F.E.A.R. & Bioshock & Oblivion.. *sigh*

[DaveSavesTheDay]

Alright, lets get two things out of the way.

1) I have the attention span of a retarded squirrel.
2) My computer specs are as follows:

AMD Athalon 3000+ 2.0 Ghz
510 MB Ram
Radeon 9250 128 MB
200 GB HD



So, certainly not the best system.


That being said, I've stopped playing WoW and I've began my search for a new game. On Friday I picked up S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and it doesn't work (http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=500803&page=41 for an explanation). Last night I went and returned it and picked up F.E.A.R. It works, but I'm really not impressed with the game, and it seems really choppy (maybe it's my computer, I don't know). So, now I'm stuck.

I doubt they will let me return it again, even if I do work there, so I'm probably only going to get a 'trade-in' value from it. I was leaning towards the following...

Oblivion
Dark Messiah
Half Life 2
Bioshock (When it comes out)
Titan Quest


So, my question for you guys is..

i) Can I even run any/all of those games?
ii) Should I just tough it out with F.E.A.R. and wait for Bioshock
iii) If no for number ii, what one would you recommend.

Thanks, guys.

[Klown]

If you can't play F.E.A.R. half decently then you don't stand much of a chance with Oblivion or Dark Messiah, Half Life 2 is the best option for you I think. It runs fairly well on lower spec machines and it's probably the best game in that list.

[DaveSavesTheDay]

^ Thanks :)

[-Listy-]

Yeah im currently playing through Half life 2 again, its effing brilliant.

[DaveSavesTheDay]

Should it be able to run though?

[team_racket]

you will be able to run it methinks, and counter strike source which seems less demanding than hl2 to a certain extent.

i would cross bioshock off that list though.

[Light Fantastic_]

um css is more demanding than hl2

[Klown]

mebe with all the other stuff you have running at the same time :X

[FakePlasticTrees]

www.srtest.com


It'll tell you whether or not your rig can run a game.

[Zakath]

You really need to upgrade your RAM and graphics card.

[DaveSavesTheDay]

I know :upset:

[Kif]

Lucky me, all the games I want to play there are out or coming out for the 360 :D

Orange Box HL2 ftw!

[RichyG]

Yeah definately half-life 2, its a great game...i never really liked Oblivion. Everyone else obsessed with it, I thought it was boring

[DaveSavesTheDay]

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6228/wtf2ul0.png

Are those downloadable.. or does it come with a new videocard?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

You really just need a whole new PC.

Get HL2 not only is it the best game ever, but it scales for old PCs really well.
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6228/wtf2ul0.png

Are those downloadable.. or does it come with a new videocard?

Need a new video card.

[Dr Hooch]

I wouldn't get Dark Messiah unless you've played oblivion to death.

Both good games though.

However SERIOUSLY more ram and a new graphics card

that should be more of a priority than playing games ;)

unless...

have you played HL1 yet?