photo editing, some video editing and occasionally playing games. Some of my older games recommend at least 2.0 ghz. My concern is the older games will not recognize quad cores and therefore not work or run correctly. I am also concerned abut the heat...

Is the AMD Athlon II X4 630 (2.8GHz,2MB) a decent CPU for older games?. I am getting a computer for Christmas as a gift and need to know if the AMD Athlon™ II X4 630 (2.8GHz, 2MB) is a decent CPU for playing older games. This would be like Battlefield 2,...

GPU for Older gaming system. My gaming rig recently took a dump when my PSU and GPU bit the dust. I'd like a new GPU that will give me good performance without being bottlenecked by my older components. My rig is: AMD Fx-60 dual core proc(2.6ghz) 2gb ddr...

Suggest an upgrade for older gaming build. Hi everyone, It's been a while since I've been following PC hardware, and this seems like a great place to get some advice. My PC has been struggling more and more with games lately, and I'm wondering what people...

Looking for laptop to play older games.... Hi there, I'm going on vacation and I want something that I can take with me to play some older games and get on the web. What is your budget? $300-$600 What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?...

BUILDING PC FOR OLDER GAMES. APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP BUDGET RANGE: CHEAP UNDER 500 W/O Windows PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard mouse monitor etc PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com Or amazon.com Both have great prices, amazon just to find cheaper...

run some older games that I play quite often, Medal of Honor AA/SH and COD1/UO. I already know the specific drivers that these will run with the planned GPU so my question is this. Does anyone know personally if either AM3 or i7 CPU’s run these games?...

Unable to run older game OR MS-DOS. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers () I am trying to install one of my older games, X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter on my computer which is running Windows XP. When either I attempt to install the game...

sp2 and older games. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support () ever since i installed service pak 2 i cannot run install older games such as "Need for Speed 3 or Sim city 3" When I try to install these games a message come up...

Can't install slightly older games like Half Life or Baldu... Archived from groups: microsoft.public.games () My Dell XPS Gen 3 won't let me install Halflife 1 or Baldur's Gate 1. All I get is the following error message: "C:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt....