I went to dell.ca(yes im canadian) and im looking for a computer that is low price but that can be good for gaming..so i went to customize this "Dimension E521"
originally 399$ ,it had a crappy integrated vid card which is the "NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU" so i customizedit to 256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro [add $120]
if its confusing..go to the link and try it for urself..
http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=ca&CS=CADHS1&l=en&oc=OCDIME521_RBP_BASIC
so will this pc be good for gaming? even thought the processor isnt like that good
Dimension E521- Total :519$ with the customized video card.
AMD Sempron™ Processor 3400+
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
No Monitor
512MB Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 1DIMM
80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive
256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
2007-01-01 11:25:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Dell is generally rubbish anyhow, the best thing you could do is go to a PC shop, buy a basic tower, and then buy the upgrades and have them fit it for you.
2007-01-01 11:27:45 · answer #1 · answered by Scott Bull 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You need at least 1gb of ram for windows xp gaming. The vid card is entry level, but you will be able to play most non shader intensive games ok. Also the sempron is a business oriented processor built for economics, so dont expect much out of it.
If you have to go with a pc in this price bracket get an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or higher. The Radeon x1300 isnt worth a 130 tradeoff You should go for somethng more powerful and cheaper. Check ebay or pricegrabber.com for some solutions.
2007-01-01 11:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The X1300 pro is weak for gaming, and overpriced at $130. Check out Tom's Hardware for some recommendations (http://www.tomshardware.com/graphics/index.html).
Also, you'll probably want 1GB of dual channel memory. Adding another 512MB stick will take care of that.
That processor will work fine for most games, because most current games are single-threaded and don't take advantage of dual core. In the future you may want to upgrade it, which should be painless enough. Socket AM2 dual core processors will only continue to drop in price.
2007-01-01 11:34:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