Posts by hiddenbison99

Emily Walker2 said:It hasn't arrived for me yet, but I'll go ahead and send it over to you.

If I could ask one more thing—I didn't mention this in my earlier posts—do you think these specific upgrades will actually allow me to run games like Harry Potter? Right now, I can't get them to work; the game launches, but then the screen just freezes up completely.
I have my grandson using his aunt's laptop at the moment, and since I'm planning on buying these parts myself, I'm a bit worried about whether I can handle the assembly. I have a decent grasp of mechanical work, but electronics are a different story for me. To be honest, I'm getting older, and most of what I know about computers was picked up toward the very end of my career. I'd really appreciate your advice on this before we move forward. I don't mean to be a bother or pushy. Thank you so much!😕

hiddenbison99 said:I'm not very good at troubleshooting computers. When I try to install games, some will open and then just freeze up. They are mostly kids' games. How can I fix this? My computer is an Intel Pentium running at 2.8GHz with 1.00GB of RAM and Windows XP. What should I upgrade, or should I get a better graphics card?
Thanks

Emily Walker2 said:Well, let's take this from the beginning.

Motherboard: Since you mentioned this is primarily for children's games, we can leave the motherboard as it is for now.

RAM: This is where we should start. You could pick up 2GB of Kingmax DDR2 RAM. I found this listing on Craigslist: $50:http://www.craigslist.org/ram-memory/...-ad-4942345. It would be great to have 4GB, but your motherboard only supports a maximum of 2GB.

Graphics Card: Right now, you're using integrated graphics, which really isn't designed for gaming or any heavy graphical tasks. If you grab this one, you'll have a solid card that will boost your PC's performance significantly and allow you to play more straightforward games: http://www.craigslist.org/graphics-cards...-ad-5059554

Processor: You can leave the CPU alone for now. It’s fast enough—it's certainly not a powerhouse, but it handles everyday tasks just fine.

Power Supply: That seems fine as well.

If you're interested, feel free to send me a private message with your email address regarding the PC.

Best regards,

I sent you a PM.😕

I'll go ahead and list the specs from my receipt for you:
- Motherboard: ECS P4m800Pro-M, s775, VIA
Processor: Intel Celeron 2.8GHz, 533MHz, 256K
Memory: 256MB DDR2 PC 5300 (667MHz) GoodRAM
Hard drive: Western Digital 80GB HDD
Floppy Drive: 1.44MB ALPS/NEC Floppy Disk Drive, black
Optical Drive: AOPEN DW1670 DVD+RW/-RW, black, DWD+R DL
Graphics card: Integrated on-board graphics
Case: CODEGEN midi tower 6102-CA, 400W PSU
Since I'm getting older, I'm looking for something budget-friendly, which I know can be a bit of a challenge these days.
Thank you!😕

I’m not exactly an expert when it comes to troubleshooting computers. I’ve been trying to install some games for my kids, but a few of them will launch and then just freeze up immediately. Does anyone know how to fix this? My current setup is running an Intel Pentium processor at 2.8GHz, 1.00GB of RAM, and Windows XP. Should I be looking into upgrading the system or perhaps getting a better graphics card?
Thanks so much