*CPU :INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 2.4Ghz
*Motherboard :ASROCK CONROEXFIRE-ESATA2 Intel® 945P Chipset SATA2 IEEE1394
*Graphics Card :GECUBE ATi RADEON X1900GT 256meg PCI Express
*RAM : CORSAIR TwinX 512meg x 2 (1 Gig) DDR2 XMS2-6400 800mhz Matched Pair
*PSU :ANTEC TruePower TRIO 650watt PSU EPS SLI-Ready
*HDD :SeaGate 250 gig 7200rpm SATA-2 NCQ 16meg Cache
1. What would you rate it out of 10
2. Would you change anything
3. How long will this computer last until ill have to buy/upgrade
2006-10-28 02:40:50 · 8 answers · asked by Elly L 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I would give that a solid 8, I might suggest changing the motherboard to something with the 965P chipset, but that is up to you. Unless you are one of those obsesive gamers, this should last you at least a year or two.
Now, I wanna address some of the stuff the other people said. To the 1st guy, like I said unless you are an obsesive gamer, this should last at least a year. To the 2nd guy, you could upgrade the RAM, but its not necessary, and your card is fine unless you just have money to burn. 3rd person, well I think of covered this already. 4th guy, while the 7950GT would be a slight upgrade, it also cost more, the 7600GT would be a downgrade from what he already has, so that makes no sense. 5th guy, idiot, plain and simple. 6th guy, good point. 7th guy, some good points, but the 650W is good for future proofing, and he is confusing chipsets with sockets.
2006-10-28 09:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to half these guys, this is a fine computer.
If it were me, I would tone down the proc, for the 1.86ghz C2D, because you can overclock it big time, and you'll save quite a bit of money. Is your gc ddr2, or ddr3? Does that 650w PSU come with the case you're buying? If not, you don't need 650watts. For this particular system, you won't need more than 500w. Another thing I noticed is your mobo, 945P Chipset will not support a 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo. Make sure to get something with a LGA775 Chipset. Or else both those items will just be pretty paperweights. The that other guy above me, talking about 4gbs of RAM and how ever many hdd's is a total idiot. The proc alone costs more than this whole set up. Do some homework, dummy!
2006-10-28 12:14:09 · answer #2 · answered by humancandyball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 being the best possible, that is a 6 or 7 for gaming
i would change the graphics card to something such as a 7950 GT (it is 280 bucks or so on newegg.com)
or if your budget is lower, go with a 7600 GT
if you want, you can upgrade your RAM from 1gb to 2gb
it DOES increase performance by alot
this computer SHOULD last you atleast a year
new tech is coming out soon
like DX10 cards and Quad Core
so... i'm not too sure
2006-10-28 10:08:19 · answer #3 · answered by Eng 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good but not great 7/10.
More RAM.
Better graphics card.
Life of a serious gaming machine between some partial upgrade is about 6 months and total system replace 12-18 months.
2006-10-28 09:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by jan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Might want to upgrade your Ram and Your video card. Especially if your a gamer. I would give it a 7-8. Pretty good. It might last you 6 months to a year. Like the other guy said.
2006-10-28 09:46:30 · answer #5 · answered by bkfraiders7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about an 8. It will probably last about 6 months to a yr before you have to upgrade at least the memory.
That's of course if you're a heavy gamer.
2006-10-28 09:43:33 · answer #6 · answered by I H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its a crap box id give it a 5
get a 3.7 dual core extreme
4gig ram
a few more 250 gig hdds
2006-10-28 10:08:31 · answer #7 · answered by xbladezzz 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
you must be crazy,,,,theres not one single piece of consumer material that requires 4 g of RAM....I have 2g, and anything more is wasting cash.
2006-10-28 10:37:50 · answer #8 · answered by Diadem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