Mobo and CPU help

[spiphix]

A new game called Battlefield Bad Company 2 has recently been released and I am wondering if my computer will be able to run it well. Any recommendations on if I should upgrade my motherboard or processor? And if I upgrade my processor will my motherboard be able to run it or would I have to upgrade that too. Thanks.

Here are my Specs:

Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Hard Drive: 81 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Motherboard: ASUS P5LD2



Requirements for Bad Company 2 can be found half way down and on the right of the page of this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_bad_company_2

 

[p1n3apqlexpr3ss]

Yea youll be able to run it fine, the beta was a bit iffy, seemed to want quads at least, but reviews since at techspot have shown a dual core to be fine, i think youll be able to run it easily at medium. What reso you playing at?

 

[Qemix]

Check with www.canyourunit.com if you're still unsure.

The video card should run the game fine IMO, but probably not at max settings. The RAM and CPU seem to be the bottlenecks.

 

[spiphix]

Thanks

 

[spiphix]

I play at 1024x768 on cod4.

 

[p1n3apqlexpr3ss]

http://www.techspot.com/article/255-battlefield-bad-company2-performance/page7.html
Look at that, a dual core will be fine especially at that resolution

 

[spiphix]

So mine should be okay or should I upgrade?

 

[p1n3apqlexpr3ss]

Should be ok, if its a bit jumpy a moderate overclock should do the trick, spending the extra money on new CPU isnt worth it unless your going to upgrade everything else with it

 

[spiphix]

Ok thanks a lot . Could you fill me in with what a moderate overclock is? Sorry I'm not great with computers. Thanks again

 

[p1n3apqlexpr3ss]

Well say, your current CPU speed is 2.0, so a moderate OC would be OCing it to 2.7ish or less, basically just used to get a bit more out of a older system

 

[spiphix]

Thanks again

 

[p1n3apqlexpr3ss]

No problem, just glad to help dont forget to select a best answer

 

[spiphix]

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