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[WarLord51]

I recently got a Dell XPS 420 and it has vista, I was woundering if there are things I should disable that could make games run slower, I have Crysis and I have to run that on min settings, I thought Id at least hit medium. Any help would be great 

[Warbirds]

Not enough RAM or shitty video card probably.

[Rahx]

Clean your PC or format it.

[404errorTLS]

Its the video card.
Video Cards
ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128MB
  Specifications - Video Cards
   
Video Cards
ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128MB
  Specifications - Video Cards
   
Video Cards
ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128MB
  Specifications - Video Cards

are the video cards that come with dell xps 420s.

What are you thinking running crysis with a video card with only 128mb or 256mb of vram.
   
Video Cards
ATI Radeon HD3650

[Rahx]

Copy & Paste is all what I can say.

[Unkn0wn]

Hmm, doesn't seem like you made the best buy for your buck :p.

[AmPM]

Remove shit card, get a nice 8800gt or better.

[Skunker]

Yuck i agree with ampm, but in more helpful terms i would recommend a 9600GT:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130328

or a 9800 GTX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130376

A word of advice - watch out for your power supply with either of these new cards. You'll have to check how many watts it is. I'd be wary of anything under 450-500 if you want to run with those new cards. Also they are large, and may take up more space than your case is capable of providing - measure out how much free space you have from the slot to your hard-drives and check it with the specifications provided. (H: 4.376 in.  L: 10.5 in.)

Watch your ventilation too, I'd recommend a new fan, preferably a slot fan (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835888309) that you can place below the card so as to vent heat from the chassis. The new generation of nvidia cards generate a ton of heat, but have pretty good performance to go with it.
 
Also: never buy a dell, ever.

[Warbirds]

A case mod fan would work well, too.

[WarLord51]

thanks guys next paycheck ill be up grading