Need advice on what I should get with my new computer?

Question

I will get getting a desk top, either Dell or Gateway, in a couple of months. I called Dell up and talked it over but I really didn't understand everything and it sounded like more than I needed. Please tell me what I should ask for if I want my computer to do the following:

1-Play video games like the Sims 2.
2-burn cd's
3-Surf the net.
4-organize picutures.

Answer 1

at least 1gig of ddr2 memory
at least 200 gigs of hard drive space
pci express with crossfire or sli
Pentium D processor
windows xp maybe with mce
card slots
DVD+-RW/DL for your drive. it isn't that expensive.
that's the basics and i wouldn't get a dell they are not that good.

Answer 2

if you are not doing any hard gaming, get a pentium D processor. It is the dual core chip and pretty good for normal tasks. Be cure to get 1 gigabyte of ddr or ddr2 ram. your optical drive should be a DVD+-RW, so you can also burn DVDs, which can hold a butt-load more than regular CDs. And since you are not doing hardcore gaming, don't worry about a super expensive graphics card, if you are getting from Dell you can just get the x300 Radeon. And if you are organizing a ton of pictures, get at least a 120 gigabyte hard drive.

Answer 3

a mid ranged pc should do it

for furture requirements for games get a computer that has PCI express

Most new computers (especially dell) should come with the burner DVD/CD

If it has windows you can surf the web

There are plenty of photo editing softwares on the web you can download but it usually comes with the pc

Answer 4

Any brand new desktop will do those things. The one you buy might not have enough memory to do some of those things, but you can always upgrade the memory.