Help about my PC Specs

[Raux]

Hello! So i made this discussion to ask you guys if there are any games that can run my current PC Specs

Here is my PC Specs:

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1
CPU: Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
RAM: 3.00GB Dual Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
Motherboard: ASRock G31M-5 (CPUSocket)
GPU: SyncMaster (1360X768@60Hz)
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS(MSI)
Hard Drive: 298MB Western Digital WDC WD3200AAJS-00L7A0 ATA Device (SATA)

My cousin just gave me this PC so I have no idea what games can it run.
In other words, can you give me some names of games that can smoothly run in my PC?

Thanks!

[_I_]

there are games that will run on that, but they will be over 10 years old

doom3 and quake 4 era games should run fine
some unreal engine 2 games should be alright
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unreal_Engine_games#Unreal_Engine_2

source games will run, but portal2, left4dead/2 and tf2 will be too much for it

[Raux]

Well.....I play TF2 and it runs smoothly but yeah you're right its too much for the GPU.

[DM]

historically anything thats an nvidia [X]500 and below isn't classed as a gaming GPU, and 256 MB VRAM is very low, and the GS cards are the very basic versions of that generation and series with GT, and Ti being better.

If you arent running at very high resolutions and turn down the graphics settings you might be able to run early games that run on Source (Hlaflife 2 / Portal), IdTech 3 (quake 3 engine). You could possibly get away with the first Bioshock as Unreal Engine 1/2 runs on just about anything.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/1950/3

This review says you can get about 25-30 FPS In Half Life: Lost Coast and Battlefield 2, but you have to lower the settings, and you get optimal performance at 800x600, which will look pretty terrible on your monitor.

If you are interested in playing some more up to date games you can probably pick up an old 8800GT for next to nothing on ebay.

[Raux]

@Foulplay I Already know about that kind of tings, but thanks anyway! :3