Is this computer any good?

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Alienware Aurora 7500 R-4 case with 750watt powersupply

ip35pro motherboard, E4500 cpu, 4GB DDR2-8500, 250GB sata harddrive, DVD/rw

EVGA GTX280 1GB gddr3 512bit


I am most likely going to buy this for sub $700. I don't know much about computer, but I know how to use them. What I'm wondering is will the run games like battlefield3 and ARMA2/ARMA3 when it come out on at least medium settings? Please respond quickly!!!
Thank you for your time.

P.S. first gaming desktop and Alienware product.:)
 
Kind of outdated graphics card (But not bad), little dual core, old RAM, and a terrible power supply. You could do a lot better for $700.
 
at those specs I wouldn't pay over 200. And that is solely because of the graphics card. everything else there is plain crap these days.
 
wolfeking said:
at those specs I wouldn't pay over 200. And that is solely because of the graphics card. everything else there is plain crap these days.
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Ok. I was going to trade my ps3 for it, but I'm not sure now. Just wondering what would the cost be to upgrade it to run better?
 
you would need a new CPU. That is a dead socket, so it will cost you out the rump. On top of that it needs a new PSU and could do with some more RAM, but that would be expensive.

You would be better off building a new one if gaming is your intent.
 
wolfeking said:
you would need a new CPU. That is a dead socket, so it will cost you out the rump. On top of that it needs a new PSU and could do with some more RAM, but that would be expensive.

You would be better off building a new one if gaming is your intent.
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Ok. bumer I was excited, but I don't want to get ripped off. Thank you.
 
Found a different one..

2 x EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (SLI enabled)

Rosewill Xtreme Series RX950-D-B 950W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply

EVGA 122-YW-E173-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80580Q8200

Wintec AMPX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 3AXT6400SE5-4096K

SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI Model SHS162LBEBN LightScribe Support - OEM

Two hard drives totalling 1TB storage space

How about this one any good for $500 or PS3 trade?
 
Or this one.

4GB DDR3 Crucial 1333 Mhz Ram
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500GB 7200 RPM HDD
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AMD Athlon II x3 450 3.2 Ghz
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400w Power Supply Unit
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 DX11
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Windows 7 Ultimate Edition
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CD/DVD-RW Drive 24x
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Large custom case with a clear window
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Extra Blue LED 120mm Fan
 
the first one would be better gaming, but I would change the power supple. Roswell is not the greatest brands. Its actually one of the worst out there.
 
I doubt very seriously that it would play it on high. BF3 is a very demanding game. It recommends a 6870 or 460. the 5770 is below that by a good bit.
 
wolfeking said:
I doubt very seriously that it would play it on high. BF3 is a very demanding game. It recommends a 6870 or 460. the 5770 is below that by a good bit.
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He said he was willing to show me it on high, but i would be happy with medium.

Price wise is it good? $295
 
the first one would still be a better gaming computer. Either way I doubt you will get high on either setup at an acceptable frame rate.
 
should be able to max it. It recommends a dual core and 8800gt. Its got a quad core and 2x 9800GTX+ (same as the 250). So you should be able to blow it away at max settings.
 
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