Please Help Me

yeralo · 05-21-2007, 07:25 AM

Hi,

I am looking for Desktop. By the time of surfing I get one desktop - Dell Dimension E521. I want to buy desktop for gaming and general purpose. My budget is $500.

Here is configuration:
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
19 inch SP1908FP Silver Flat Panel Monitor w/TrueLife™ (Glossy Screen)
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Price: $553

What is your suggestion about this computer? Does it need Any Upgrade?

thomasdietrich · 05-21-2007, 10:04 AM

The integrated nVidia card is a limiting factor if you plan to use this for games. You would be better suited with a model that has a PCI-Express x16 graphics card, or at least a PCI-E x16 slot available for you to add a card later.

You might also consider upgrading to 2 or 4GB RAM with Vista. It runs with 1GB, but it likes 3GB a LOT better!

Overall this is a good VALUE for a PC, in that the cost is low for what you are getting.

05-21-2007, 07:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
yeralo Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Please Help Me Hi, I am looking for Desktop. By the time of surfing I get one desktop - Dell Dimension E521. I want to buy desktop for gaming and general purpose. My budget is $500. Here is configuration: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+ Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 19 inch SP1908FP Silver Flat Panel Monitor w/TrueLife™ (Glossy Screen) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ 48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio Price: $553 What is your suggestion about this computer? Does it need Any Upgrade? Last edited by koala; 05-23-2007 at 03:09 PM.

05-21-2007, 10:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
thomasdietrich Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 10 OS: Win XP / Vista	Re: Please Help Me The integrated nVidia card is a limiting factor if you plan to use this for games. You would be better suited with a model that has a PCI-Express x16 graphics card, or at least a PCI-E x16 slot available for you to add a card later. You might also consider upgrading to 2 or 4GB RAM with Vista. It runs with 1GB, but it likes 3GB a LOT better! Overall this is a good VALUE for a PC, in that the cost is low for what you are getting. __________________ Thomas Dietrich A+, MCP, MCSA, MCSE, APS, HP SP, CSP