Do I have to be a programmer just to play this stupid game?

[RickRuski]

I agree with what Continu0 says, your cpu is certainly good enough. the weak part is your graphics card. I'm running 2 gts 450's in Sli 1gb of v/ram and that is struggling at times. this game calls for at least 2gb of v/ram to get the best out of it. When I first got C.o.D. I had a dual core with 2gb of ram and a 9600gt with 1gb v/ram, I could get it running ok but had to turn down a lot of the features to low---med in the settings. An upgrade with a video card would make a major difference (2gb v/ram min) and Nvidia cards seem to have the least problems with drivers.

Just seek help here, there are a lot of members who are more than willing to help you, just ask for help politely and you will get the support you need.