Can not get the "modern" games to start on old PC because of the video (by the game company) card - can I install a "most recent" video card to solve the problem?

I have an old Dell Dimension 2100 with Windows XP and Intel 82810 Graphics card.  Can I just update to a new graphics card or the speed or the RAM of the old machine will prevent play?  Speed: 1.1 GHz RAM: 284 MB

Hi Baffledtempe,

Welcome to the Microsoft Answers site!

Just update the graphics card will not let you accomplish what you're trying. You will need to update the RAM as well. Games that exist on the market these days use less than 1 GB of RAM. If you spend just the graphics card, the game performance will not be good, it will be very slow and the resolution must be very low to make it compatible.

Hope this information is useful.

Amrita M

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