PROCESSOR:AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+
OPERATING SYSTEM:Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
MEMORY:1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs
HARD DRIVE:160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE:48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive
MONITOR:17 inch E177FP Analog Flat Panel
VIDEO CARD: 256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro
SOUND: Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
SPEAKERS:Dell A225 Speakers
KEYBOARD & MOUSE:Dell USB Keyboard and Dell 2-button Scroll Mouse
FLOPPY:13 in 1 Media Card Reader
MODEM:56K PCI Data Fax Modem
All this from dell for $818 with a 1 year warranty on hardware, and 1 year warranty on problems caused by accidents.
Is this a good computer deal for gaming?
How long will it last?
Are there better deals on computers for moderate gaming?
2006-12-29 17:43:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I have a Dell and have had no problems with it since I bought it over two years ago. As far as I am concerned regarding the information you provide the only thing you need to consider is regarding the about of RAM you have in this computer.If you are going to upgrade to the new Windows Operating system, Vista, you should have 2 GB of RAM according to this article:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060518-6863.html
According to this website:http://www.gadgetreview.com/2006/03/windows-vista-eats-up-800mb-of-ram.html
Windows Vista uses up 800MB of RAM and a requires 7 GB of hard drive space to install (his is all based off an internal version of Beta 2 of Vista).
2006-12-29 17:54:08 · answer #1 · answered by Albertan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone telling you that processor is no good for gaming doesn't know what they are talking about. The problem is the video card, that is not a gaming card. It will play 3+ year old games at moderate settings, but this is not a gaming computer, but because of the video card, not the processor.
2006-12-30 14:44:30 · answer #2 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a decent price for the computer, but what REALLY makes it a great deal is the warranties and the support from Dell...
For Moderate gaming, I'd say it's a good deal...
2006-12-29 17:47:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worth the money. It can last you years & years.
Don't like that it only burns Cds & not DVDs.
Make sure you get a free upgrade to Vista (if you want it). Most all PC manufacturers are offering this to new buyers.
Not a great deal .... but better than average.
regards,
Philip T
2006-12-29 18:05:02 · answer #4 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not the sort of thing you would want for gaming
intel leads buy far when it comes to games and multitasking even video playback
infact the processor stinks
in AUD i could sell it to you for $650 as a base unit with xp sp2 Pro so i guess if you want to change anything later or save some money and use your own speakers and monitor then have it custom built
but personally i wouldn't go near it with a decent game in mind
2006-12-29 18:00:06 · answer #5 · answered by santazlittlehelpa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not worth the money if you play pc games. it is waayy too slow!! if you want to run games that is. most 3D games require a speed of at least 2GHz to run at a decent speed. not to mention who the hell uses 56k modems nowadays. there are way faster computers for lower prices.
2006-12-29 19:30:48 · answer #6 · answered by alverpen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Superb.
Go for it
Whats the price
2006-12-29 18:08:53 · answer #7 · answered by elaviaviral91 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dam thats a really goood deal
2006-12-29 17:46:08 · answer #8 · answered by shyboycap 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