Computers & Networking

[raginazn]

Hey guys I'm kinda clueless when it comes to computer upgrades and what not, I bought a copy of starcraft II and well my outdated computer makes the game very laggy and choppy...Well I'm not looking to spend a fortune and I don't mind setting all the video options on the lowest setting. I was wondering if you guys could help me find an upgraded compatible video card for my comp, and if possible maybe a processor too, thanks in advance for any help

this is my desktop...
my desktop

[TheLexMachine]

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raginazn wrote:

Hey guys I'm kinda clueless when it comes to computer upgrades and what not, I bought a copy of starcraft II and well my outdated computer makes the game very laggy and choppy...Well I'm not looking to spend a fortune and I don't mind setting all the video options on the lowest setting. I was wondering if you guys could help me find an upgraded compatible video card for my comp, and if possible maybe a processor too, thanks in advance for any help

this is my desktop...
my desktop

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You really can't get anything out of that desktop without upgrading the power supply, the memory, the graphics card, installing a better HDD, and installing Windows 7 64-bit. You're looking at a few hundred bucks in upgrades to get bare-minimum acceptable performance from Starcraft and any other recent games. Even upgrading the graphics card is a waste of money with your current configuration as your system simply doesn't have the resources to handle an add-in card without some penalities in performance due to your lack of system memory. The best card you could put in there as-is would be a single-slot GeForce GT 440 if you want to try your luck.