?

JasX

depends on the games & and how demanding they are.

whether you want to spend a moderate amount of money and have a machine able to come with 'somewhat demanding' games today.
whether you want to start spending more money and having your machine able to cope with very demanding games for now and some time to come.

Finally will depend if you're technically competent to build a machine from components yourself. (at the very top end this can make a machine over £1000 cheaper).

the good news is i believe the machine you are on now will have no trouble with either 'minesweeper' or 'solitaire'

GeoffX

What's your budget? What resolution is your monitor? Are you looking to upgrade by buying components or to purchase an off-the-shelf machine?

BillScarab

What games are you wanting to play? That will tell you what you need. The size of your monitor is also an issue.

sebastianj

I think a lot of the questions being asked are irrelevant. OP needs to look at the Games cover which specifies the spec of the computer needed. Else the forum can advise on a worst case scenario but will need to know the current spec of OP computer.
seb

renegade

JasX wrote: »

depends on the games & and how demanding they are.

whether you want to spend a moderate amount of money and have a machine able to come with 'somewhat demanding' games today.
whether you want to start spending more money and having your machine able to cope with very demanding games for now and some time to come.

Finally will depend if you're technically competent to build a machine from components yourself. (at the very top end this can make a machine over £1000 cheaper).

the good news is i believe the machine you are on now will have no trouble with either 'minesweeper' or 'solitaire'

Technically Competent - Ummm - NO!

renegade

sebastianj wrote: »

I think a lot of the questions being asked are irrelevant. OP needs to look at the Games cover which specifies the spec of the computer needed. Else the forum can advise on a worst case scenario but will need to know the current spec of OP computer.
seb

Specs as follows:
2gb Ram
32-bit system
Intel G33131 Express chip family
Intel Duo Core CPU 2.60 GHZ
Windows Vista
Acer Aspire L3600 Model.
19" LCD Monitor
0.284mm Pixel
Video RGB Analog Interface
Plu & Play- Vesa DDc1/DDC2BMax Res 1440x900@ 60 HZ. I hoope you can understand this as it ias all gobble de gook to me!
I usually play games on my PS, but iI have seen games for the PC that you cant get for the PS3 and I would like to play them.

JasX

renegade wrote: »

I usually play games on my PS, but iI have seen games for the PC that you cant get for the PS3 and I would like to play them.

Give a few game names and we can help spec, most of the questions you were asked were actually relevant and we can't help you much without a bit more input......

turbobob

As has been said before it depends on the game. Undemanding games (e.g. The Sims 3) should be playable on the system as it is. Crysis, for example, won't be playable. The main weakness is the graphics (assuming it is using the motherboards built in graphics controller which is an Intel GMA3100). If you wanted to make it more suitable for gaming you would need to fit a graphics card.

wornoutmumoftwo

I've just built a gaming pc. It plays sims 3 at top speed and spore. If you're interested I can post the spec. It's also very upgradable, goes up to 16gb ram.

It's cost me just under £300, but that excludes operating system, dvd drive and hard drive as I had those already.