So I just...


Father Xmas

 

Posted

Restarted my subscription after a while due to the accouncement of GR and some of the things that I have seen, but I realize that my computer is TERRIBLY outdated to play GR at even a decent setting.

I can't remember exactly how to tell you guys what type of computer specs I have, but I was wanting to get a new Video Card for starters. This is the one I have in mind.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130468

My main questions are:

1. Can my computer use this card?

2. If I have no previous experience installing anything but RAM, should I do the installation myself?

3.) Do I need anything else to run this card on my computer?

Also, just to clarify, I know no one can answer until I post my specs so I'll need someone to tell me what to do there first of all.

Secondly, I DON'T have the money to get a new computer, so please don't suggest that I just upgrade to a new one.

EDIT: I think this is what I need to post. If not, please let me know.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/3/2009, 01:01:32
Machine name: YOUR-D0F670B45A
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090804-1435)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Compaq Presario 061
System Model: EX306AA-ABA SR1903WM NA630
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Memory: 2238MB RAM
Page File: 357MB used, 3771MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6150 LE
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0241&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: COMPAQ FS7600 Color Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8205 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 3955328 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 3535520 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4101-11CF-8153-340A03C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0241
SubSys ID: 0x2A3E103C
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A
Deinterlace Caps: {212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: Realtek HD Audio rear output
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0883&SUBSYS_103C2A3E& REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5229 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 3/8/2006 14:27:12, 4246016 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 33, 32
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 33, 32
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Line in/Mic in
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5229 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 3/8/2006 14:27:12, 4246016 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x41
Format Flags: 0xFFF

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: n/a
Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Registry: OK
Test Result: Not run

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No
Registry: OK

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x10DE, 0x026D
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 4/13/2008 12:45:37, 59520 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 8/4/2004 05:00:00, 4736 bytes
|
+-+ USB Human Interface Device
| | Vendor/Product ID: 0x0461, 0x4D42
| | Location: Dynex 5-Button Wired Optical Mouse
| | Matching Device ID: usb\class_03&subclass_01
| | Service: HidUsb
| | Driver: hidusb.sys, 4/13/2008 12:45:27, 10368 bytes
| | Driver: hidclass.sys, 4/13/2008 12:45:26, 36864 bytes
| | Driver: hidparse.sys, 4/13/2008 12:45:22, 24960 bytes
| | Driver: hid.dll, 4/13/2008 18:11:54, 20992 bytes
| |
| +-+ HID-compliant mouse
| | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x0461, 0x4D42
| | | Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| | | Service: mouhid
| | | Driver: mouclass.sys, 4/13/2008 12:39:47, 23040 bytes
| | | Driver: mouhid.sys, 8/17/2001 14:48:00, 12160 bytes

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Gameport Devices
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PS/2 Devices
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+ Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0303
| Service: i8042prt
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 4/13/2008 13:18:00, 52480 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 4/13/2008 12:39:47, 24576 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 4/13/2008 18:13:20, 40840 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 4/13/2008 12:39:47, 24576 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 4/13/2008 18:13:20, 40840 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 4/13/2008 12:39:47, 23040 bytes

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DirectPlay Service Providers
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DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)

DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Not run, Half Duplex: Not run, Mic: Not run
DirectPlay Test Result: Not run
Registry: OK

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DirectPlay Adapters
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DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider: Data Fax SoftModem with SmartCP
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM3
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: Local Area Connection - IPv4 -

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DirectPlay Voice Codecs
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Voxware VR12 1.4kbit/s
Voxware SC06 6.4kbit/s
Voxware SC03 3.2kbit/s
MS-PCM 64 kbit/s
MS-ADPCM 32.8 kbit/s
Microsoft GSM 6.10 13 kbit/s
TrueSpeech(TM) 8.6 kbit/s

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DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 51.1 GB
Total Space: 69.1 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: HDS728080PLAT20

Drive: D:
Free Space: 0.4 GB
Total Space: 7.2 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: HDS728080PLAT20

Drive: E:
Model: TSSTcorp CD-R/RW TS-H292C
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:46, 62976 bytes

Drive: F:
Model: ATAPI iHAP322 8
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:46, 62976 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: Data Fax SoftModem with SmartCP
Device ID: PCI\VEN_14F1&DEV_2F20&SUBSYS_200C14F1&REV_00\4&DC2 68A3&0&5080
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\HSX_CNXT.sys, 7.39.0000.0000 (English), 12/6/2005 12:20:42, 670208 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\HSXHWBS2.sys, 7.39.0000.0000 (English), 12/6/2005 12:20:50, 241664 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\HSX_DP.sys, 7.39.0000.0000 (English), 12/6/2005 12:20:40, 936448 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\mdmxsdk.sys, 1.00.0002.0010 (English), 10/5/2005 16:57:08, 12544 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\HSFProf.cty, 12/6/2005 08:50:04, 141392 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mdmxsdk.dll, 1.00.0002.0010 (English), 10/5/2005 16:56:44, 86016 bytes
Driver: C:\Program Files\CONEXANT\CNXT_MODEM_PCI_VEN_14F1&DEV_2F20&SU BSYS_200C14F1\HXFSetup.exe, 3.04.0009.0000 (English), 11/7/2005 12:01:48, 577536 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\UCI32103.dll, 2.00.0000.0003 (English), 11/16/2005 16:41:26, 114688 bytes

