# Gamers, I need Advice **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-i-need-advice/346285 "2006-02-27T07:05:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mrald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mrald](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrald)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-i-need-advice/346285/1 "2006-02-27T07:05:56Z")
My husband has just discoverd the wonderful world of games. Now he wants to play 24 hours a day. Ahem, so I need advice on how to best upgrade my run of the mill Compaq to best run games and play online. I have ordered a memory upgrade, but that is as far as I have gone. (Right now we are on Warcraft…) Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-i-need-advice/346285/2 "2006-02-27T07:09:18Z")
What games? What Compaq do you have right now? How much to spend? More RAM is always a good starting place though. Good call there. ---
**Author:** ![mrald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mrald](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrald)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-i-need-advice/346285/3 "2006-02-27T07:41:07Z")
Presario (Can’t remember number I am at work) Limited money (I can do small pieces at a time) Warcraft and Comand and Conquer at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-i-need-advice/346285/4 "2006-02-27T08:55:35Z")
Hm, as long as you’re sticking to _Warcraft_, more RAM may be all you need. If he discovers _ **World of** Warcraft_, on the other hand, more drastic measures may be in order. 😉 In the meantime, if you have a model number and/or specs (CPU speed and video card mostly), that would be useful. ---
**Author:** ![mrald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mrald](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrald)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-i-need-advice/346285/5 "2006-02-27T09:02:04Z")
I see, will post more when I get home to look at said pc. And… he has discovered it. Thus the need for speed. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-i-need-advice/346285/6 "2006-02-27T09:05:22Z")
> [@mrald](#): > > Presario (Can’t remember number I am at work) > > Limited money (I can do small pieces at a time) > > Warcraft and Comand and Conquer at the moment. Ya gotta be a bit more specific than that 🙂 Virtually all their desktops are called Presarios, so the model number is really important. How much money does “limited” mean? There are upgrades available at every price point, from $50 to $500 to $5000, and an exact budget would make looking for a suitable item a lot easier. Also, which Warcraft and which Command and Conquer is he talking about? Both names belong to huge series; there are 4 or more Warcraft games and more than half a dozen Command & Conquer games. Each one has different requirements. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-i-need-advice/346285/7 "2006-02-27T22:20:11Z")
> [@mrald](#): > > I see, will post more when I get home to look at said pc. > > And… he has discovered it. Thus the need for speed. Hm, if this is WoW we’re talking about, there’s another issue that you should consider before upgrading the computer: Do you like spending time with your husband? If the answer is yes, you don’t want your computer running WoW all that well. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-i-need-advice/346285/8 "2006-02-28T19:05:01Z")
> [@](#): > > Do you like spending time with your husband? If the answer is yes, you don’t want your computer running WoW all that well. Oh, there’s a simple solution to that. Just get _two_ computers running WoW ;). ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-i-need-advice/346285/9 "2006-02-28T20:56:17Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Oh, there’s a simple solution to that. Just get _two_ computers running WoW ;). That’s what we did. 😃 A good video card is a must for WoW, especially with the new weather effects in the next patch. The more RAM the better.