I need some advise on system upgrade, terrain wont load..

[olswampy]

 

Here is diag. report

Its all Chinese to me folks.......

Just need to know what I need to buy, in order to run the full shabang-abang  

Help me Obi wan ka-skuzzy... your my only hope..




System Information
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Time of this report: 3/31/2012, 04:09:50
       Machine name: PCPC-PC
   Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: GATEWA
       System Model: D915GAG_
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 09/27/04 15:17:44 Ver: 08.00.10
          Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.93GHz, ~2.9GHz
             Memory: 512MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 502MB RAM
          Page File: 761MB used, 765MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
       Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce FX 5500
           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0326&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
     Display Memory: 256 MB
   Dedicated Memory: n/a
      Shared Memory: n/a
       Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (59Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model:
         Monitor Id:
        Native Mode:
        Output Type:
        Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver File Version: 6.14.0010.6177 (English)
     Driver Version: 6.1.7.7
        DDI Version: 9
       Driver Model: unknown
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 7/15/2004 11:42:00, 3740032 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: No
    WHQL Date Stamp: None
  Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4066-11CF-917B-0A2000C2CB35}
          Vendor ID: 0x10DE
          Device ID: 0x0326
          SubSys ID: 0x00000000
        Revision ID: 0x00A1
 Driver Strong Name: Unknown
     Rank Of Driver: Unknown
        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
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       D3D9 Overlay: n/a
            DXVA-HD: n/a
       DDraw Status: Enabled
         D3D Status: Enabled
         AGP Status: Enabled

[Skuzzy]

Ok, first off, I have no idea how you are managing to boot Windows 7 with only 512MB of system RAM.

That computer is pretty old.  Windows 7 needs 2GB of system RAM to be able to run most things.

The old NVidia 5500 card is going to be stressed to run the game.  It might keep up at the lowest detail settings and if you use a low resolution.

[olswampy]

I feel like Ol' Candy from "Of Mice and men".... Its a good old computer.. I raised is from a pup see.. dont make me kill er  


Lol rgr Skuzzy, I'll see about buying some more RAM. I'd hate to scrap it all right after buying Windows 7.....

[The Fugitive]

You can go here http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/ and run their scanner. It will scan your computer and let you know how much and what type of ram your computer can take.

[LCAMerciful]

I feel like Ol' Candy from "Of Mice and men".... Its a good old computer.. I raised is from a pup see.. dont make me kill er  


Lol rgr Skuzzy, I'll see about buying some more RAM. I'd hate to scrap it all right after buying Windows 7.....

I hear you about that but what you have to understand is that any money you spend upgrading this system is pretty much going to be money flushed down the toilet.  If you can afford it consider a new system.  I'm just being brutally honest here:

1> That's about the best processor it can support
2> It probably maxes out at 2GB (*maybe* 4GB) of ram but that's still only going to compensate for so much
3> That old video card could very possibly be an AGP card.. and if that's the case there really isn't much you can do for an upgrade
4> The power supply on your Gateway is probably barely keeping up with the 5500 video card... let alone anything newer

In a nutshell the only thing you can really do is add more ram and while yes that will help.. it's still only putting a band-aid over the wound.  It's a shame that such a good running computer can still become obsolete but that's just how these things are.  Unless you can find used RAM in good condition dirt cheap your money is going to be much better spent being saved up for a new system.