Name: nForce Memory Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02FF&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&05
Driver: n/a

Name: nForce Memory Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02FE&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&02
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02FC&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1\3&241 1E6FE&0&10
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:36:44, 68224 bytes

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02FB&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1\3&241 1E6FE&0&20
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:36:44, 68224 bytes

Name: nForce HyperTransport Bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02FA&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&01
Driver: n/a

Name: nForce Memory Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02F9&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&04
Driver: n/a

Name: nForce Memory Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02F8&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&03
Driver: n/a

Name: nForce Memory Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02F0&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&00
Driver: n/a

Name: nForce Memory Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_027F&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&06
Driver: n/a

Name: nForce Memory Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_027E&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&07
Driver: n/a

Name: nForce Memory Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0272&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A3\3&241 1E6FE&0&52
Driver: n/a

Name: nForce Memory Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0270&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&48
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_026F&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&80
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:36:44, 68224 bytes

Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_026E&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A3\3&241 1E6FE&0&59
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:35, 30208 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:36, 143872 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 18:12:08, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:37, 59520 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hccoin.dll, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 18:11:54, 7168 bytes

Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_026D&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A3\3&241 1E6FE&0&58
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:35, 17152 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:36, 143872 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 18:12:08, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:37, 59520 bytes

Name: Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_026C&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&81
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\hdaudbus.sys, 5.10.0001.5013 (English), 4/13/2008 10:36:05, 144384 bytes

Name: NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0269&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A3\3&241 1E6FE&0&A0
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nvnetbus.sys, 1.00.0000.5024 (English), 3/3/2006 15:31:04, 13056 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nvnrm.sys, 1.00.0002.5024 (English), 3/3/2006 15:30:46, 305024 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nvsnpu.sys, 1.00.0000.5024 (English), 3/3/2006 15:30:32, 222592 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\bdco1.dll, 1.00.0000.0000 (English), 3/3/2006 15:29:26, 9728 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\bdco1ins.dll, 1.00.0000.0000 (English), 3/3/2006 15:29:26, 9728 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvconrm.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 2/22/2006 17:00:24, 35840 bytes

Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0267&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A1\3&241 1E6FE&0&78
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:29, 24960 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:30, 96512 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 21:51:52, 3328 bytes

Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0266&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A1\3&241 1E6FE&0&70
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:29, 24960 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:30, 96512 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 21:51:52, 3328 bytes

Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0265&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A1\3&241 1E6FE&0&68
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:29, 24960 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:30, 96512 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 21:51:52, 3328 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0264&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A3\3&241 1E6FE&0&51
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard ISA bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0260&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A3\3&241 1E6FE&0&50
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\isapnp.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:36:41, 37248 bytes

Name: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0241&SUBSYS_2A3E103C&REV_A2\3&241 1E6FE&0&28
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nv4_mini.sys, 6.14.0010.8205 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 3535520 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll, 6.14.0010.8205 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 3955328 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe, 6.14.0010.8205 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 131139 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvhwvid.dll, 6.14.0010.8205 (), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 573440 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvapi.dll, 6.14.0010.8205 (), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 106496 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvoglnt.dll, 6.14.0010.8205 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 5402624 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcpl.dll, 6.14.0010.8205 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 7311360 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvmctray.dll, 6.14.0010.8205 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 86016 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvwddi.dll, 6.14.0010.8205 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 81920 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvnt4cpl.dll, 6.14.0010.11019 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 286720 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvmccs.dll, 6.14.0010.8205 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 229376 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\help\nvcpl.hlp, 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 169507 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\help\nvwcplen.hlp, 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 55444 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcod.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 35840 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcodins.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 1/24/2006 20:15:00, 35840 bytes

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1103&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&241 1E6FE&0&C3
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1102&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&241 1E6FE&0&C2
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1101&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&241 1E6FE&0&C1
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1100&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&241 1E6FE&0&C0
Driver: n/a

