My Desktop is too slow in running modern games....?

New games are made with new and next generation hardware in mind, not older hardware. Sometimes there are options to reduce settings to run games on older machines, but these can be useless basically. You gain a few FPS on a mere slide show. Or when there is action the game still starts to shutter, making it unplayable.

You have 2Gb memory, I would make that 4Gb, or more if you run 64bit Windows. Memory is shared with your graphic card. Besides, more memory can always speed things up. You may want to consider a new graphic card too.

I disagree with the people saying that Windows 7 is no good for games. I find it every bit as good as XP, and I was reluctant to try 7, but after my old system died I could only order a new one with 7 pre-installed. I agree with the one guy that 2GB of RAM isn't quite enough to run some of the newer games. Depending on how many memory slots your motherboard has, you may be able to add an single 1GB stick, or if you can add two more 1GB to take advantage of the dual-channel memory mode, that would be better and you'd have a total of 4GB, which I've never exceed in gaming. Playing COD:MW2 and having Firefox and other things open in the background, I've never seen memory usage go over 64% of my 4GB total. You can use Crucial Technology's system scanner tool to find out how many slots you have total and how many available on your mobo, and what upgrade options there are:

http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/index.aspx

Your bigger bottleneck is probably the video card. The 4380 was near the bottom of ATI's 4xxx series. Entry level card. I have no idea what your budget would be for an upgrade, but almost any new card will outperform a 4380. If you're not a hardcore gamer and want to stick with an ATI solution, you can find Radeon 4850 cards for $100, 4870s for $130, 5770s for $150 and up, the 5830 will set you back around $200. I have a 5850 but those are still up around $280 -- it kicks butt but maybe is still a bit too expensive in terms of performance boost per extra dollar.

I think the 4870 is your best choice. The 5770 and even the 5830 don't perform any better, even though they're newer technology and use less power. Here's a tool you'll find very useful - the GPU Bench at Anandtech:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU/88

It lets you choose any two GPUs they've tested and let you compare performance in both retail 3D games like Crysis and synthetic benchmarks. Choose the 4870 and compare it to the more expensive, newer 5770 and 5830 and you'll find that you get little better real world performance for the extra money and often it's worse. Their database does not include the 4380 since it is an entry-level card, but you can at least compare the higher performance ATI- and nVidia-based cards before you buy one. For $130 the Radeon 4870 is an awesome choice. That's a fraction of what it cost when it was released as ATI's flagship. Unless main memory is your Achilles' heel (and I think it much more likely to be your 4380), installing a 4870 would probably double your frame rate. I hope this helps you decide on your upgrade path, and good luck with the system!

Hi

i think the problem is your OS

Windows 7 is a very good windows

but with 2 g ram , i think it's slow

cause to much of your ram is interfere with your operating system

, you should check your hard disk too

try not to full it

maximum 400 g of 500 g

the more you have data on your HDD , the more your speed decrease

and of course , make sure you have installed directX , the last version www.microsoft.com

hope i could help you

I agree with maybe downgrading to XP. My system specs are, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual 2.21gig, 1gig of memory, HD4650 1gig Video. I have installed Far Cry2, Crysis, Crysis Warhead, MOH Airborne, and FEAR. The only game I have problems with on High settings is Crysis. All the others play fine.

The HD 6570 would desire to run video games on Low/Medium settings @ 1280x1024. that's a low-end card, yet 1280x1024 is a small res and not that annoying. persist with Low settings / AA disabled.

Add RAM. Get a better Graphic Card and download Reginout to sort out this issue.

yea the video card is pretty crappy. ive got a slower core 2 duo with a better video card and i haven't ran into any problems.

How about downgrading to Win XP ? Or perhaps you will want to try this:

http://cyri.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/