Got a computer

[kinghooter00]

Its the first home computer i've ever had...

you guys will think its a peice of shit but i love it.

Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Media Center TV Desktop with AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Processor 5600+

but i'm happy because i've got a:


Hewlett-Packard 19" Widescreen Flat-Panel TFT-LCD Monitor

Model: w1907

the monitor is so awesome looking...
anyways, start the bashing or congratulate me on my first computer...

[Trielelvan]

Hewlett-Packard Pavilion *snip*

Congratulations on your first piece of shit home computer

[kinghooter00]

thanx

[Lyion]

Congrats on the computer.

[Narrock]

I've been building my own systems for about 8 or 9 years now. It seems that I could always build a higher-performance system from scratch by buying all the parts at Newegg, rather than buying a pre-built name-brand system. Now lately I've been noticing some of these factory machines like HP, Compaq, etc. and they are pretty powerful with decent graphics cards, and they're only like $399-599! You could by a graphics card that costs more than some of these systems. lol So anyway, grats on the computer!

[kinghooter00]

seems pretty good though...
i'll send the specs...




Processor Brand AMD Athlon(TM) 64 X2

Processor Speed 2.8GHz

System Bus 2000MHz

Cache Memory 1MB + 1MB on die Level 2

system Memory (RAM) 3GB

System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 8GB

Type of Memory (RAM) PC2-5300 DDR2

Hard Drive Type Serial ATA (7200 rpm)

Hard Drive Size 500GB

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE with TurboCache

Video Memory 128MB (dedicated)

MPEG Yes

Audio High-definition (8-speaker configurable)

Modem 56 Kbps*
*Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.

Network Card Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

Recordable DVD Drive Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW

Recordable DVD Drive Speeds 8x DVD+R DL; 8x DVD-R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 12x DVD-RAM; 40x32x40 CD-RW

Direct-Disc Labeling Yes

Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader

Total Expansion Bays External: 2 (5.25"); Internal: 2 (3.5")

Available Expansion Bays External: 1 (5.25"); Internal: 1 (3.5")

Total Expansion Slots 2 PCI, 1 PCI-E, 1 PCI-E x16

Available Expansion Slots 2 PCI

USB 2.0 Ports 6 (2 front, 4 rear)

IEEE 1394 Ports 2 (1 front, 1 rear)

S-Video Outputs 1

Additional Audio/Video Connectors Composite video output, digital audio output









Parallel Ports None

Game Ports None


Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium

[Arlos]

Your video card bloweth goats.

-Arlos

[kinghooter00]

what would be a good suggestion on a new one?

and do you have a price?

[Jay]

How did you afford this with your gold digging wife taking you for everything you're worth?

[leah]

Your video card bloweth goats.

-Arlos

hehe i was just thinking the same thing. everything else looks pretty good but you would probably do well to find a better graphics card.

[Narrock]

seems pretty good though...
i'll send the specs...




Processor Brand AMD Athlon(TM) 64 X2

Processor Speed 2.8GHz

System Bus 2000MHz

Cache Memory 1MB + 1MB on die Level 2

system Memory (RAM) 3GB

System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 8GB

Type of Memory (RAM) PC2-5300 DDR2

Hard Drive Type Serial ATA (7200 rpm)

Hard Drive Size 500GB

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE with TurboCache

Video Memory 128MB (dedicated)

MPEG Yes

Audio High-definition (8-speaker configurable)

Modem 56 Kbps*
*Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.

Network Card Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

Recordable DVD Drive Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW

Recordable DVD Drive Speeds 8x DVD+R DL; 8x DVD-R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 12x DVD-RAM; 40x32x40 CD-RW

Direct-Disc Labeling Yes

Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader

Total Expansion Bays External: 2 (5.25"); Internal: 2 (3.5")

Available Expansion Bays External: 1 (5.25"); Internal: 1 (3.5")

Total Expansion Slots 2 PCI, 1 PCI-E, 1 PCI-E x16

Available Expansion Slots 2 PCI

USB 2.0 Ports 6 (2 front, 4 rear)

IEEE 1394 Ports 2 (1 front, 1 rear)

S-Video Outputs 1

Additional Audio/Video Connectors Composite video output, digital audio output









Parallel Ports None

Game Ports None


Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium

Hey how much did you pay for that system?