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DirectX Components
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ddraw.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 279552 bytes
ddrawex.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 27136 bytes
dxapi.sys: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 10496 bytes
d3d8.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 1179648 bytes
d3d8thk.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 8192 bytes
d3d9.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 1689088 bytes
d3dim.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 436224 bytes
d3dim700.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 824320 bytes
d3dramp.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 590336 bytes
d3drm.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 350208 bytes
d3dxof.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 47616 bytes
d3dpmesh.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 34816 bytes
dplay.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 33040 bytes
dplayx.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 229888 bytes
dpmodemx.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 23552 bytes
dpwsock.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 42768 bytes
dpwsockx.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 57344 bytes
dplaysvr.exe: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:17 29696 bytes
dpnsvr.exe: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:17 17920 bytes
dpnet.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 375296 bytes
dpnlobby.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:09:20 3072 bytes
dpnaddr.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:09:19 3072 bytes
dpvoice.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 212480 bytes
dpvsetup.exe: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:18 83456 bytes
dpvvox.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 116736 bytes
dpvacm.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 21504 bytes
dpnhpast.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 35328 bytes
dpnhupnp.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 60928 bytes
dpserial.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 53520 bytes
dinput.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 158720 bytes
dinput8.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 181760 bytes
dimap.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 44032 bytes
diactfrm.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 394240 bytes
joy.cpl: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:41 68608 bytes
gcdef.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 76800 bytes
pid.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:02 35328 bytes
dsound.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 367616 bytes
dsound3d.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 1293824 bytes
dswave.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 19456 bytes
dsdmo.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 181248 bytes
dsdmoprp.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 71680 bytes
dmusic.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 104448 bytes
dmband.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 28672 bytes
dmcompos.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 61440 bytes
dmime.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 181248 bytes
dmloader.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 35840 bytes
dmstyle.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 105984 bytes
dmsynth.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 103424 bytes
dmscript.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 82432 bytes
system.dll: 1.01.4322.2443 English Final Retail 10/20/2009 08:37:38 1232896 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.dll: 9.05.0132.0000 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:37 473600 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 5.04.0000.3900 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:18 2676224 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.04.0091.0000 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:20 2846720 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.05.0132.0000 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:21 563712 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.06.0168.0000 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:21 567296 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.07.0239.0000 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:22 576000 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.08.0299.0000 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:23 577024 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.09.0376.0000 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:24 577536 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.10.0455.0000 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:24 577536 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.11.0519.0000 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:25 578560 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.12.0589.0000 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:38 578560 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:38 145920 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:38 159232 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectPlay.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:38 364544 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:39 178176 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:37 53248 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Diagnostics.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:37 12800 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 11/26/2009 01:09:37 223232 bytes
dx7vb.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 619008 bytes
dx8vb.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 1227264 bytes
dxdiagn.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 2113536 bytes
mfc40.dll: 4.01.0000.6140 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 924432 bytes
mfc42.dll: 6.02.4131.0000 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:56 1028096 bytes
wsock32.dll: 5.01.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:10 22528 bytes
amstream.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:49 70656 bytes
devenum.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 59904 bytes
dxmasf.dll: 6.04.0009.1133 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 498742 bytes
mciqtz32.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:56 35328 bytes
mpg2splt.ax: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 148992 bytes
msdmo.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:59 14336 bytes
encapi.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:53 20480 bytes
qasf.dll: 10.00.0000.3646 English Final Retail 8/11/2004 09:45:04 221184 bytes
qcap.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:03 192512 bytes
qdv.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:03 279040 bytes
qdvd.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:03 386048 bytes
qedit.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:03 562176 bytes
qedwipes.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 11:21:32 733696 bytes
quartz.dll: 6.05.2600.5822 English Final Retail 6/3/2009 13:09:37 1291264 bytes
strmdll.dll: 4.01.0000.3938 English Final Retail 8/26/2009 02:00:21 247326 bytes
iac25_32.ax: 2.00.0005.0053 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 199680 bytes
ir41_32.ax: 4.51.0016.0003 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 848384 bytes
ir41_qc.dll: 4.30.0062.0002 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:55 120320 bytes
ir41_qcx.dll: 4.30.0064.0001 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:55 338432 bytes
ir50_32.dll: 5.2562.0015.0055 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:55 755200 bytes
ir50_qc.dll: 5.00.0063.0048 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:55 200192 bytes
ir50_qcx.dll: 5.00.0064.0048 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:55 183808 bytes
ivfsrc.ax: 5.10.0002.0051 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 154624 bytes
mswebdvd.dll: 6.05.2600.5857 English Final Retail 8/5/2009 03:01:48 204800 bytes
ks.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 13:16:36 141056 bytes
ksproxy.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 129536 bytes
ksuser.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:56 4096 bytes
stream.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:45:15 49408 bytes
mspclock.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:39:50 5376 bytes
mspqm.sys: 5.01.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:39:51 4992 bytes
mskssrv.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:39:52 7552 bytes
swenum.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:39:53 4352 bytes
mpeg2data.ax: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 118272 bytes
msvidctl.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:01 1428992 bytes
vbisurf.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 30208 bytes
msyuv.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:01 16896 bytes
wstdecod.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:10 50688 bytes

