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rankin85
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_ 		19. May 2008 @ 06:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I just built a new pc, its the first time ive ever owned a core 2 duo and assumed that it would have no problem running games, especially older games! But when i installed "NFS Most wanted Black" it ran awesome (as it should) but when i turned all the graphics options up it lagged.

Shouldnt my system run this perfectly as it is an older game on a brand new pc? What am i missing??? And what do i need to make this a good gaming pc???

*Intel core2duo E4600 2.4ghz FSB800 2mb cache.
*XFX nForce m/board, 7150 GeForce onboard graphics 256mb.
*Mushkin 2x1GB DDR2 800mhz DIMM.
*160 gig HDD IDE.
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Cena4u
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_ 		19. May 2008 @ 07:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
maybe onboard graphics.

i mean build in graphics are not good for gaming
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krj15489
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_ 		19. May 2008 @ 09:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you will need a video card. if you are on a budget get this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150294

if you can spend a little more get this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150252
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sammorris
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_ 		19. May 2008 @ 11:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Your graphics card is shockingly bad. New PCs don't come with graphics cards usually unless you pay a lot for them. Krj's recommendations are good, however you will almost certainly also need to change your power supply to use them - for that I recommend these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003
Be advised that if your PC is in a relatively small case, you may also need to change that as well.
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