chuckd on 11 September 2007
| Yojimbo said: Those 500$ computers is not really enough maybe if you want to play games on 1024* resolution and still they will not be that good at the end of 2008. But still its good computer but not for serious pc gamer. Stuff like 1GB DDR2 wont hold it specially if you have Vista you must have atleast 2GB. The graphic card is not that good either. Nobody wants to build a computer and then rebuild it again after a year if you are a pc gamer you better invest in the beginning 500$ is not enough. |
Yeah, if you read the conclusion, it says that it's best to get 2GB of RAM and a better video card. But they were shooting for $500. It's funny how the most expensive component they chose is the power supply. However, that pc will run any game that's out right now at 1024 easily. Of course, they chose a DX10 compliant card, you can get better performance from a non-DX10 card now and just upgrade when/if DX10 becomes standard (that's what I'm doing). Also, if you can salvage some parts from your current pc (case, power supply, optical drives, hard drive etc.), you can use that cash for other stuff or just save some money. If you made the logical upgrades, it'd be more like $650. Personally, I tend to upgrade my pc about once a year with something or another anyways.
