Computer games
freeze up on my system
I like to play games on the computer. I usually play on an online
site (pogo) and I have no problems. However, the few times I have purchased a
game for my computer it freezes up because I don't have a good enough graphics
card (I think). I need to upgrade. Just like me and vehicles if I start messing
with the guts of this thing it will never run again. I don't even know how to
figure out what I need...more
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