Computer hardware help

[xergz]

i have started noticing that my computer stutters a lot when i have 2 instances of wow(or wow+d2,wow+swtor etc etc)

my computers specs are:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer INTEL_
System Model DH55TC__
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, 2927 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. TCIBX10H.86A.0037.2010.0614.1712, 14-06-2010
SMBIOS Version 2.6
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.18 GB
Available Physical Memory 1.88 GB
Total Virtual Memory 6.37 GB
Available Virtual Memory 4.80 GB
Page File Space 3.18 GB


and my graphics card details are :
isplay Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 9500 GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0640&SUBSYS_000000?
Display Memory: 2382 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1007 MB
Shared Memory: 1374 MB



the thing is if i look it up,i should not have a problem playing 2 games on minimum settings together.
but i do.please recommend upgrades

 

[Teveel]

Thats a really old graphics card to be using but to be honest with that CPU it should easily run two instances of wow without even breaking a sweat.
If it's stuttering only recently it could be a bad graphics driver update or fans getting clogged up with dust and slowing down causing the processors to heat up.

 

[ciccioombra]

R: Computer hardware help

Dude are you using windows seven 32 bit? With 8gb and that cpu you MUST install windows x64... You are addressing just 4gb of memory

 

[xergz]

good points..recommend a mid range card?

 

[Reviir]

First issue is DEFFINATLY 32 bit os

After that we can talk again 2 many options that could be wrong

 

[CodenameG]

yea, you NEED to be running a 64bit os to use any more then 4gb of ram. so do that upgrade first.