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1st Gaming PC and need advice

nothingmonothingmo __BANNED USERS regular
edited May 2008 in Games and Technology
I'm thinking of buying a new desktop that can comfortably run games like WoW, CS:S, and CoD4. Oh and Starcraft 2, of course. My friend recommend this deal for Dell XPS 420

http://www.dealstudio.com/viewtopic.php?t=38631&ru=290

how do you guys think? for that price, worth to buy? any other good suggestions?

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  • FightTestFightTest Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    ITT we do not click on your link.

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  • The Sneak!The Sneak! Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I clicked on his link. Fuck you.

    Anyhow, the specs including a monitor are actually really good, but you're going to have to replace that video card soon.

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  • Regicid3Regicid3 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Ah fuck, I fell for it.

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  • Regicid3Regicid3 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Wait, is this legit?

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Regicid3 wrote: »
    Wait, is this legit?

    Why don't you send him $90 and find out?

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Is it that, click my link, and sign up for 5 things, I get a free computer deal?
    If it is, fuck you, fuck you very much.

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  • Regicid3Regicid3 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Pancake wrote: »
    Regicid3 wrote: »
    Wait, is this legit?

    Why don't you send him $90 and find out?

    . . .

    :x

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  • PredatorPredator __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2008
    PC gaming is dead

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  • DusT_HounDDusT_HounD Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Ah, i'm confused- why do we have to click the link, instead of, you know, someone else copying and pasting the info... (assuming OP is a genuine enquiry.)...

    Ok, i'll do it!

    So what do you guys think of this PC's specs for gaming???

    (From the link, obviously...)
    Dell has this fully loaded XPS 420 desktop with 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor for $949 Free 3 - 5 day shipping after $469 instant savings through this link.

    System Specs:
    # 2.4GHz Core 2 Quad Core Processor

    # Vista Home Premium

    # 4GB DDR2 Memory

    # 500GB SATA Hard Drive

    # 16x CD/DVD Burner

    # 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

    # ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro 128MB Video Card

    # 2yr Warranty

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I'll never understand why they feel the need to stick in multicore processors and loads of RAM, then skimp on the graphics card. If you're not buying a gaming computer then you sure as hell don't need either of those (shit, I have 2 gigs in a no-excuses gaming rig and it's plenty).

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  • VelmeranVelmeran Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    The proc is nice, what I have now its a well known excellant overclocker.
    Video card is trash.
    22-inch monitors are all TFT if I remember correctly and pale in comparison to newer 21 and 24inch monitors which have no real ghosting issues and are much more bright and colorful.

    for $1000 you could do your self better if you already have a monitor laying around and can wait to get a real one and not this junky thing.

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  • cliffskicliffski Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Glal wrote: »
    I'll never understand why they feel the need to stick in multicore processors and loads of RAM, then skimp on the graphics card. If you're not buying a gaming computer then you sure as hell don't need either of those (shit, I have 2 gigs in a no-excuses gaming rig and it's plenty).

    absolutely 100% right. At the moment > 2 gig is pretty much useless for gaming, but a faster graphics card will make a big difference.
    And dual core is nice, and also cheap, but also largely unused by games.

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  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Orange Box

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  • ZeonZeon Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Glal wrote: »
    I'll never understand why they feel the need to stick in multicore processors and loads of RAM, then skimp on the graphics card. If you're not buying a gaming computer then you sure as hell don't need either of those (shit, I have 2 gigs in a no-excuses gaming rig and it's plenty).

    Because for stuff like Desktop Publishing, thats a killer machine. But touting it as a gaming machine with a weak-ass card like that is pretty bad.

    for 949 or whatever it costs, its not a bad rig. I just picked up one similar (better graphics card, but no monitor) for 699. Including the monitor, which i assume is a dell branded monitor, its decent.

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  • DisDis Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Get a 3850 instead of 3D Card...

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    cliffski wrote: »
    Glal wrote: »
    I'll never understand why they feel the need to stick in multicore processors and loads of RAM, then skimp on the graphics card. If you're not buying a gaming computer then you sure as hell don't need either of those (shit, I have 2 gigs in a no-excuses gaming rig and it's plenty).

    absolutely 100% right. At the moment > 2 gig is pretty much useless for gaming, but a faster graphics card will make a big difference.
    And dual core is nice, and also cheap, but also largely unused by games.

    2 gigs in vista is like night and day.
    Thats vista though, :|

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I've got 5 gigs of Ram for Vista. So nice to have something not even get close to being a system bottleneck. :3

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    64bit version, I hope. 32bit versions only see like 3.5GB.

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Of course!

    I'm not stupid, unlike some Newegg reviewers who say that the ram is broken and only displays 3.5.


    Btw, Vista will now display that you have 4 gigs of ram but tell you that "Due to the 32bit nature of the OS, you can only actually use 3.5 gigs." or whatever it is. Just to shut people up.

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  • Tim JamesTim James Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Velmeran wrote: »
    22-inch monitors are all TFT if I remember correctly and pale in comparison to newer 21 and 24inch monitors which have no real ghosting issues and are much more bright and colorful.
    Wait, what now? What did I miss? I've only casually followed LCDs, waiting to make the plunge.

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  • cliffskicliffski Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Dude, LCD monitors FTW. what ARE you waiting for?

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    cliffski wrote: »
    Dude, LCD monitors FTW. what ARE you waiting for?

    CRT for life. Locked resolution for the lose.

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  • DixonDixon Screwed...possibly doomed CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    ew...2400, the rest of the system is pretty good but even the CPU they have in there I assume the q6600 isn't really the best for gaming. An E8400 which is cheaper and only a dual core will give you more performance as the clock speeds and front side bus are a lot faster. Both are very good OC'ers. Also I don't like ATI, there 3850 as there flagship card is retarted. An 8800gt is better and cheaper, then you also don't get the damn catalyst drivers.

    But yeah I wouldn't buy, you could build a much better system suited to your needs

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  • BubbaTBubbaT Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    XPS 420 is useless. You're paying a premium for the XPS branding, but it's not even a true gaming rig - no SLI. The only difference between the XPS 420 and the business-class Dimension 9200 is the case and a firewire port - mobo and PSU are the same. You'd be better off with an Inspiron desktop if you wanted to go Dell non-SLI.

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Clever girl...

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  • Tim JamesTim James Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    DisruptorX2 wrote: »
    cliffski wrote: »
    Dude, LCD monitors FTW. what ARE you waiting for?

    CRT for life. Locked resolution for the lose.
    This signature might explain the choice of CRT. When I'm done with all that shit, I'll move to the LCD. But I'm keeping the tube around for old games just in case.

    Now is there some new LCD technology better than TFT? Or are you talking about TN panels? I'm aware of the latter.

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  • nothingmonothingmo __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2008
    If i go for it I'll upgrade a Video card. so any good gaming pc suggestions?

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    yea, build it yourself, or have a friend build it. you can get a pretty rockin system and an OEM copy of windows for less than 800 bucks. No monitor though. but monitors are usually best left bought seperately. Most monitors in packages suck balls. IMO

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    DisruptorX2 wrote: »
    cliffski wrote: »
    Dude, LCD monitors FTW. what ARE you waiting for?
    CRT for life. Locked resolution for the lose.
    I'd love to have a high quality CRT... if I could bloody find it. Seriously, they were hard to find a few years ago, and aren't sold period now. Even while they were still available they were more expensive than LCDs because of limited supply.

    I miss the days when lowering the resolution was a viable framerate increase method. :|

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