Trying to find out if this computer would be good.

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illius

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Hi, I am trying to find out. Right now I am unemployed and got an oddjob painting with a friend. Right now there may or may not be future jobs to do, so what I will be making would be around $320. I can spend $200-$250 on a computer. I've ben looking around and not being the best tech savy, dont get me wrong Im a wiz when it comes to using the computer but when it comes to picking one not so great.
I was looking at this computer, would it be a good choice for everyday use. Maybe to play a few games such as guild wars, world of warcraft or some other lower-mid end games. Nothing fancy, this one seems to have enough space and memory to my knowlege. My only concern is the graphics. Maybe some can tell me if it would be good, or maybe point me in the right direction to a descent computer. Either refurbished, recycled or just an all out cheap computer.
Hopefully I can find something I am looking for if not I might have to wait for who knows how long and save up a bit. Any help is appreciated.

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=GX620-P434-MAR-10R&cat=SYS

-Matthew
 
That looks like a pretty sweet gaming comp for the money for sure you could play quite a few games on the highest settings for sure.
 
illius said:
Hi, I am trying to find out. Right now I am unemployed and got an oddjob painting with a friend. Right now there may or may not be future jobs to do, so what I will be making would be around $320. I can spend $200-$250 on a computer. I've ben looking around and not being the best tech savy, dont get me wrong Im a wiz when it comes to using the computer but when it comes to picking one not so great.
I was looking at this computer, would it be a good choice for everyday use. Maybe to play a few games such as guild wars, world of warcraft or some other lower-mid end games. Nothing fancy, this one seems to have enough space and memory to my knowlege. My only concern is the graphics. Maybe some can tell me if it would be good, or maybe point me in the right direction to a descent computer. Either refurbished, recycled or just an all out cheap computer.
Hopefully I can find something I am looking for if not I might have to wait for who knows how long and save up a bit. Any help is appreciated.

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=GX620-P434-MAR-10R&cat=SYS

-Matthew
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Your not going to do much gaming with it. A old P4 and intergraded video. But 250 bucks with a OS your not going to get much. Plus its refurbished.

Wafflehead66 said:
That looks like a pretty sweet gaming comp for the money for sure you could play quite a few games on the highest settings for sure.
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that is a bummer. Well I have ben trying to work out something with a friend who says he has a p4 dell tower, no word on the specs yet. Would it be best to drop a few hundred in adding to the dell instead of searching for a new refurbished computer? Most likely the dell will have everything minimum on it, so storage, memory etc will not be much at all. And graphics would be minimum aswell.(I like to think of worst case just in case, it may have more I won't know until I get it.). Let me know, I wish I had a grand to drop on a comp, but times are hard right now.
 
Why don't you use World of Warcraft's recommended system requirements as a baseline for your decision? IIRC that optiplex PC likely uses 8MB of system RAM for its integrated video--which is below even the minimum of 32MB.
Just be sure that what you get meets or exceeds what's in red text; you should be able to swing that for $250 or less on a used rig.

"What are the system requirements for World of Warcraft?
Note that due to the evolving nature of the game, the minimum system requirements for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King may change over time.

PC System Requirements

OS:

Windows XP 32/64-Bit (Service pack 3)
Windows Vista 32/64-Bit (with the latest Service Packs)
Windows 7** 32/64-Bit (with the latest updates)

Processor:

Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Recommended: Dual-core processor, such as the Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2


Memory:

Minimum: 512 MB RAM (1GB for Vista users)
Recommended: 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista users)

Video:

Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better
Recommended: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better


Storage: 15 Gigabytes or more free hard drive space is required

Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card or motherboard sound capability
** The exact hardware requirements for Windows 7 are still being calculated. Only retail versions of Windows 7 are supported."
 
Sorry buddy, the computer you've got posted isn't much good at all. I'd recommend waiting and saving up for a better one, at least $400, then maybe build it yourself.
 
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