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DirectShow Filters
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DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,,
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo Advanced Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMT MuxDeMux Filter,0x00200000,0,0,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Full Screen Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,10.00.0000.3646
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
WMT AudioAnalyzer,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.402 6.0000
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
Indeo® video 5.10 Compression Filter,0x00200000,1,1,ir50_32.dll,5.2562.0015.0055
Windows Media Audio Decoder,0x00800001,1,1,msadds32.ax,8.00.0000.4487
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.05.2600.5512
WMT Format Conversion,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0 000
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.05.2600. 5512
WMT Black Frame Generator,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.00 00
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5 822
Indeo® video 5.10 Decompression Filter,0x00640000,1,1,ir50_32.dll,5.2562.0015.0055
WMT Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor,0x00800000,1,1,msscds32.ax,8.00.0000. 4487
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
MPEG Layer-3 Decoder,0x00810000,1,1,l3codecx.ax,1.05.0000.0050
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.05.2600.5512
ACELP.net Sipro Lab Audio Decoder,0x00800001,1,1,acelpdec.ax,1.04.0000.0000
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
File Source (Netshow URL),0x00400000,0,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
WMT Import Filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,qdv.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Bitmap Generate,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.000 0
Windows Media Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,wmvds32.ax,8.00.0000.4487
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,
Windows Media Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,wmv8ds32.ax,8.00.0000.4000
WMT VIH2 Fix,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Record Queue,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Windows Media Multiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3 646
ASX file Parser,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
ASX v.2 file Parser,0x00600000,1,0,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
NSC file Parser,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
Windows Media source filter,0x00600000,0,2,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
Frame Eater,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
WST Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,wstdecod.dll,5.03.2600.5512
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
WMT Sample Information Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,5.03.2600.5512
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor,0x00800000,1,1,mpg4ds32.ax,8.00.0000. 4487
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
WMT Log Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
WMT Virtual Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.000 0
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,2,qdvd.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Overlay Mixer2,0x00400000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.05.2600.5512
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
.RAM file Parser,0x00600000,1,0,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
WMT DirectX Transform Wrapper,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
G.711 Codec,0x00200000,1,1,g711codc.ax,5.01.2600.0000
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.05.2600 .5512
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,qdv.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Indeo® audio software,0x00500000,1,1,iac25_32.ax,2.00.0005.0053
Windows Media Update Filter,0x00400000,1,0,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
ASF DIB Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
ASF ACM Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
ASF ICM Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
ASF URL Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
ASF JPEG Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
ASF DJPEG Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
ASF embedded stuff Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
9x8Resize,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.00 00
WIA Stream Snapshot Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wiasf.ax,1.00.0000.0000
Allocator Fix,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.05.2600.5 512
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.05.2600.5512
WMT Virtual Source,0x00200000,0,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,mpeg2data.ax,
WMT Interlacer,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0 000
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.05.260 0.5512
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,qdvd.dll,6.05.2600.5512
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5 822
Uncompressed Domain Shot Detection Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
QuickTime Movie Parser,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
XML Playlist,0x00400000,1,0,wmpasf.dll,10.00.0000.3646
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
WMT DV Extract,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
WMT Switch Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
WMT Volume,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Stretch Video,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
QT Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5 822
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
Indeo® video 4.4 Decompression Filter,0x00640000,1,1,ir41_32.ax,4.51.0016.0003
Indeo® video 4.4 Compression Filter,0x00200000,1,1,ir41_32.ax,4.51.0016.0003

WDM Streaming Data Transforms:
Microsoft Kernel Acoustic Echo Canceller,0x00000000,0,0,,
Microsoft Kernel GS Wavetable Synthesizer,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512
Microsoft Kernel DLS Synthesizer,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512
Microsoft Kernel DRM Audio Descrambler,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512

Video Compressors:
MSScreen encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo Advanced Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Indeo® video 5.10 Compression Filter,0x00100000,1,1,ir50_32.dll,5.2562.0015.0055
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.582 2
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel 4:2:0 Video V2.50,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel Indeo® Video 4.5,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Indeo® video 5.10,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft H.261 Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft H.263 Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
IAC2,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
ACELP.net,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM),0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600 .5822
Windows Media Audio V1,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
Windows Media Audio V2,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5822
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Posted

First of all, let's be clear that GR is not yet released. We gather we still have at least a few months before that happens. Also, the resources needed to run the "Ultimate Mode" feature of GR will certainly be higher than the game's current requirements, but they certainly wont be necessary either.

Next, the link you were looking for to help give us a quick consolidated list of your current computer specs and in-game options is here:
CoH_Helper


 

Posted

Oh, I am well aware that GR won't be out for a while, but my machine runs CoH at a less than-wanted pace right now and I was wanting to upgrade anyhow for both CoH and a few other games.

Thanks for that link by the way.

