Are Emachine computers any good.

jewlls

Hi there,
I am not very techie on these things so any help much appricated, I came across this model of an Emachine and was wondering are they any good.
These are the specs

Processor: Intel Pentium 4
Processor speed: 2.93 GHz
RAM: 256 Mb
Storage: 80 GB
Records DVDs: 8x
Graphics: Intel 900

Browntoa

what do you plan to use the PC for ??

that would be no good for games for example

jewlls

I would like to use it to play 2d games plus everyday compter use.

Browntoa

what are 2d games ??

this uses "on board" graphics which will grab some of the measly 256mb of games you have installed

jewlls

they are to play diablo, half life etc

Browntoa

for half life

Preferred System Configuration
2.4 GHz Processor
512MB RAM
DirectX 9 capable graphics card 256mb
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98
Mouse
Keyboard
Internet Connection

that system will not cope

jewlls

ok, Thank you for your help

-TangleFoot-

Browntoa wrote:

Preferred System Configuration
2.4 GHz Processor
512MB RAM
DirectX 9 capable graphics card 256mb
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98
Mouse
Keyboard
Internet Connection

Aren't those the recommended system requirements for Half-Life 2? The original will apparently run on a PC with a 133MHz processor and as little as 24MB of RAM!

Browntoa

doh...you are right

would run that, not 100% sure about diablo

djohn2002uk

Browntoa wrote:

doh...you are right

would run that, not 100% sure about diablo

Diablo and Diablo ll with the expasion pack will run on an Athlone 700 with 384Megs of ram with no problems.

PNEfan

I am not very techie on these things so any help much appricated, I came across this model of an Emachine and was wondering are they any good.

Emachines is owned by Gateway. We bought 2 identical budget Emachines PCs in July and within 4 weeks the hard drive of one had failed! Assume this was bad luck, but a good lesson in backing up your files.