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Old 02-18-2006, 07:19 PM   #7
Dace De'Briago
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Join Date: December 28, 2002
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Find out exactly what graphics card it is before you commit to purchasing. At that price, I'd guess that its a 5200 - in which case, avoid it.

Ask them for a decent graphics card, then ask back here to make sure its half-decent.

Also, try and ensure that the motherboard provides PCI-e graphics slots, and not the legacy (strange to use that word for this...) AGP slots. You'll extend the PC's life by doing this.

Finally, if you are seriously after a good gaming rig, a AMD Socket 939 (not 754) system offers far better performance than the Intel systems at a lower price. That may be worth investigating further with the company (do not get S754).

Again, make sure your motherboard and graphics card are of the PCI-e format.
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