[rbscooby]

ok i currently am writing this on a laptop, but i can get this computer for a £10 plus they have loads of these lying around so thts good.

its an RM machine, which has:

• 2.00Ghz Celeron
• 256Mb DDR 2100 RAM
• 40GB hard drive
• Xp pro
• it has No cd drive, but i have a network, and in the past have been able to use a cd drive over a network, though i dont think this would work for gaming as it would look for a cd drive not a network cd drive.
• it has a low profile case, not so good, but as i mentioned earlier i have another old case, although not sure if it is ATX
• onboard graphics
• the psu is an odd type, its long and slim not like a square on an ATX case.

thats all i can remember.

it also has an AGP slot, well im told and a PCI-e x1 card refer to this:
http://www.computer-juice.com/forums/f43/help-me-understand-16760/

[Krlll]

No good for gaming and difficult to upgrade.
Can you buy off eBay?I will look for some cheap stuff for you if you can.

[thingie2]

Yea, second had of ebay, or wait till you have more money would be my sugestions, that computer will play some older games, however probably new games even on lowest settings won't be playable.

[rbscooby]

so what is the problem with AMD is there major problems with them or something?

[thingie2]

Mainly just that they are far behind Intel at the moment, and you can get better processors for the same price with intel chips. Usually anyway, the lower end ones though might not be.

[Carbon]

Yes, this is impossible. Double your budget and you have a chance.

[rbscooby]

is this computer any good, and is it value for money, also will it play the games i specified earlier (apart from the graphics needs doing, but will change it at a later point) Cost is £306

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Duo E4700 (2 X 2.60GHz) 800MHz FSB/2MB L2 Cache
Memory (RAM)
2GB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5N-MX: DDR2, S-ATA II, 1 x PCI-E x16, 2 PCI, etc
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE
1st CD/DVD Drive
16x DVD-ROM WITH 48x CD-ROM
2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE
Graphics Card
Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7050 CineFX 3.0 Graphics
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
6 Channel SoundMAX High Definition Audio (Standard on P5VD2-VM)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100 LAN PORT
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
Stylish Black/Silver Trident case + 2 front USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
500W (Peak) Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£22)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER
Firewire & Video Editing
NONE
TV Card
NONE
Monitor
NONE
2nd Monitor
NONE
DVI Cable
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
NONE
Mouse
NONE
Speakers
NONE
Printer
NONE
Surge Protection
NONE
Webcam & VoIP
NONE
Media Center Kit
NONE
Anti-Virus
NONE
Office Software
NONE
External Hard Drive
NONE
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1st Month Free Collect & Return
Delivery
Standard Insured Delivery to UK Mainland (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm)
Quantity
1

[Krlll]

I reckon its worth the money.
They have used pretty much the cheapest of everything(not even a DVD RW included!)but with a decent graphics card it will be good enough to play the games you want.

[rbscooby]

no i selected it my self, i took the DVD-RW out, and changed to a core 2 duo, i just wanted to know if the specs would be good enough

[rbscooby]

plus will it be ok for future gaming?