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.8---

DxDiag gathered at December 3, 2009 01:10 (-06:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090804-1435)
System Manufacturer: Compaq Presario 061
System Model: EX306AA-ABA SR1903WM NA630
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Memory: 2238MB
.Net Memory Report: 1719MB out of 2238MB available
Page File: 3741MB (388MB currently in use)
C Drive: (HDS728080PLAT20) 51067MB out of 69095MB (73%) free
D Drive: (HDS728080PLAT20) 363MB out of 7198MB (5%) free
E Drive: (TSSTcorp CD-R/RW TS-H292C) zero-size drive
F Drive: (ATAPI iHAP322 8) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.5512 (32-bit version)

Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: COMPAQ FS7600 Color Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1280,1024
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 6150 LE
Video Memory: 256.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8205
Driver Date: 1/24/2006 8:15:00 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Realtek HD Audio rear output
Driver File: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5229
Driver Date: 3/8/2006 2:27:12 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTek Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: NAGAMI2L
Motherboard Version: 2.00
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Name: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: HP-CPC - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20060919000000.000000+000

Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1024x768
3D Resolution: 1024x768 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: No

Physics Quality: Medium
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No

Anti-aliasing: None
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
Shader Detail: Lowest

World Texture Level: Low
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: No
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: No
Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Compatiblity
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 1.000
Music Sound Volume: 1.000

Show Advanced Graphics Options: Yes
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.600
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 244557 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1600.20091102.7T3
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found


 

Posted

Welcome back to the Game .

Okay, I just copy-pasted the computer model name from the CoH Helper data above (Go-Go-Gadget Zloth!) onto the Compaq website and came up with: this.

If that is correct, then you have an open PCIe 1.0 x16 slot on your motherboard. The motherboard is also 9.6 inches long (micro ATX) and the GTS 250 is 9.5 inches long, so it should fit (if anything is in that first PCI slot next to the PCIe16, you would have to move it to an adjacent one because the 250's cooler is double slot-height).

The only remaining question is if you can power the thing. Unfortunately, unless I'm overlooking it, the stats for the power supply in that machine aren't listed. Here's what you need to do: look at the side of the powersupply with the label on it. It should list a total rating for Watts (450 or 300 or whatever). It should also list Amps or Watts for various voltages. We also need to know the total Amps or Watts available for all "+12 Volt" listings on that label (if there's more than one, there may be a "total" listing beneath all of them for a maximum draw on the 12 Volt rails).

According to Newegg, you need at minimum rating of 24 Amps (288 Watts) for the +12 Volt rails. You will also need to look and see if there is a free 6-pin connector hanging from your powersupply.


 

Posted

If I am reading it right, it's telling me:

Input 100-127V ~ / 8.0A, 47Hz-63Hz
200-240V ~ / 4.0A, 47Hz-63Hz
Output: 250W MAX

As far as a free 6-pin connector goes, no. I only have two free ones and they're one small and one large 4-pin connectors.

From what I understand that you're telling me, that means that I wouldn't be able to run that card. What would you suggest I do as a best possible situation, because I only have about $200 to spend.


 

Posted

Looks like it uses HP's standard "Zinfandel" 250 Watt/13A at 12V power supply so that will have to be replaced. This should do the job nicely, providing a maximum of 28A at 12 volts and has one six pin PCIe power connector. Only downside, it doesn't come with a power cord (just reuse your current one).

This one is also a good buy, 30A at 12 volts and a power cord.


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Posted

That actually works out perfectly for my budget Father X-Mas. You're awesome!

Are you sure that my current power cord will work with that though?


 

Posted

That power cord connector into the power supply has been around forever, possibly as far back as the original IBM PC.

Actually my 2nd recommendation, the 400 Watt Corsair is probably the better deal.


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Posted

Yeah, I just checked it out and the reviews look better to me as well.

Would you suggest I get any fans as well since they're cheap?

Edit: Also, just a random question. This video card that I'm planning on getting, how well, if at all, can it run things like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Borderlands, Left 4 Dead 2 etc?


 

Posted

I'm going to be the voice of dissent and advise you not to do that.

The card plus the upgraded PSU place you at around $200, which is a good portion of the way to the funds you'd need for FatherXmas' $600 budget build (check his signature in his replies to this thread)

Your current CPU is lacking quite a bit, expecially in modern, multi-threaded games.

The $600 build the FatherXmas put together would significantly outperform your current build, even with the upgraded card.

If you have around $200 to work with now, and if it is even remotely possible for you to save up the rest in 2-3 months, that is the most efficient choice, as you would then not be needing to upgrade other components in another 3-4 months.


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gamma_Guardian View Post
I'm going to be the voice of dissent and advise you not to do that.

The card plus the upgraded PSU place you at around $200, which is a good portion of the way to the funds you'd need for FatherXmas' $600 budget build (check his signature in his replies to this thread)

Your current CPU is lacking quite a bit, expecially in modern, multi-threaded games.

The $600 build the FatherXmas put together would significantly outperform your current build, even with the upgraded card.

If you have around $200 to work with now, and if it is even remotely possible for you to save up the rest in 2-3 months, that is the most efficient choice, as you would then not be needing to upgrade other components in another 3-4 months.
I know that it would easily outperform if I were to get his $600 build, but simply don't have the ability at this point in time to have that much money at once. That's why I figured that slowly upgrading this one, piece by piece over time would be the better option, even if it would cost a little more in the long run.

