[Malarkey]

i didnt think of that, 2o doolars is like 15 odd pounds i can afford that easily, is it garunteed to work though?

[kimmen]

hm

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[Cpt. dick]

ya, no offense man, thats what computer gaming is all about. pushing the envelope of graphics and such. if companies kept making games to work on old computers all the time, then progress would never go forward. we'd still be playing with doom 1 graphics.

hate to say it, but upgrade or go buy a console. I had a 400 mhz comp 4 years ago and it wasnt even the high end then. now, im not on the cutting edge or anything, but I upgrade when I can and try to be strategic with it. im just using a p3 900, 384m, gf3. I use b-day and xmas money to pay for little upgrades and buy used parts off the net. that helps keep costs down and keep me in happy gaming. good luck

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[Cpt. dick]

I understand malarkey, totally. Ive been upgrading on a shoestring budget ever since I got into computers. the one time I sprang was for a new dell 4 years ago.

and im still paying that baby off but, seriously, im 31 and just graduated from college in 2000, so I havent had a lot to play around with either. you just have to look at where you get money and how you can take the scraps you get ahold of from time to time, and how you can upgrade bit by bit.

for instance, I got about 75 bucks for my bday, with parents and grandmothers giving me a little cash. I saved that and sold a couple of things, my video cared being replaced and ended up with 250. then took that, found some good deals online and got a gf3 and sb audigy for like 330. got a good sound and video upgrade for 80 bucks of my own money.

my burner doesnt work anymore, I cant upgrade the bios on my mb, my cd is about to pop, and im stuck on 900 mhz oc'd on my p3. so I dont have any fancy system, but it works. I just hope my cd lasts long enough to get MOH installed

40 pounds is about 50 or so american. I pay that for dsl. its not as fast as my cable was, but its more consitent.

I'd say go for the upgrade, online games will be a prob on 56k, but at least you can still play sp smoothly as opposed to neither smoothly (graphics wise). you could prob go up to a 700 p3, those you could get for under a 100 american, another 128 m, ~15 american, gf3 ti200, ~150 american. anyone of those would be good, especially since you dont have a 3d card. I cant believe you can even play this.

well, anyway, hope this helps, good luck

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if you can see us............then you're already dead

Ghost Soldiers, 6th Ranger Bn.

[Malarkey]

I know what you mean about advancing in technology but some people are better off than others, people who dont have to think about buying expsensive things they just do it, in america cable is everywhere and probally quite cheap but in southern england its really expensive. I know about upgrading and things like that but if i cant put tha much money into it, i only have 1 bday and xmas a year, i have £700 + in my building society which im not touching untill i really need it, i cant justify spending hundreads of pounds on things which will nedd replacing often that is what i hate things are advancing so much that i cant keep up, yeah if you parents have cable and they pay for it and your allowed to use i then its ok but mine dont so ill have to pay £40 pounds a month plus the installation fee of 150 odd thats nearly £200 pounds ibn one month then i have to upgrade my comp or get a new one i just cant do all this. I love playing games but i am not going to spend so much on playing mainly one computer game, i shouldnt have to everyone should be able to play a when they want with a resonable computer.If i bougght a new comp now for £700 +_ then in a years time people will be buying computers with twice the amount of speed and specs so games take up even more and then i get drawn into a cycle.I remeber it when i would pay £30 for a game and that was all the expense needed, computers where good because all this fast crap wasnt taking over so internet play was fine and the games wearnt crap, ive seen plenty of games this year which ive played and have run perfectly on my comp.... anyway ill stop rabbling on but you have to see my side of it i know its hard when you have something someone else hasnt to put yourselfin their shoes but you must see how frustrating it is for me.

[FuBarGrn]

well I can just say this....IF you want to Upgrade...go to www.pricewatch.com ...if you DON'T want to upgrade just get an internet accelerator...it will give you a small boost in your connection....OR get Cable service,or DSL..or SatCom....there are MANY options.....personally I would get a cable modem,ANd upgrade...that site I linked you too has the BEST prices on PC hardware in the WORLD!!!!....so it is your best bet,man...hope you get you prob. solved man...

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[Capt_CruncH]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Malarkey:
i didnt think of that, 2o doolars is like 15 odd pounds i can afford that easily, is it garunteed to work though?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I dont 'garuntee' it but it cant hurt. I think the min specs calls for 256mb ram anyhow.