Lame I just bought a new computer and went to system requirements lab to see how my computer can run call of duty 4 and I'm right on the middle between minimum and recommended.
Here is the website. Check it out to see if the pc you have can run new games or not.
Can You RUN It?
CPU
Minimum: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz/ Athlon 64 2800+ (Intel & Athlon 1.8 GHz Dual Core or better supported
You Have: 2 processors running - AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ PASS
CPU Speed
Minimum: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz/ Athlon 64 2800+ (Intel & Athlon 1.8 GHz Dual Core or better supported)
You Have: 3.22 GHz PASS
System RAM
Minimum: 512 MB (768 MB for Windows Vista)
You Have: 3.2 GB PASS
Operating System
Minimum: Windows XP/Vista only
You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build Service Pack 22600) PASS
Video Card
Minimum: 128MB 3d Hardware Accelerated card required-100% DirectX 9.0c compatible and latest drivers (NVIDIA GeForce 6600+ / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro+)
You Have: ASUS X1600 Series (ATI display adapter (0x71C2)) PASS
Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card Video RAM: Required - 128 MB , You have - 512.0 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 3.0
Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 3.0
Video Card Driver Version (DirectX)
Your driver version number is: FYI: Your video card driver version is provided for your information, but it is not part of this analysis. But proper video card driver versions are important to the proper operation of your product.
DirectX Version
Minimum: 9.0c
You Have: 9.0c PASS
Sound Card
Minimum: Yes
You Have: C-Media CM6501 Like Sound Devic PASS
Sound Card Driver Version
Your driver version number is: 5.10 FYI: Your sound card driver version is provided for your information, but it is not part of this analysis. But proper sound card driver versions are important to the proper operation of your product.
Free Disk Space
Minimum: 8 GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 600 MB for Windows swap file)
You Have: 43.9 GB PASS
DVD
Minimum: 6X DVD-ROM
You Have: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A