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Is my pc up to gaming specs

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by ben360, May 20, 2011.

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  1. ben360

    ben360 Well-Known Member

    I have a DELL Dimension E520 with a pentium D dual core processor running at 3.39Ghz mt graphics card is an ati radeon 3600 HD modified so it had HDMI output ( it outputs in full 1080p) I have two 1tb hard drives and I dont know how to check my mother board.

    Finally I play all my games on my tv using an xbox 360 controller

    any more info you would like to know just ask

    so is my pc any good 4 gaming

    thanks ben 360
     
    ben360, May 20, 2011
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  2. billy-bobjr

    billy-bobjr Active Member

    Well mine can play recent games and yours is WAY better than mine!
     
    billy-bobjr, May 20, 2011
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  3. ben360

    ben360 Well-Known Member

    ow ok cos my pc looks like this...

    http://i.dell.com/images/global/products/200x200/dimen_e520.jpg

    and it was originally supposed to b a media center
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    and not like this

    http://www.fareastgizmos.com/entry_images/1108/20/asus_Gaming_PC.jpg
     
    ben360, May 20, 2011
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  4. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    the radeon HD3600 is pretty old so it probably wont cope with the latest games.

    It would be possible to upgrade your graphics card, however that would likely also mean a power supply upgrade. You might also need more ram depending on how much it has.
     
    Loonylion, May 20, 2011
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  5. ben360

    ben360 Well-Known Member

    k i hav 2gb of ram ant this pc was from my dad he got it from a rubbish dump and i am surprised it even worked can any of u suggest a new case and graphics card i also use this computer 4 jst web browsing and homework as well as gaming
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    btw when i said it wos supposed 2 b a media center was cos thts wot it says on dells site and cos it came wiv xp mce
     
    ben360, May 20, 2011
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  6. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    the current case is probably fine so long as the ventilation is adequate. I need to know the power supply rating in order to suggest a new graphics card. Take the side panel off of the computer, and inside it, where the power lead plugs in, will be a metal box that should have a sticker on it. Somewere on the sticker should be the output power rating in Watts (W). I need that number.
     
    Loonylion, May 20, 2011
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  7. version3

    version3 Is actually KappaMikey in the internet

    I suggest using this website to know if your specs can run a certain game or not.

    http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/intro.aspx
     
    version3, May 20, 2011
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  8. ben360

    ben360 Well-Known Member

    k thanks i will crack open my pc now
     
    ben360, May 20, 2011
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  9. yoshi2889

    yoshi2889 Well-Known Member

    This probably should be moved to the Computers board...
     
    yoshi2889, May 20, 2011
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  10. ben360

    ben360 Well-Known Member

    k put some pics on image shack links below just wanted to say what do you think of my cooling system is it good enough also the red bit near where u plug the power supply said 230 i presume 230v

    kk

    thankz


    http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/3762/img01041.jpg
    http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4550/img01051s.jpg
    http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/215/img01061j.jpg
    http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2987/img01071x.jpg
    http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9866/img01081n.jpg
    http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/1198/img01091a.jpg
     
    ben360, May 20, 2011
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  11. lewis9191

    lewis9191 Well-Known Member

    Is it that hard to say thanks instead of thankz?
     
    lewis9191, May 20, 2011
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  12. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    The photo of the sticker is too out of focus to read anything. The figure you want is in the 'output' section of the large box at the top of the sticker. Type out everything in that section.

    Cooling system looks adequate.
     
    Loonylion, May 20, 2011
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  13. yoshi2889

    yoshi2889 Well-Known Member

    And to say "you" instead of "u", and "are" instead of "r", and .....
     
    yoshi2889, May 20, 2011
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  14. lewis9191

    lewis9191 Well-Known Member

    yes, but they are less letters at least they have some sort of argument of how to save time but thankz is just plain stupid. Anyway don't want to lead it back off topic.
     
    lewis9191, May 20, 2011
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  15. yoshi2889

    yoshi2889 Well-Known Member

    I say, learn typing.

    But hey, I can't read the first picture...only thing I get outta it is your serial number :)P) and that it's from Dell.
     
    yoshi2889, May 20, 2011
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  16. ben360

    ben360 Well-Known Member

    ok i will do i again 2morrow bzy now just downloaded lego pirates of the Caribbean demo but do any of u no a way i could get my pc in a new case and if i can can u suggest some
     
    ben360, May 20, 2011
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  17. someirishkid

    someirishkid Well-Known Member

    This seems like an appropriate enough thread for me not to make a new one.

    Basically I'm planning on buying a gaming laptop, Alienware M11x. It has "1GB NVIDIA® 335M graphics".

    The thing is... I have no clue whatsoever how good or bad a graphics card it is. All I know is it's better than the Intel GMA. If you can, could someone give me a rough idea of, say, the newest game it can play on highest settings? I just want a rough idea before I make the purchase.
     
    someirishkid, Jun 18, 2011
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  18. lewis9191

    lewis9191 Well-Known Member

    Alienware often overheats and it is not a good idea to do up to date games on a laptop anyway.
     
    lewis9191, Jun 18, 2011
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  19. someirishkid

    someirishkid Well-Known Member

    I just want a rough idea of how good the graphics card is
     
    someirishkid, Jun 18, 2011
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  20. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    its OK ignoring the fact that the nvidia cards above (and including) the 200 series seem to have serious design flaws and its a low end mobility chip within its series.
     
    Loonylion, Jun 18, 2011
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