What do you think of my build?

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djchilli

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Compaq Presario SR2129UK

Processor
Type: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 GHz

Cache memory
Type: L2 Cache

Mainboard
Chipset Type: Intel 945G Express

Ram
Installed Size: 1 GB DDR II SDRAM

Storage controller
Type: 1 x Serial ATA - integrated

Storage controller (2nd)
Type: 1 x IDE - integrated

Storage
Hard Drive: 1 x 250 GB - standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm

Optical storage
Type: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - Serial ATA

Read Speed: 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)

Write Speed: 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL)

CD / DVD Rewrite Speed: 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)

Supports LightScribe Technology

9 in 1 card reader

Graphics controller
Type: PCI Express x16 - plug-in card

Graphics Processor / Vendor: NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE

Video Memory: DDR SDRAM

Installed Size: 256 MB

Digital Video Standard: Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

Audio output
Type: Sound card - integrated

Compliant Standards: High Definition Audio

Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
 
Unless you're gonna build it yourself don't call it a build, you're buying this from HP. Build it yourself and save a ton, HP is not one of my fav's, go with Alienware or build it yourself. Alienware overcharges though.
 
Everything is pretty good, except the video card is pretty poor. But that can be upgraded easily in the future.
 
decent rig, don't expect high preformance with serious gaming though. And like intelcrazy said, see what the pieces would cost you to build on your own vs. buying premade. www.newegg.com Great place!!
 
Looks pretty good, but...

1) The motherboard is probably pretty bad
2) The case probably has poor ventilation
3) The ram is probably generic
4) The video card isn't that great, so don't expect to play new games with decent settings
5) The power supply is probably a POS

It will make a great normal work/multimedia PC, but don't expect to play games at high settings without some upgrades.
 
No overclockability and prolly a bag mobo and case. However, everything will be runningon stock so thts fine.

And an hp would eb a lot cheaper than building actually. I've just noticed that building gets you better quality and added features but csts a lot more. ESPECIALLY with vista costing 300 for a retail version and still pretty expensive for OEM. ON SALE you could get a C2D setup for around 650 whileas you couldnt even buy an OS, MOBO, RAM, and CPU for that much to get you a barebones desktop (without the psu or case and a few other things)

Building gets you better performance for your money, but only marginally and many times you can get much cheaper for the same if you're going to use stock anyway.(I digressed a lot lol)
 
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