What do ya think about this system

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  1. Spyder22

    Spyder22 Regular member

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    Spyder22, Mar 16, 2006
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  2. tocool4u

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    Yea but i don't see what graphics it has but i don't think it has great intergrated graphics, so if you feel comfortable opening your comp you could put in a graphics card....
    But it will play most top of the line games
     
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  3. wdowsing

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    So its not a bad graphics card but i would try and get a pci-e one asap. something like a 6600GT or 6800.
     
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    There's one word there I don't like. Shared.
    Shared video memory basically means the GPU takes all its memory from your system, so if you have 1GB like here, when you're gaming you're only allowed 768MB because the GPU (and a slow one at that) has nicked some of it.
    You're much better off having a dedicated DDR2 or better Graphics card, you're selling the CPU and RAM short otherwise.

    System manufacturers have a horrible habit of putting expensive CPUs and RAM with onboard graphics making a powerful PC that's terrible at gaming.
     
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