Is This Good Enough?

[rhinoman08]

Wondering if this would be a good enough pc for gaming:

HP Pavillion
-AMD 64 3400+
-1 GB of memory
-80GB 7200 rpm SATA Hard Drive
-48x max. CD-ROM Drive
-16x max. DVD-ROM
-17" LCD Flat Panel Monitor
-256MB DDR ATI Radeon(TM) 9800 w/ TV-out & DVI cap

Please post back, and i know what ur gonna say why go with a manufacturer, cuz i dont wanna build a pc lol lol i would if i knew how but i heard HP is a good company for the $, esp since i wanna be gaming this is cheap for only $1200

 

[dave597]

yeh its good enough, why do some many people need a second opinion? It clearly is a good pc.

 

[ke_742]

Casue Good is an "Opinion" and opinions vary from people to people.

 

[dave597]

I suppose..

Wondering if this would be a good enough pc for gaming:

Define gaming.
Do you intend to do 'gaming' on this pc?
If so, what type of 'gaming'?
Define good.

 

[rhinoman08]

i plan to play like call of duty, command and conquerer, everquest, halo and stuff like that

 

[4W4K3]

i plan to play like call of duty, command and conquerer, everquest, halo and stuff like that

should be fine for those games. 1GB of memory is perfect, powerful CPU, and a decent good vid card (might only need 128MB really, if u can save alot of $$$$)

 

[Praetor]

256MB DDR ATI Radeon(TM) 9800 w/ TV-out & DVI cap

Didnt know they made 256MB models of this card ... regardless the 9800 is numerous generations old and will bottleneck the system. You're better off with the 9800Pro

i plan to play like call of duty, command and conquerer, everquest, halo and stuff like that

Nothing intensive there, you'll be fine

 

[rhinoman08]

ok thanks is the AMD 64 bit 3400+ a 734 socket or the 900 one

 

[dave597]

depends - wheres the link for that comp on the hp site. its acutally 754 and 939 btw.

 

[rhinoman08]

sorry here is the web site

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto/computer_customize_components.do

and what would be better for gaming for games like call of duty, command and conquerer, halo, everquest and stuff like that: AMD 64 or Intel H/T

 

[dave597]

errror! in the link.

this is the most debated thing anywhere. amd64 or intel. go for am64, its better.

 

[4W4K3]

I also would choose AMD 64. Intel's with hyper threading are overrated in gaming, alot of games actually do better with HT OFF, as some have compatibility problems.

 

[robina_80]

yes