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hakuron
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6. February 2006 @ 13:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi guys!

i just got a new computer and i'm very excited about it. but i was wondering if my new computer can play latest 3d games or not. cause it doesn't say 3d graphic card or anything like that. maybe graphic cards and video cards are the same thing?? i'm not a computer guy so i have no idea if this is a good computer or not. my bro just bought it for me.

here are the info:

Base Intel Pentium 4 Processor 640 w/HT Technology (3.2GHz,800FSB)

Memory FREE Upgrade to 1GB 533MHz Memory from 512MB


Keyboard Dell USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard

Monitor 19 inch Ultrasharp? 1907FP Digital Flat Panel

Video Card 256MB PCI Express? x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X600 SE HyperMemory


Hard Drive 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?

Floppy Drive 3.5 in Floppy Drive

Operating System Genuine Windows?XP Media Center Edition (English)

Mouse Dell Optical USB Mouse

Network Card Integrated Intel?PRO 10/100 Ethernet

Modem 56K PCI Data Fax Modem

Adobe Adobe?Acrobat?Reader 6.0

CD ROM/DVD ROM Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/dbl layer write capability
DV16DVR

Sound Integrated Audio with Dolby Digital 7.1 capability

Speakers Dell A525 30 Watt 2.1 Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer

Productivity Software Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - Includes MICROSOFT WORD plus much more!

Digital Music Musicmatch?Jukebox Basic

Dell Picture Studio Photo Album? SE Basic

Hardware Support Services 1 Yr Limited Warranty with 1 Yr NBD Onsite Service and 1 Yr Tech Support

Operating System Backup & Recovery PC Restore recovery system by Symantec

Wireless Networking Solution Dell Wireless; 1450 WLAN (802.11a/b/g) USB 2.0 DT Adapter

Media Center Enhancements Single TV Tuner + Remote Control - watch and record TV on your PC

thanks for your help ^^
hakuron
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ddp
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6. February 2006 @ 13:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
should be able to play most if not all games with that system
hakuron
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6. February 2006 @ 13:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
really?? that's great!!! but are 3d graphic card/graphic card the same thing? or video card? and does that mean that the computer can run fast enough for the games/video/program to run smoothly? and is this a good computer??

thanks again for the quick reply ^^

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 6. February 2006 @ 14:00

ddp
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6. February 2006 @ 14:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
graphics card & videocard are same thing. do you have 512meg or 1gig of ram?
hakuron
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6. February 2006 @ 16:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
umm.. i'm not sure.. are u talking about this? Memory 1GB 533MHz ?? not sure if it's RAM, actually i don't even know what RAM is. so do i have a decent graphic card/computer for gaming?
ddp
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6. February 2006 @ 19:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes on both counts
DVDBURNUP
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7. February 2006 @ 03:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Your brother bought that for you ?
hakuron
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7. February 2006 @ 16:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea. why do u ask? it's for my b-day. can anybody please tell me if it's a good computer or not? cause i really don't know what the stuff above mean. the only thing i know is that is has 250gb hard drive. :(

thanks again

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. February 2006 @ 16:39

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7. February 2006 @ 16:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hey if your not happy with that old thing i'll swap it for my p4 1.5 - it has a geforce 2 mx. with, wait for it, 64mb!! woooo

only joking, your pc is a real douzie.
should be usable for years to come with the spec u have!


i have this porsche 997, do u think it will be okay to race my mates lada in it?

I aint getting on no plane, fool!
dj_mad
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7. February 2006 @ 19:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
lol sounds like a fast pc m8 should be no problems with all the latest games but for on line playing you best get broadband

the truth is out there
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7. February 2006 @ 20:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Base Intel Pentium 4 Processor 640 w/HT Technology (3.2GHz,800FSB)
the CPU is desent
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1GB 533MHz Memory from 512MB

1GB of ramm is a must,power users and gamers need to max out thier systems.
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Keyboard Dell USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard

Mouse Dell Optical USB Mouse

Modem 56K PCI Data Fax Modem

Adobe Adobe?Acrobat?Reader 6.0

Productivity Software Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - Includes MICROSOFT WORD plus much more!

Digital Music Musicmatch?Jukebox Basic

Dell Picture Studio Photo Album? SE Basic

Operating System Backup & Recovery PC Restore recovery system by Symantec

Nothing interresting here,mabye the Symantec Recovery thing but Nortan has gone to hell in the last 2 years...
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Monitor 19 inch Ultrasharp? 1907FP Digital Flat Panel
Thats a neat montoir!
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Video Card 256MB PCI Express? x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X600 SE HyperMemory
The vid card is good for basic gameing but any hardcore gamer would want soemthign with more teeth I belive :3
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Hard Drive 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
Unless SATA drives are more stable and less likely to fail I worry aobut haveing everything on one HD/Parition god I remember my WIn95 days *L*
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Floppy Drive 3.5 in Floppy Drive
a floppy can help in emergencies!
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Operating System Genuine Windows?XP Media Center Edition (English)
I never did like Media center XP pro all the way for me ^^

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CD ROM/DVD ROM Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/dbl layer write capability
DV16DVR

Dosent say what brand but it should be good enough for msot users aswell as pll that like to back up things.
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Wireless Networking Solution Dell Wireless; 1450 WLAN (802.11a/b/g) USB 2.0 DT Adapter
good
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Sound Integrated Audio with Dolby Digital 7.1 capability

Sound chipsets have gotten better they still can lag on the CPU alil the GF/NF chipsets have the best chipsets.
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Speakers Dell A525 30 Watt 2.1 Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer

Mmm only 30 thos must be true watt and not thos dumb PMPO thigns
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Network Card Integrated Intel?PRO 10/100 Ethernet
These can lag your system so it might be best to get a cheap 10$ network card.
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Hardware Support Services 1 Yr Limited Warranty with 1 Yr NBD Onsite Service and 1 Yr Tech Support

to me speading 200 or 300 more for a full 4/5 year plan is the best,becuse it it breaks down in 3 years they wil repalce it with soemthing better unless they have a ton of to replace older stuff with,whitch they rarely do :3


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Media Center Enhancements Single TV Tuner + Remote Control - watch and record TV on your PC

If its stable and lets you record and stuff great ,even better if it dose not try and copy protect everything ><

My owen system is
3000 XP + 400FSB
700MB ramm 400Mhz
40GB HD for XP
120GB HD for stuff
2 dvd writers one generic lite on 8X DVD,4X RW,2or 4X DL -R and a LG frist gen super drive.
VId 6800 GTX 256MB AGP
Montior 19inch (color washed I miss the nice bright colors) 5 year old futra.

sorry forgot no html my thoughts are scattered more than normal today ><

Copyright infringement is nothing more than civil disobedience to a bad set of laws. Lets renegotiate them.

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. February 2006 @ 20:56

DVDBURNUP
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8. February 2006 @ 15:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea that's a great PC. ARE YOUR PARENTS ADOPTING AT THE MOMENT ?
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hakuron
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8. February 2006 @ 15:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
lolz!! thanks guys for the quick replys/advices!! now all i have to do is wait for it to come to my house. lol and no, my parents are not planning to adopt anyone. lol

thanks again ^^ love this forum! and ofcourse you guys too
hakuron

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 8. February 2006 @ 15:52

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