Ok, I I'm planning to buy a high end gaming PC in about 3 years so I plan to stick with my old PC for the time being.
I recently upgraded it last year and did a check on what my PC can run, and it turns out my CPU isnt good enough to run the latest games on the highest settings.
But everything else is of the highest quality for currect PC games on the market.
I ran a "can I run it" check for Left 4 Dead and some other games and got this for reccomended settings (the best specs needed)
Heres my specs:
CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.40GHz --- FAIL
CPU Speed: 3.39 GHz--- PASS
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (Build Service Pack 3)--- PASS
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (GeForce 8800 GT)--- PASS
System RAM: 2.5GB--- PASS
As you can see, all my specs pass for the highest quality for PC gaming as of now, but my CPU is dated. It said my CPU failed to play UT3, but I can play Unreal Tournament 3 on the highest settings with as far as I can even notice, zero lag in frame rate and quality. The game runs beautifully despite my CPU.
So, if I can run UT3, I can surely run any other major game. Would it be beneficial to update my CPU? For future years, yes my CPU will need upgrading for newer games, but for currect PC games out right now, should my specs be sufficient to run any PC game on maximum settings, excluding CrysisXD
Would it make much of a difference if I got a new CPU?
I recently upgraded it last year and did a check on what my PC can run, and it turns out my CPU isnt good enough to run the latest games on the highest settings.
But everything else is of the highest quality for currect PC games on the market.
I ran a "can I run it" check for Left 4 Dead and some other games and got this for reccomended settings (the best specs needed)
Heres my specs:
CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.40GHz --- FAIL
CPU Speed: 3.39 GHz--- PASS
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (Build Service Pack 3)--- PASS
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (GeForce 8800 GT)--- PASS
System RAM: 2.5GB--- PASS
As you can see, all my specs pass for the highest quality for PC gaming as of now, but my CPU is dated. It said my CPU failed to play UT3, but I can play Unreal Tournament 3 on the highest settings with as far as I can even notice, zero lag in frame rate and quality. The game runs beautifully despite my CPU.
So, if I can run UT3, I can surely run any other major game. Would it be beneficial to update my CPU? For future years, yes my CPU will need upgrading for newer games, but for currect PC games out right now, should my specs be sufficient to run any PC game on maximum settings, excluding CrysisXD
Would it make much of a difference if I got a new CPU?