Why wouldn't you suggest doing it though? Just curious.

Also, with the card that I'm thinking about getting, can you tell me exactly what I can and can't run on it?


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Father Xmas View Post
Looks like it uses HP's standard "Zinfandel" 250 Watt/13A at 12V power supply so that will have to be replaced. This should do the job nicely, providing a maximum of 28A at 12 volts and has one six pin PCIe power connector. Only downside, it doesn't come with a power cord (just reuse your current one).

This one is also a good buy, 30A at 12 volts and a power cord.
Bah! That's what I get for sleeping. I was going to suggest the Corsair too .

On the assumption you only had about $135 to spend, I was also going to point out this card as a $15-cheaper half-step down from the one you had selected, while keeping the EVGA quality. It has about the same power requirements, but would run a little hot; that shouldn't be a problem if you have decent airflow in the case (no snarled cabling, obstructed air paths, or herds of dust-bunnies). The GTS 250 you linked is definitely the better card though, and will vent its exhaust out the back of your case instead of internally.

The GTS 250 is the highest model in Nvidia's current mid-range of cards, so at the maximum resolution of the monitor you have there (1280 x 1024) you should be in decent stead for CoX and quite a few other games. The Nvidia 9800 GT has also been cited as the "entry point" for Going Rogue's graphical Ultra Mode. The GTS 250 is one step up from the 9800 GT (9800 GT < 9800 GTX+/GTS 250). So you *should* also be able use the new enhanced graphics to some degree or another.

However, I would still wonder if your machine would end up processor limited. That's a single-core 1.8 GHz processor. I believe that's under the system requirements of all three of the new games you listed, and may end up being the the stronger limiting factor on performance in CoX as well.

If that be the case, you said you didn't have the money to get a new computer, but you still might be able to do an upgrade. I've run CoX at 1280 x 1024 on a 9800 GTX+ (same as the card you listed with an older name) with a Pentium D 820 (dual core, 2.8 GHz) at high settings and 30-50 fps. This chip ($59) should play in the same ballpark, but is much newer. It would fit in this motherboard ($50 + shipping), which has a latest-model AM3 socket and allows something of an upgrade path if you wanted a quad-core or such for whatever reason later (dual core is just fine for gaming). This ram ($50) gets excellent reviews on newegg and should fill the needs of the board as well. If you wanted to spend an additional $10, you could get a similar board from MSI that would support DDR3 1333 ram (additional five of the aforementioned extra $10) and let you have ram that would have a better chance of carrying forward to a later upgrade also. (I'd link those last two, but all of a sudden I can't get to Newegg.)

All five components would put you about $135 over your stated $200 limit, but if you should find yourself still dissatisfied with performance after you get the power supply and card, you still have an upgrade path that's cheaper than buying a whole new machine.

Again, Welcome Back ^_^.


 

Posted

Well, basically for the reasons I stated.

Your upgraded video card will help, but your CPU is a single core, and not terribly capable on top of that (no offence)

You will find yourself CPU-limited in many cases, or in other words, the video card will often find itself waiting on your CPU, thereby throttling your performance gains.

FatherXmas' $600 build would:

- Double your RAM
- Significantly increase your CPU performance
- Give you an upgrade path to even better CPUs and GPUs should you need it (although that CPU socket is scheduled to be eclipsed in the not-to-distant future)

All for under $600.
It is very likely that you could put together an AMD based budget build for even less, that would still significantly outperform your current rig even with the video card upgrade, and give you a future upgrade path.

The reality is that the foundation of your current system is a dead-end (socket 939 CPUs are rare and very overpriced for their performance nowadays) upgrade-wise, so if you're going to do upgrading with an eye towards future sustainability, you'd be better served starting there, with the foundations of your rig IMO


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by SinOfEnvy View Post
I know that it would easily outperform if I were to get his $600 build, but simply don't have the ability at this point in time to have that much money at once. That's why I figured that slowly upgrading this one, piece by piece over time would be the better option, even if it would cost a little more in the long run.

Why wouldn't you suggest doing it though? Just curious.

Also, with the card that I'm thinking about getting, can you tell me exactly what I can and can't run on it?
As Human Being and myself have both pointed out, your current CPU will seriously hamper performance in modern games, even with an upgraded video card.

2 Suggested builds.

Firstly, credit where credit is due, these are simply modified versions of FatherXmas' excellent $600 budget builds.

First, an AMD based build with your original choice of nVidia card for under $500

Next, the same build, but with an AMD/ATI videocard for even less

EDIT: Just wanted to point out that both of these builds omit a hard drive.
This is intentional, as the assumption is that you can transfer your existing HDD (a reinstall of windows is still recommended however, but opinions on that vary)
You could also conceivably transfer your current optical drive and save a little more as well.


