So I have finally gotten a desktop for games to replace my laptop. It's not the best for running games yet though. I want to upgrade it to be able to run games smoothly. It is a Dell Inspiron 530S. I dont know the current graphics card but it had an intenl Pentium Dual Core Processor (2.5 ghZ). It currently has 2 gb of ram. I know its not the most optimal machine for playing games but i feel like it could if I buy the right parts. I've spent a lot of time looking for a reasonably priced graphics card for my system (my budget is between $20-$50, unfortunately) with no luck. The game I really really want to play is a mod for arma 2, called DayZ. As you may know, the minimum requirements to run dayz is:
- OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista
- Processor: Intel Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 1GB
- Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM
- DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 10 GB free space
I have a good enough processor to my knowledge and my operating system is windows vista. I have more than enough memory and hard drive space. Everytime i start up dayz it says that im missing a shader 2.0, which leads me to believe its my graphics card. Anybody know a reasonably priced grraphics card for my system?