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Answer» I have included my PC config in the image. My problem is that I bought this machine on the basis of it being a gaming machine (I paid £330). With the RAM and processor I can't really see why I can't play games at least at medium spec (I almost always have to play them at the lowest graphical settings...which sort of SUCKS) and some games become distorted and won't play at all really... I know different games come with different demands from the machine but it just seems like every game (unless its ancient) seems to have serious problems performance-wise... you [...] should report the person who sold it to you to Trading Standards.[/b] Or whatever your local consumer protection agency (if you have one) is called if you don't live in Great Britain. Uuuugh, It's an illegal copy!? I thought it was a bit cheap considering the OS was ALREADY installed... Although the guy didn't give me the SERIAL key or disc... It was a guy my buddy knows that sold it to me...apparently he dropped it from £500... Will this OS cause me problems?! Before I confront him about this are you sure it is an illegal copy? I'm thankful for the help but I don't obviously want to start something on the off-chance that I'm wrong... The Speccy program thingy is below for consideration Thanks again [recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Is there a particular version of windows 7 that is better for gaming or whatever so I know what to look for (or more to the point what I'll be demanding the guy that sold me the machine to install...)Tell him you plan on reporting it to MS...he'll probably install anything you want to prevent that from happening. If he doesn't he's a fool.Unfortunately it is an illegal copy yeah. The only way anyone can possibly legally get a copy of Enterprise is through Microsoft's "Home Use Program" which would be provided by a workplace for employee use at home. Even if he did obtain the copy this way, he cannot legally pass it on to anyone else. To me the biggest limitation there is probably the graphics card, the CPU is also pretty weak but should be fine for current games. If you are looking to upgrade your graphics card, you'll need to take a look and check that you have a decent quality power supply - Due to the other issues with the PC, I imagine it's probably a pretty cheap one you may want to replace if you are getting a better graphics card. That said, I would first take the PC back and demand a refund instead of asking for a legitimate licence - He'd probably rather do that and then sell the machine to someone else instead of paying the large amount of money for a legitimate licence. You could then get a new PC that's better for gaming from a more reputable source.Deary me Well thanks for all the help everyone (in particular to camerongray) The guy has an office so I think I'll pop along and see what he has to say on Monday... I really think I need to research a little more into what the industry standard is (and above) for modern gaming... Thanks again guys it's much appreciated!No problem! If he is a business then certainly report him to trading standards (I assume you are in the UK as you are using £) no matter if he sorts it out or not - There are far too many dodgy PC people around nowadays so we need to try to stop them! |
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