Need Computer Tech help

[Rickitycrate]

Any advice is appreciated. As I am using my laptop to run OFF BH&H I would like to move my WWI simming to a desktop pc. Money is short for a new rig and I was just given a Dell Dimension 2350. It may not be worth much bother toward running OFF eventually. I think I need to upgrade the graphics to a GeForce 9500GT and increase the ram to 1G. Currently it gives a virus spyware warning and seems to not run any programs. I get an exe. file missing message. I am not computer smart. I am thinking I should do a system recovery and try for a clean XP install. If anyone cares to advise me I can supply more specs and photo's if that helps. It is missing the sound card too.

Did some more checking, I may need to doa 9400 1G card. I don't know if this is a PCI or a PCIe. I need to figure that out somehow.The service tag is DPC6521 I guess checking with Dell should help, right? I wonder if I could run IL 2 if I increase the ram to 1G and upgrade the graphics to a Nvidea 8400GS?

Edited August 17, 2009 by Rickitycrate

[Rickitycrate]

Also, I am unfamiliar with XP. Should I run XP on this sucker or something else? Still researching.

[Rickitycrate]

Don't know if they keep records that long, best you can hope for is AGP

 

Scroll down this page at the bottom is what to look for:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...6&CatId=318

 

Also back then 1.5Ghtz was considered fast

 

Did he include the speakers, mouse, keyboard, monitor ?

Hi uncleal, I got everything but the monitor and soundcard.

Being ignorant I do not know wht AGP stands for. I do see PCI cards available 512 and 1G.

This is the one Dell recommends. http://accessories.dell.com/sna/PopupProdu...89&price=60

Edited August 16, 2009 by Rickitycrate

[Rickitycrate]

Yeah, I did suspect that, hehe. Hey sometimes rain is a good thing. Seems there are no AGP slots.

Edited August 16, 2009 by Rickitycrate

[Dutch_P47M]

Maybe I can help you, Dell does have very fast mobo's but are limited in OC and upgrading. If it is a AGP slot it should be still no problem here, there are good aftermarket ATI cards for playing OFF3. 

 

But first download SIW to determine your system, http://www.gtopala.com/ get the free version.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rickitycrate]

PCI slots for sure. I spoke with a local geek and he reaffirmed what Uncleal said and as I suspected. Crapola doorstop. Of course the geek went on to try to build me a $800 gaming rig but funds are lacking thses days so no go. Still have my good laptop to OFF with so I am good. Thanks for your help and advice guys.