Is this a good gaming pc?

hemophobic

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E7200 processor (2.53GHz, 1066MHz,
3MB cache)


OPERATING SYSTEM




Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 32-bit - EnglisheditHARDWARE SUPPORT


1 Year Base WarrantyeditMONITOR


19in SE198WFP WIDESCREEN UK/Irish Silver (1440 x 900) TCO99 DVI-DeditMEMORY



3072MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024 + 2x512]editHARD DRIVE


500GB (7200rpm) SATA Hard DriveeditGRAPHICS CARD


128MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2400 Pro graphics cardeditOPTICAL DRIVE


DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD)editKEYBOARD


Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)editMOUSE


Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - BlackeditAccessoriesSOUND SOFTWARE


Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition AudioeditSPEAKERS



No Speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)editFLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES


19-in-1 Media Card ReadereditMODEMS


No ModemeditWIRELESS NETWORKING



Internal PCI 802.11b/g Wireless Network CardeditMICROSOFT SOFTWARE



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hemophobic

oh i forgot and its costing me £509 but i will do thru quidco for £20 off

DatabaseError

graphic card is a bit (read a lot) pants for gaming, add another £100 or so for something decent


edit - tomshardware
ati 2400 pro=878 3dmarks, nvidia 8800gt =6000 - 8000

Conor_3

9600GT is a good gaming card and £30 cheaper than an 8800GT.

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Conor wrote: »

9600GT is a good gaming card and £30 cheaper than an 8800GT.

But if you can stretch up to the 8800GT then it will last you longer than the 9600GT, only if it's in budget though

hemophobic

well i'm not sure which graphics card the computer will be able to take it is a dell inspiron. i will only be playing runescape, world of warcraft, sims 2 and sims 3 when it comes out, second life

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hemophobic wrote: »

well i'm not sure which graphics card the computer will be able to take it is a dell inspiron. i will only be playing runescape, world of warcraft, sims 2 and sims 3 when it comes out, second life

Well, what are the options available?

hemophobic

i've been talking to someone on dell website on the chat thing, i asked about the 256MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 3650 and they said - "That will be a very good graphic card even for the latest games Sam,when are you looking to buy one of these systems" i dont know if i believe them though. All i know is that is has a PCIex16 slot and can only take up to 256mb

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hemophobic wrote: »

i've been talking to someone on dell website on the chat thing, i asked about the 256MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 3650 and they said - "That will be a very good graphic card even for the latest games Sam,when are you looking to buy one of these systems" i dont know if i believe them though. All i know is that is has a PCIex16 slot and can only take up to 256mb

It wasn't a particulary spectacular card when it came out in comparison to the Nvidia offerings and you can pick them up for ~£50 now, so I wouldn't say it's going to be good for gaming in the near future, but it will run most games out at the moment ableit not at the highest quality..

Conor_3

Agreed. I'd not touch anything less than the 3750 in ATI. And it can also take far more than 256MB RAM. Whoever told you that the slot limited the RAM the graphics card can have should be fired for being incompetent.

hemophobic

Conor wrote: »

And it can also take far more than 256MB RAM. Whoever told you that the slot limited the RAM the graphics card can have should be fired for being incompetent.

Thats what the crooks at dell told me on live chat, are their any other sites like that which i can choose how i want my computer?