 

Posted

Ah hah! Newegg returns to me ^_^. Anyway, this motherboard is the MSI brand one that is compatible with DDR3 memory. It's got just as good an integrated sound chip as the Gigabyte one, and both are better than the norm for this price range. After checking on Crucial's site for confirmed compatibility, this ram at 1333 ($56) or this ram at 1066 ($44) are confirmed to be compatible. Crucial is a solid company and has recently been getting quiet praise on review sites for build quality in its products.

Two things to note if you are considering this: Firstly, 2 gig of ram is the minimum standard for many current games. CoX doesn't require that much, but having 4 will cut down on hard disk access a lot. Yet, most micro ATX boards only have two memory slots. So, if you were going to expand the ram in the future, you would have to buy two all new 2 gb sticks, rather than just two more 1 gb sticks. Memory prices will almost certainly come down between now and such future time, but just FYI.

Secondly, if both your keyboard and mouse have PS/2 connectors instead of USB, then the Gigabyte board I linked in the previous post isn't going to work because it only has one PS/2 port; the MSI one above has two.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Gamma_Guardian View Post
As Human Being and myself have both pointed out, your current CPU will seriously hamper performance in modern games, even with an upgraded video card.
Er, I said he wouldn't be able to play the three new games he listed and he *might* be hampered in CoX, but he should check himself after getting the power supply and graphics card as to whether he was satisfied with it or not.


Quote:
2 Suggested builds.

Firstly, credit where credit is due, these are simply modified versions of FatherXmas' excellent $600 budget builds.

First, an AMD based build with your original choice of nVidia card for under $500

Next, the same build, but with an AMD/ATI videocard for even less
If you want people to see these, you need to make them public rather than private lists.


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Leandro View Post
Piece of advice, if you can spend $30 more, get a Radeon HD 5770 card. It should be quite a bit faster than the 250.
Thus speaks the satisfied customer ^_^.


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Human_Being View Post

If you want people to see these, you need to make them public rather than private lists.
Time lag, sorry about that.
The newegg guys tell me they won't be public til sometime tomorrow.
Oh well.
If anyone cares, I can send the particulars.
Nothing terribly different from FatherXmas' base list.
OCZ DDR3 RAM, Gigabyte AM3 mobo, AMD Athlon2 X2 250 running at 3Ghz are the main changes.


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Human_Being View Post
If you want people to see these, you need to make them public rather than private lists.
Or you do a little cut and paste magic on the URL's

First, an AMD based build with your original choice of nVidia card for under $500

Next, the same build, but with an AMD/ATI videocard for even less

Did you forget the hard drive Gamma? Well that's one way of getting the cost under $500.


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Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Father Xmas View Post
Or you do a little cut and paste magic on the URL's

First, an AMD based build with your original choice of nVidia card for under $500

Next, the same build, but with an AMD/ATI videocard for even less

Did you forget the hard drive Gamma? Well that's one way of getting the cost under $500.
Neat trick.

On the builds: I don't think the OP needs a new case, or a full ATX board, nor a DVD rom drive if he's not installing a new OS and simply downloading new games.

For the processor and with price/performance as the foremost consideration, I wouldn't spend any more than the $59 for the Athlon II 240. The 0.2 GHz difference in speed isn't going to be readily apparent in most situations, isn't going to strongly impact most games, and if the OP really *really* needs a processor running at a minimum of 3.0 GHz at some future point, a 7% overclock should be manageable even if working with a poorly made chip.

The ATI 4770 graphics card at $115 is an interesting idea. For $20 you are giving up PhysX support and a couple graphical effects in current-implementation CoX. If it were me, I'd stick with the GTS 250 because of the extra flexibility and getting all of CoX's graphic options *now* instead of having to wait several more months for them to go away with GR. If he were opting for the brand new, slightly more future-proof 5750 I'd think harder about it, but the 5750 is $10 more expensive than the GTS 250. The 5770 would get him "one step up" better performance than the other three roughly-equivalent boards, but at a price point of $165, which puts him over the $200 spending limit when the necessary power supply is included.

After mulling this over for a bit, my recommendation is to get the Corsair 400 Watt power supply and the EVGA GTS 250. That card will get you the best and most flexible performance *right now* and would function in all the tasks that have been suggested for it. Total price tag: $185 (plus shipping for the power supply but minus $10 if the rebate goes through).

If, after you've done the graphics card upgrade, you want the capability to play additional games like the three that were listed, want still better performance in CoX, and have some more money, I'd recommend:

The AMD Athlon II X2 240 chip with MSI GF615M-P33 AM3 motherboard and 2GB Crucial DDR3 1066 RAM. That would get you a dual-core processor with ram just as good as high-speed DDR2, decent integrated sound, parts that are certified to work together, component standards that will still be available in the market for a few years, and that will all fit with the original Presario case. Total price tag: $160 (plus shipping for the motherboard and ram).

