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so i built my friend a really low-end computer a long time ago, and he wants to upgrade it cause its not running counter-strike source very well.

the specs:
intel celeron 2.4ghz
forget what motherboard but has no pci-e, only agp
geforce 6600gt
512mb ram

now he only recently got the 6600gt. now, first, i want to know, shouldnt this setup be decent enough to play counter-strike source at every setting low? he says its skipping a lot, i havent seen it myself tho.

if we did upgrade it, what would be the best thing to do? would another 1gb of ram and maybe a better processor work? what are the dual-core intel's like? (i know i should move him to AMD but that would be overhauling the whole system, and he just got the card so i would have to get an agp motherboard, and thats lame, ahh)

i should say, his budget is somewhere between 300-500 bucks, hes not sure yet.
 
dingobiatch said:
so i built my friend a really low-end computer a long time ago, and he wants to upgrade it cause its not running counter-strike source very well.

the specs:
intel celeron 2.4ghz
forget what motherboard but has no pci-e, only agp
geforce 6600gt
512mb ram

now he only recently got the 6600gt. now, first, i want to know, shouldnt this setup be decent enough to play counter-strike source at every setting low? he says its skipping a lot, i havent seen it myself tho.

if we did upgrade it, what would be the best thing to do? would another 1gb of ram and maybe a better processor work? what are the dual-core intel's like? (i know i should move him to AMD but that would be overhauling the whole system, and he just got the card so i would have to get an agp motherboard, and thats lame, ahh)

i should say, his budget is somewhere between 300-500 bucks, hes not sure yet.
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He should be able to play CS:S on higher settings than low with the things he has now. Are you sure its not your internet connection?

Maybe I'm wrong but the hardware listed looks beefy enough
 
it is a northwood celeron or a prescott (celeron D)? and what socket is the board? I would assume that dropping in a p4 and another 512mb stick would help quite a bit..
 
im not sure about the processor information, ill have to check. but ya, i just wanted to make sure its not the geforce 6600gt that was making it slow.
 
another 512m of RAM and take a look at what he's got running. the specs you gave should let him play without probs.

Dependning on the board (chipset)...if it supports a P4 - 2.4C, you may wanna think about that, seeing how the added L2 would help (and they o'clock up well).

kinda hard to say more without knowing the board model and all.
 
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