Computer Specs

[PaddyX]

I need your knowledge on something. For Christmas, I'll be getting a new computer for my nephew. He plays the game 'Guild Wars' quite a lot on this PC and I need to know if this new PC will be able to play Guild Wars.

Here are the PC specs:


Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 531 with HT technology (3.00GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
2024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x512] Memory
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
80GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache Integrated 2.0 Channel High Definition Audio

And the Guild Wars specs are:

# Windows XP/ 2000/ ME/ 98
# Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent
# 512 MB RAM
# CD-ROM Drive
# 3 GB Available HDD Space
# ATI Radeon 8500 or GeForce 3 series vide
# card with 64 MB of video memory
# 16-bit Sound Card

I know pretty much next to nothing on these things, so I would really appreciate your knowledge and offer me suggestions on these things.

Thanks

 

[Nitestick]

would you like me to move this to the "Building, Buying, Upgrading for General PCs" section? you'll get more responses there but here is fine.

you should tell us how much you would be paying for this pc/how much are you willing to pay. personally i would reccomend getting one custom built if you aren't confident of building yourself. we can help with a parts list. basically the Pentium 4 you listed as being in this pc is pretty much the bottom of the line and for a similar price you could get a better Athlon 64 based pc. the most important thing when building a gaming pc is the graphics card and i'm afraid the "card" in that pc doesn't hack it for gaming. it's a graphics processor on the motherboard itself and quite a weak one. you'll be wanting a pc with an actual graphics card or at the bare minimum, one with integrated nVIDIA 6100 graphics.

 

[lancec2c30]

yes let me help you out here.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103533

processer: AMD 3500 venice 2.2ghz $86.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136159

Motherboard: DFI lanparty $84.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220030

memory: patriot, 1gb $109.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701

HArd drive: WD 250gig 16mb cache $77.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103936

power supply: antec 450 watt $59.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106014

CD rom/ DVD rom drive: liteon vd/dvd burner $27.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119068

Case: coolmaster centrion $44.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130017

Video card: EVGA 7600gt $149.99

that is a total of $512.92 It will eat that one you suggested alive in games and such. Just a thought. But I would give it A LOT of thgouth. LOL

 

[baronvongogo]

I presume they want a pre built system not parts chosen out considering they said they don't know anything about computers.

 

[lancec2c30]

It is something to go by. there are prebuild comapnies that will go with parts that you suggest. so I figure he could use this as a reference.

 

[Trotter]

If you are going with a pre-built, either go with an AMD processor, or an Intel Core 2 Duo. Forget Pentium 4, D, whatever.

Other than the CPU and the onboard graphics of the system you posted, it ain't too bad.

One other thing to think about... most pre-built computers have a bare minimum as far as a power supply. All recent graphics cards require a minimum amount of wattage (depends on the card).

 

[keyser09]

if you want a solid gaming machine but arent willing to spend alot go for amd

 

[lancec2c30]

yes if you find a comapny that will build what YOU want, not what they try to sell you. Suggest the core parts from what I have in my list : motherboard, CPU, graphics card, and hard drive. See if they will give you a quote on it.

 

[Jorsoft]

build one on Monarch computers with the parts recommended here.

 

[an51r]

wow alot of responses for one simple answer. the answer being yes the computer you listed the specs for would play guild wars wthout a hitch