That's my recommendation and I'm sticking to it =P.



As a side note on the OCZ ram in both Gamma's derived and Father Xmas' originial builds, look at the Newegg reviews. It's not just those models of OCZ either; a lot of the new OCZ sticks have bad reviews. I've also seen similar complaints in Newegg motherboard reviews where people claimed problems with the motherboard recognizing their OCZ RAM. Finally, Independent Review sites are getting the same results. I like OCZ and I don't know why it it's happened, but their quality control just seems to have gone to hell lately.


 

Posted

Hi FatherXmas.
Nope didn't forget it exactly.
Check my edit to that post.
I left it out on purpose, and yes, it was to cut costs with the understanding/hope that the OP could transfer their current HDD.
Of course, I realized later that you could take out the optical drive for the same reason as well.
Since funds seem to be an issue for the OP (and ain't that the truth for all of us?), my thinking was leaning heavily towards the lean-and-mean side.


 

Posted

Thanks for all the replies guys. I had almost forgotten how awesome and helpful that this community could be. :3

Human Being, that Dual Core, Motherboard, and RAM that you suggested. Are you saying that I am dissatisfied with how I run with just that Power Supply and Video card, that I could then purchase those when I have the cash and continue to upgrade from that, still using that power supply and video card? If so, then that's exactly the type of thing that I am looking for.

Edit: Holy crap, I didn't even see this had a second page. o_o


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by SinOfEnvy View Post
Human Being, that Dual Core, Motherboard, and RAM that you suggested. Are you saying that I am dissatisfied with how I run with just that Power Supply and Video card, that I could then purchase those when I have the cash and continue to upgrade from that, still using that power supply and video card? If so, then that's exactly the type of thing that I am looking for.
That's exactly what I'm saying. You currently have an obsolete budget computer. All five of the changes I suggested would transform it into a modern budget computer.

In current games, CPUs matter, but not as much as the Graphics card. Each extra dollar spent on a graphics card will see more in-game performance than each dollar spent on CPU. Also, most current games don't use more than two CPU cores (CoX will use two if available), so going to a quad-core or something doesn't earn you much (and may cost you in clock speed at the same price). The processor I suggested should do what you ask of it at a decent level of performance without asking a premium in price for it.

Lots more money spent on a graphics card could get you lots more game-performance...on paper. But at the maximum resolution of the monitor that came with your Presario or lower, you're not going to actually witness much added benefit. On that monitor and with the suggested processor, a GTS 250 should push CoX at around 30-50 frames consistently (with inevitable drops in specific locations like the Cap market at high activity; everyone has to deal with those). A Radeon 5770 would get you better visible performance than that, but costs significantly more for your stated budget and will have graphical errors like no water effects or difficulties with anti-aliasing until Going Rogue comes out next year. The GTS 250 will give you everything it's got *right now*. Since you're upgrading for better game performance, I expected that would be important.

(As I said, I've run CoX on an analogous system: Pentium D 820 + the same graphics card. The difference between that and what that machine did with an older Geforce 6600 was startling. Not just increased framerate, but details that hadn't been drawn on the system before showed up: delicate scrollwork on Nemesis automatons, decorative writing on magic staffs at the Black Market, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if CoX looked like a whole new game to you.)

Your existing hard drive is probably fairly slow. However, upgrading to a faster model wouldn't get you very much improved performance in a game. You would have shorter load times, but that's about it.

If you don't have a DVD drive, that will limit you for new software installs from physical media. Some games also want a DVD drive; I believe upcoming Mass Effect 2 will insist on the install disk being in the drive to run. However, it's not strictly necessary and if you run into a situation you have to have one for, you can pick up a DVD ROM for $20 or a DVD Burner for $30.

A new computer case also isn't going to greatly change your performance. With the suggested setup, you shouldn't have any severe-heat situations to deal with. (Though if you don't have *any* fans, you should get at least an exhaust one).

Four gig of RAM rather than two would see some improvement in performance as the game/Win XP would be accessing the slower hard drive less often. Increasing to four from two would double the RAM price though. (Keep in mind that if you get two now and want to upgrade to four later, you would have to buy whole new sticks of ram because there are only two memory slots on the board.)


So I don't think you *need* anything else to bring the computer up to where it will function as a modern machine, and any extra money spent (with the stated caveats about the Radeon 5770) is going to get you increasingly marginal improvements per dollar spent.


 

Posted

Just as a quick reference, this is what I normally see when I play CoH.

http://i49.tinypic.com/25zqurk.jpg I know, it makes my eyes bleed too T_T

This is with character settings on Very High, but World on Low. I can turn it up a little higher, but if I do, it starts to lag pretty badly, even when I solo.

So you be the judge on how big a change this new card will hopefully make. I already know the maximum potentially that CoH can get to right now on at least an Nvidia 8800, as my friend has one and I would like to compare if anyone could maybe get me a rough screenshot of how if would look with this card I plan on purchasing.