[Tikker]

Your video card bloweth goats.

-Arlos

it's not a real video card, that's an onboard chipset, and it's a fantastic card for a media center pc

which is what he bought

if he was looking for a gaming computer, he made a dumb decision


(most of the HTPC"s I've built have been around that chipset to tell the truth. it'll run 1080p np, and it'll play WoW with no issues)

[Tacks]

Specs don't matter when you buy garbage from HP which uses junk components.

[Arlos]

For video card, it is all in how much you want to spend. If you want to drop 500 bucks, that'll get you the best card in existence these days, the nVidia 8800 GTX. $300 will get you a (sizeable) step down, the 8800 GTS.

If you want something around 125 bucks, you can probably find a GeForce 7950 for that much. If you are going to need DirectX 10, though, you'll want to get a 8600 of some variety. Apparently the 8600s are slightly slower than the 7900 series, but the 7900s won't do DX10, and the 8600s will.

Check out http://www.newegg.com and check out their video card selection.

If you never play video games at all, especially graphically intensive ones like first person shooters, etc. then you'll probably be OK with your current oen, as Tikker said.

-Arlos

[Kramer]

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE with TurboCache

i think you are all clearly missing the fact that it has a TURBOCACHE !!!!!!

[Lyion]

For video card, it is all in how much you want to spend. If you want to drop 500 bucks, that'll get you the best card in existence these days, the nVidia 8800 GTX. $300 will get you a (sizeable) step down, the 8800 GTS.

If you want something around 125 bucks, you can probably find a GeForce 7950 for that much. If you are going to need DirectX 10, though, you'll want to get a 8600 of some variety. Apparently the 8600s are slightly slower than the 7900 series, but the 7900s won't do DX10, and the 8600s will.

Check out http://www.newegg.com and check out their video card selection.

If you never play video games at all, especially graphically intensive ones like first person shooters, etc. then you'll probably be OK with your current oen, as Tikker said.

-Arlos

if cash is an issue, nab a 7900 GS from Newegg for 100 bucks.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130056

That will keep you going for a while, and play everything you need.

You posted you played WOW, and that card is stellar for WOW and will easily handle all the lastest games with your PC, while not generating much heat and having a lifetime warranty from EVGA.

[Ginzburgh]

Yeah I have the 7950 with 2 gigs of ram and a 3.0 ghz processor and I get 50-70 FPS all the time with everything turned on high.

[dammuzis]

does your puter have a turbo button?

[Lionking]

*snip*

That's where I stopped reading.

[Tikker]

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE with TurboCache

i think you are all clearly missing the fact that it has a TURBOCACHE !!!!!!
:hiphop: :hiphop: :hiphop: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :locked: :locked: :locked:

nope

it's got 128 mb onboard with the ability to borrow another 128 ram

I think you missed the part where it's a media center PC, and not a gaming machine and 6150 WITH TURBOCACHE is just fine

[kinghooter00]

so i'm fine to play WoW with what i have then???

[Lyion]

Honestly, if you play WOW and don't see an issue, then don't waste money upgrading your PC.

WOW has really low sys requirements. I wouldn't worry about what others say.

[kinghooter00]

good. Everything looked fine when i was playing. No lag or delay. Fine with me...

[kinghooter00]

oh looky looky....

1000 posts... awesome.

[Tikker]

so

what'd you pay for that rig?

it's pretty similar (spec wise anyway) to what I put into HTPC's

including OS and capture cards, I'm doing it for generally $600, sometimes less