[SouthParkXP101]

Hi all

i need another computer for some gaming
just light gaming
I need this computer to run the following games at full settings
Halo combat evolved
train simulator
medal of honor- pacific assault
flight simulator 2002

i was looking at barebone at new egg and found this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16856110031
and this CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819116249

ram- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145440

Hard drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822135106

so far i got all that and i am at 317.00

whats your opinions on the rest?

 

[griffinspc]

When you say

so far i got all that and i am at 317.00

does that mean you've already bought those parts?

 

[SouthParkXP101]

no i just have them in my cart

not buying anything yet till i get the whole system picked out

 

[griffinspc]

What's left depends on your max budget. What do you have left to spend? That will make a huge difference in the AGP card you're going to buy. You're not asking for opinions on what you've already picked out so when you say "the rest" what parts are you going to add to that besides the video card?

 

[Jackiefrost9]

how much are you willing to spend?
I wouldn't go pentium 4. They are outdated chips that are not suited for gaming. Go Athlon 64 for minor gaming needs.
The dual core Athlon 64's are so cheap now, and an AM2 mobo isn't spendy either. Video cards are cheap too, it's amazing really.
Also don't go AGP. PCI-Express is so much better.
AGP won't be around much longer, especially after PCI-Express 2 comes out.

 

[SouthParkXP101]

how much are you willing to spend?
I wouldn't go pentium 4. They are outdated chips that are not suited for gaming. Go Athlon 64 for minor gaming needs.
The dual core Athlon 64's are so cheap now, and an AM2 mobo isn't spendy either. Video cards are cheap too, it's amazing really.
Also don't go AGP. PCI-Express is so much better.
AGP won't be around much longer, especially after PCI-Express 2 comes out.

that wasent a P4 it was a pentium d dual core

i was thinking of nothing over 600
ive got a keyboard mouse and moniter so that saves a bit

is that possible?

 

[Jackiefrost9]

Not going over 600? yeah that's very possible.
I didn't even look at the cpu, are you sure that the barebone system you picked out will support a Pentium D?
Either way I still suggest that you go with an AMD system. Give me a few minutes to pick out some parts and you tell me what you think.

 

[Jackiefrost9]

Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131022
CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103735
RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231094
Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822135106
Video Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130062
And we'll say 75 for a case with a power supply which brings us to 600.
The video card is flexible if you want to drop some $$$

 

[Jackiefrost9]

Why don't you just throw a video card in that core 2 duo system you have and use it for gaming?

 

[SouthParkXP101]

Thats the one i use for My gaming but my fiance like halo flight simulator and those listed and we fight over My system alot and my dells wont play those so im building her a system for her birthday in mid january :up:

that looks like a really good system!!!:up: :up: for dual core etc:up:
ive seen a few nice cases with a 300 watt PSU in them, will that support that hardware and maybe an extra 80 gb later on ?

thanks so much for picking out that system for me:up:

 

[SouthParkXP101]

hmmmm, i wonder would it also be possible to yank the mobo on this dell put a better in it

extra 512 of ram vid card and crank it up so it too could also play those games?

 

[Jackiefrost9]

sorry i was out of town for a few days.
Usually you can't replace the motherboards in Dells without going through Dell because they have a custom case size that they use. you can call them and find out though.
But with a gig of RAM and a decent video card that dell system will be just fine for those games, but both of those things depend on what motherboard is in it.

 

[SouthParkXP101]

no problem

hmm if i tell you the mobo will you be able to see?

ill run cpuz and get you the stuff:up:

 

[SouthParkXP101]

ok here is a screen shot of the MOBO specs with cpuz :up:

 

[Triple6]

The E510 does apparently have a PCI-Express x16 slot if thats the system you are taking about: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_e510?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh

 

[SouthParkXP101]

The E510 does apparently have a PCI-Express x16 slot: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_e510?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh

what does that mean?

 

[Triple6]

That you can put in a PCI-Express video card into that machine.

 

[Jackiefrost9]

It should support a gig of ram and it does have a PCI express slot. At least from what I gather it does. You can always pop it open and check...
If you ordered the $600 computer I listed obove it will be much faster, but upgrading the Dell will be cheaper. it's your choice.

 

[SouthParkXP101]

It should support a gig of ram and it does have a PCI express slot. At least from what I gather it does. You can always pop it open and check...
If you ordered the $600 computer I listed obove it will be much faster, but upgrading the Dell will be cheaper. it's your choice.

ive had her open , she supports 1 gb

i think i will upgrade the dell, i have 2 of em exactly thre same, ill up grade the one im on know:up:

would it be a good idea to try to contact Dell and toss the P4 and the mobo an throw a Pentium d dual core on it? or will it play those games just fin with the P4

 

[Jackiefrost9]

I used a P4 for a little over a year for gaming, it was alright but now that I see what else is out there I wish I would have gone AMD when I built it.
If you want cheap dual core go with AMD. Call dell and ask them for an AMD mobo. I've used Pentium D's. they suck.