Behind the times

I was alarmed to discover that my PC is starting to get well erm...old! I bought two games this christmas, one for myself and one for a friend which I'm now keeping. The alarming thing about the first was that my processor is too slow. For quite some time my 2GHz processor has been head and shoulders above the requirements for games - but the latest Splinter Cell (which ain't that new actually) requires a 3GHz minimum speed to operate. Since I'm something opf a cheapskate I hadn't bought a new game in some time and had assumed my noble steed would bear the brunt of any new game loaded onto it, but apparently not.

Another game will just about squeeze onto my processor's capability, but I was halted in the installation process because there was simply no space on my hard disk to contain it. I found it hard to believe that my 70G had been consumed already, but I couldn't escape the facts or deny that 70G is actually quite a small amount by today's standards. I uninstalled another game and a few useless programs to make room, but I still haven't loaded it out of shock.

While my 1G of RAM still hold it's head high, some games are starting to demand 2G in their lofty "recommended" stats. So what's a boy to do, I do have money to upgrade and maybe get an external hard drive, but with console exclusivity becoming more and more common, the best route may be for me to succumb and get an Xbox 360.

Your sympathy is appreciated

Word of the post: Perennial - adjective

1.	lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring

P.S. The other game was Star Trek Legacy if you're interested