I just bought a computer

I know HP's arent that good and all but i am trying it. It comes with a 2 year warranty.

Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
512 DDR SDram memory (Upgradable to 4gb) have 4 slots
800 frt bus speed
64mb Radion
video output interface AGP8x
120 mb hard drive
DVDR-RW/CDR-RW

This is all it says about the computer. It says that it is upgradeable to 160mb hard drive for $75 more. I would have done it but dont have much money.

So what was the overall price??

first thing you want to do is to rip out that 64mb radeon and replace it with a 128mb radeon 9600xt, that'll give you a pretty major speed boost.

the rest looks fine

to interman:
You think 9600xt is better than 9800se????

Originally posted by hell-slayer@Feb 14 2004, 10:45 PM
So what was the overall price??

$739.45

it was $45 s/h
and alittle over $100 for tax. Did i pay to much??

Originally posted by interman@Feb 15 2004, 12:19 AM
first thing you want to do is to rip out that 64mb radeon and replace it with a 128mb radeon 9600xt, that'll give you a pretty major speed boost.

the rest looks fine

Wait. You mean if i upgrade my video card. It will make my comp go faster?? I thought it was just to see games and movies better. Hmm. I was going to get a Radion 256mb for $110 from a friend.

Originally posted by ddr@Feb 15 2004, 12:48 AM
to interman:
You think 9600xt is better than 9800se????

no, but it depends on his budget

Originally posted by NewGamersHell+Feb 15 2004, 11:52 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (NewGamersHell @ Feb 15 2004, 11:52 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--interman@Feb 15 2004, 12:19 AM
first thing you want to do is to rip out that 64mb radeon and replace it with a 128mb radeon 9600xt, that'll give you a pretty major speed boost.

the rest looks fine

Wait. You mean if i upgrade my video card. It will make my comp go faster?? I thought it was just to see games and movies better. Hmm. I was going to get a Radion 256mb for $110 from a friend. [/b][/quote]
movies don't go faster if you get a new vidcard ;)

some video cards do have features that improve the image quality of streamed video over the internet, and some videocards have dedicated mpeg2 (dvd) decoders, which also helps, but that's about it.

im assuming you want really nice gaming performance, so you're doing a smart move by going with a new card.

Also, it's radeon, not radion, heh

Originally posted by NewGamersHell+Feb 15 2004, 12:52 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (NewGamersHell @ Feb 15 2004, 12:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--interman@Feb 15 2004, 12:19 AM
first thing you want to do is to rip out that 64mb radeon and replace it with a 128mb radeon 9600xt, that'll give you a pretty major speed boost.

the rest looks fine

Wait. You mean if i upgrade my video card. It will make my comp go faster?? I thought it was just to see games and movies better. Hmm. I was going to get a Radion 256mb for $110 from a friend. [/b][/quote]
110$ is a real nice price for a good one, and 849.45$ is a good overall price(then u also have the Radeon)

that configuration looks fine to me... though i would rather just build it myself :P

it might be worthwhile to get some better memory, they probably give you PC2100... Corsair XMS4000 might go nicely with that system