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Subject: is this a good pc?

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Name: bitboyx2008
Date: April 14, 2008 at 19:52:00 Pacific
Subject: is this a good pc?
OS: 5
CPU/Ram: 6
Model/Manufacturer: 7

Comment:

i am buying a pc from my friend for $250.
intel Core 2 DUO E6550
2.33GHZ, 1333MHZ FSB, and 4mb cache
2GB of 800MHZ OCZ RAM
nvidia 7900GS
du think this pc can at least play bioshock and Lost planet? thanks

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Response Number 1

Name: bitboyx2008
Date: April 14, 2008 at 19:58:36 Pacific
Subject: is this a good pc?

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cuz the one i am using cant even play Lost Planet. Laggy as hell.
p4 3.06ghz
1gb ddr 400
nvidia 6800
600w psu

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Response Number 2

Name: bitboyx2008
Date: April 14, 2008 at 20:03:20 Pacific
Subject: is this a good pc?

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by the way, the mobo for the pc that i am gonna buy is
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard
and the ram is
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

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Response Number 3

Name: krayzii
Date: April 14, 2008 at 22:31:03 Pacific
Subject: is this a good pc?

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yeap i have the same mobo and CPU (built my comp) and no problems whatsoever.
runs great on my 8800GTS!

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Response Number 4

Name: jam
Date: April 15, 2008 at 14:46:30 Pacific
Subject: is this a good pc?

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Your current PC meets the minimum system requirements for Lost Planet. It *should* play it but will probably have to set it on the lowest settings to reduce lag. Of course, we don't know what else you have going on with your system...could just be a lack of good housekeeping & maintenance. Viruses, spyware, useless programs loading at startup, lack of regular defragging, overloaded with garbage files, crappy anti-virus program (such as Norton or McAfee) slowing your system, still running with old drivers, etc.
What exactly happens when you try to play it?
As for the computer for $250...decent board, CPU & RAM. Video card is mediocre, but better than your 6800. Good price. The board swap will force you to reinstall Windows.
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graph...

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Response Number 5

Name: bitboyx2008
Date: April 15, 2008 at 18:44:05 Pacific
Subject: is this a good pc?

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well, the old pc could run the game. however, it was soooo laggy. when i pressed fire, it took at least 2-3 seconds to fire. yea, i do have norton 2007 on that pc. so what AV program would you recommend?

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Response Number 6

Name: diazed129
Date: April 16, 2008 at 03:48:43 Pacific
Subject: is this a good pc?

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I saw a recent deal on the Dell Inspiron 530s with Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz Processor, 2GB DDR2 Memory, 500GB SATA Hard Drive is 399 .

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Response Number 7

Name: skyroom701
Date: April 16, 2008 at 04:08:09 Pacific
Subject: is this a good pc?

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Well $250 is quite a good price for that computer. And that mobo and cpu are good for your gaming.

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Response Number 8

Name: jam
Date: April 16, 2008 at 09:20:50 Pacific
Subject: is this a good pc?

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"yea, i do have norton 2007 on that pc"
Norton is an over-bloated hog. Try disabling it before gaming. Otherwise, dump it completely & replace it with either Avast! or AVG Free. You can get them from here:
http://www.filehippo.com
While you're there, download CCleaner & use it regularly. Pay attention while installing it & don't let Yahoo toolbar get installed along with it (it's spyware).

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