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Answer» Hello. First LET me start out by saying thank you for your time in reading this and hopefully helping me out.
I am going to buy a new computer and was wondering if the computer I am looking at is worth it and if its a good price for what I am getting.
I am buying the computer from London Drugs. I want to make sure I get the right computer for the right price. I basically want a good computer for playing games and watching movies on. Oh, and if there is anything you think I should upgrade in order to play good games and watch movies please ALSO let me know. Thanks a bunch!!!
Computer Price: $1099.98 CANADIAN
Name: Certified DATA Intel Quad Core Q6600 Desktop Computer
Specifications:
Model: B705V-Q66B
Microprocessor: Intel Core 2 quad Q6600 (2.4GHz)
Cache Memory: 8MB L2 Cache
Memory: 3CB PC5300 DDRLL SDRAM (4GB Max) total memory slots, Two DDR2 slots (occupied)
Hard Drive: 1TB SATA (2x500 GB)
Multimedia Drive: 20x DVD +- RW Drive Dual Layer, 16x DVD - ROM, Flash Memory Card Reader
Video Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB
Network Card: 10/100Mbs Base-T LAN
Sound: 6-Channel Audio
Expansion Slots: 2 PCI (two available) , 1 PCI Express x16 , 1 PCI Express x1 (Available)
Expansion Bays: Four external 5.25" bays (two available) , Four internal 3.5" (two available) , Two external 3.5" bays (one available)
I/0 Connectors: 6 - Hi Speed USB 2.0 (two front, four rear) , One Serial , Two PS/2
Oh yea, and Operating System is Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium.
what kind of games do you like to play, do you intend to use online mulitplayer?Also, what's your budget?
For a pre built PC that doesn't look bad, although if you're a gamer I'd advise a better graphics card.
I don't see a monitor, KB or mouse, do you have those already?Keyboard and Mouse included. I have a monitor.
Yes, I intend to play online games such as halo, age of empires and newer games, maybe WOWFor games like those that graphics card is adequate.
It looks to me like a pretty decent PC for the price.Great... awesome. Thank-you for all your helpi would upgrade to a 10/100/1000 network card, very good thing for games like halo and WOW. and that graphics card will more than likely need to be upgraded soon if your big into gaming and go for games like mass effect and other big gameswhat graphics card would you recommend? I was just reading up on the ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB Graphics card and completely agree that i want to upgrade it.
Quote from: lilnate1191 on July 17, 2008, 01:21:07 AM i would upgrade to a 10/100/1000 network card, very good thing for games like halo and WOW
If it was a LAN game, and the other computers and the switch/hub/router/other device being used supported gigabit LAN then it may help a little. However, it's more about the latency of the connection than the speed, so I would disregard this advice myself.
I say again, for Halo, WOW and AoE that card is more than adequate, those games are very undemanding.
if you wanted to upgrade for other games, I'd advise a 9600GT or an 8800GT, the 512Mb GDDR3 versions. if you wanted to spend EVEN more, the 8800GTS 512Mb is a good choice too.
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