Is my system good enough to run high end games and maya? [closed]

Question

hi my system configuration is:

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 Ghz with FSB 800MHZ and 2 MB L2 Cache

Intel D945 GCNL Motherboard with Features 1 IDE, 4 SATA, 8 USB ,2 DIMMS (Maximum of 2 GB Ram ),2 pci ,1 pcie ,1 X1 pcie

1 GB Zoin Ram with speed 677 MHZ

2 500 GB Samsung Hard disks, 1 500 GB Seagate hard disk

Sparkle Nvidia Geforce 512 MB Graphics Card

i am using windows xp

now my question is this system is enough for running high end games and maya or i want to upgrade the system ???

Answer 1

Personally, I would upgrade the memory - and you do not say what the specification of your graphics card is apart from the memory.

However, Maya should work fine on your machine - it won't break any rendering records, but it should run just fine.

Answer 2

• Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 Ghz with FSB 800MHZ and 2 MB L2 Cache
  That should be fine, but just keep in mind that most 3D renderers use the CPU, and not the GPU, for the rendering.
• Intel D945 GCNL Motherboard with Features 1 IDE, 4 SATA, 8 USB ,2 DIMMS (Maximum of 2 GB Ram ),2 pci ,1 pcie ,1 X1 pcie
  THe RAM maximum is going to be a problem. If you're doing very advanced rendering, your harddisk will be spinning until the next presidential election (we shall see who wins it). Get at least 4GB of RAM. And make sure you're running a 64-bit OS so you can use all 4GB of that RAM.
• 1 GB Zoin Ram with speed 677 MHZ
  Again, you'll need way more than that much RAM to do modern 3d rendering.
• Sparkle Nvidia Geforce 512 MB Graphics Card
  That should be fine.

Answer 3

It depends on the "high end" game. I'd consider Call of Duty 4 pretty high end but it will run very easily with a decent graphics card. Bad Company 2, however, will run sluggish with a decent graphics card if you are lacking in the processor department. And that really means anything less than a newer dual core.

A great website for determining whether or not your machine is able to run specific games is canyourunit. It will scan your system and give you a chart telling you what hardware passes or does not pass.

Also, many high end games have demos which you may download free of charge. Running them will give you an idea of how the retail game will perform.

Answer 4

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 Ghz with FSB 800MHZ and 2 MB L2 Cache Maybe but mostly...NO

Intel D945 GCNL Motherboard with Features 1 IDE, 4 SATA, 8 USB ,2 DIMMS (Maximum of 2 GB Ram ),2 pci ,1 pcie ,1 X1 pcie Doesn't matter unless you overclock which in turn would increase your processor. e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo 2.9 Ghz

1 GB Zoin Ram with speed 677 MHZ ...NO

2 500 GB Samsung Hard disks, 1 500 GB Seagate hard disk ...YES 1.5TB space would hold a-whole-lotta-games

Sparkle Nvidia Geforce 512 MB Graphics Card ...?...your not saying which one, so probably...NO

i am using windows xp ...YES, you can play video games with Windows XP

high end games...NO and maya...*Sure, kinda*

"High end games" of this generation need at minimum 2GB RAM Dual-Core Processor. Usually 2.6 or better & VERY expensive graphics card. Check prices on HD 5970

OR, Build this... http://www.maximumpc.com/article/home/dream_machine_2010

Just make sure you have good credit.

Answer 5

This is a pretty good computer. You'll go a pretty long way without upgrading.

However, I suggest replacing Windows XP with Windows 7.

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