hi need help

[brian333]

hi im thinkin of gettin a new com and im no good on specs so can some 1 tell me if this is a good 1 for gaming and internet
Features for this COMPAQ SR1719

- AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Processor
- 512MB DDR RAM
- 200GB Hard Disk Drive
- Dual Layer DVD-RW Drive
- ATI Radeon X200 Express Graphics
- 9-In-1 Media Card Reader
- 7 USB Connections
- 3 PCI Slots
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- 15" TFT Flat Panel Monitor

Specification for this COMPAQ SR1719

Processor Type AMD Athlon¿ 64 processor 3400+
Operating-System Windows XP Home Edition
RAM Memory 512 mb
Hard Disk Capacity 200 Gb
Optical Drive 1 DVD writer Double Layer
Plug In Removable Hard Drive No
Built-in Digital TV Tuner No
Remote Control No
802.11g Wireless Network Ready No
Graphics Description ATI Radeon X200 Express
Sound Card Integrated 5.1 sound solution
Soundcard included No
Media Card Reader 9-In-1
Built-In HP Docking Station No
No of USB connections 7
No of PCI Slots 3
No. of Firewire Connections 2
Keyboard Yes
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse No
Mouse Yes
Weight 12.8 kg
Height 182 mm
Width 420 mm
Depth 390 mm
Network LAN 10/100 BT Network Interface
Software Titles Included MS Works 8.0

[pimpinaman]

for internet sure it would be fine. Depending on what kind of games you want to play you might want to invest in a video card. The onboard graphics aren't going to cut it on alot of games out there right now.

[brian333]

ok cheers for the info iv rearly gotta learn what specs mean lol

[charlesmelissa]

That looks good, that is about what I have. You may want to add another DVD or CD drive. I have a DVD/CD and a CD drive built in, but I have an external DVD on one of the USB 2.0 ports. It is handy if you copy from CD or DVD to CD or DVD. If you use a program called inCD it turns the extra drive with a rewritable DVD into a 4 gig removable hard drive. You can use it as a hard drive in case there is something you don't want to stay on your computer.

[mfgbypooter]

You may want to expand your memory to at least a gig.

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[shawners]

Buy another 512 meg ram, and possibly check to see what the latest games are using for audio/video cards.
Internet, dvd burning, older titles, downloading, it should be really fine. And play media nicely like dvd movies.

[brian333]

thanks all for the info

[zarquon]

The x200 is really very poor for gaming, whats your budget for a video card??