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01-16-2008, 05:21 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2008
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|  Is this a good computer to game on? I found this computer off of Craig's list that seems awesome and is in my price range. But I have absolutely no idea what any of the technical specs mean!  Is that computer good enough to game on, or would I be better off looking for others? |
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01-16-2008, 05:34 PM
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| Commander SMod  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City
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  | Re: Is this a good computer to game on? Seems pretty nice for the price, but I wouldn't say it's good for gaming. Well good for older games, but not for current and future games. And the system specs, are well outdated. I think you're better off building a system from scratch, looking at current parts. |
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01-16-2008, 05:38 PM
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| Re: Is this a good computer to game on? that thing is a dinosaur
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01-16-2008, 05:53 PM
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| Re: Is this a good computer to game on? better but still major crapola. Look into building one yourself....
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01-16-2008, 05:59 PM
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| Re: Is this a good computer to game on? First one is pretty weak by current standards, second one is still kinda outdated, maybe mid range at best. I don't see a price on the second one, either. As it's been said, you can do better building your own. It's not that hard. Or you can configure and buy one from a site such as this: Desktop Systems : avadirect.com Smaller company but rated very highly.
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01-16-2008, 06:48 PM
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| Re: Is this a good computer to game on? the only thing really terrible on that first computer is the graphics card and the processor isnt that great. It really isn't that good of a deal when you can build your own twice as good for that price. If I had 500 dollars I could finish off my soon-to-be beast machine.
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01-16-2008, 06:56 PM
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| MetalHead Techie  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota
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| Re: Is this a good computer to game on? for $550 a decent system can be built e2200 P31 mobo 3850 160gb seagate 2 x 1gb gskill rosewill 500 watt Centurion 5
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