Getting a new PC for xmas...

[Gilly]

So I'm getting a new computer.
I'd like to know if this is a good deal for the price & how i should expect the performance to be.


Current PC Specs:
- 2GB of RAM
- Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz
- ATI Radeon 9600 (256MB)
- 80GB + 40GB hard drives
- Windows XP Professional / Windows 7


New PC Specs:
- 3GB of RAM
- AMD Athlon Dual-Core 2.5GHz
- nVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE (128MB)
- 320GB hard drive
- Windows Vista Home Premium SP1

Now this new PC has a price tag of $400.
What I wanna know is should I expect to see better performance
on Windows Vista & in general? How's the processor?

Also, could someone tell me if my current graphic card could
be placed in this computer 'cause I know the graphic card
it comes with is not good, but is ATI Radeon 9600 better?

Link to new PC:
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[Tavy]

I just dont get it what is the reason to get a new PC, if ya already have 1  Sorry, but I dont know lots of things, not even how come i got winkels at 14 years 

[darkness shadow]

I just dont get it what is the reason to get a new PC, if ya already have 1  Sorry, but I dont know lots of things, not even how come i got winkels at 14 years 

he's gettin a new one, because the new one is better than his current one

[Tavy]

he's gettin a new one, because the new one is better than his current one

Aha... I didnt think about this... (wonder why )

[Gilly]

I just dont get it what is the reason to get a new PC, if ya already have 1  Sorry, but I dont know lots of things, not even how come i got winkels at 14 years 

this is why i wouldn't want your opinion.

[sonicmaddave]

Yeah I think that PC sounds very good. You will have plenty of storage, I have a 500GB External and find it hard to fill it up. Even a 160GB can be a little difficult for me but we all have our uses.

3GB RAM is very spacious and together with that AMD dual core, you should run Windows Vista no problem on it. I am not sure about the graphics cards though. All I know is that my desktop is on XP and has onboard graphics, so I dunno what it would be like on Vista although I would imagine a seperate graphics card would provide better performance.

Just my 2 cents.

[Shadow84786]

Lucky for you I wish I had my own pc but I'm getting a Wii soon and my birthday is on Thanksgiving

[Indiman]

Lucky XD I want something Other than my "Ye Ol' Crap"

[darkness shadow]

Lucky XD I want something Other than my "Ye Ol' Crap"

lol, i'm also gettin a new pc 4 christmas, cause mine is gettin that way, dunnno the specs yet though

[Chaos Swissroll]

NVIDIA is better than Radeon because NVIDIA is like high-res.
And it has awesome graphics.

[Gleech]

sounds like your old graphics card (the ATI) is better than your new one, but thats just me... (im just 11 so eh, idk about computers that much, all i know is that mine needs more RAM, but the last time i tried that i got the blue screen of death...) i'd say to look both the graphics cards up and see which one you think is better.

[Hyper Sonic 12]

he's gettin a new one, because the new one is better than his current one

yea you right ultra

[sonicmaddave]

NVidia is a lot better than ATI, you get better performance out of it

My desktop needs a dual core processor, but I don't think the motherboard will support it. I don't have a clue about installing processors either.

[SlashXVI]

Yours must be cool...mines crap 

[Super Empra]

Although it is a good deal the graphics card isn't very good and the processor could be better...
But thats for running games with. It will run Vista fine.

[Gleech]

i really dont see whats wrong with Vista... i have 2 in my house and i dont see problems... >.>

[SlashXVI]

i really dont see whats wrong with Vista... i have 2 in my house and i dont see problems... >.>

Yea...vista always gets crap from people.

[Super Empra]

Vista is a system hog. Its takes up too much resources. You need at least 2GB of RAM to run it smoothly.

[Rainage]

Wow good thing i stick with xp professional

[NeoMetalSonic]

Nice computer! And in the Current PC Specs it says Windows XP / Windows 7. Windows 7 hasn't been released yet. :S

[Shadow84786]

Yea...vista always gets crap from people.

I'm using Vista and never had problems with it.

[PileOPapers]

Sounds good.

[Kristomaster]

I'm using Vista and never had problems with it.

I think Vista is quite good, it removed LOTS of bugs and errors from the XP-version. In the XP version I nearly got blue error screens daily, but when I got Vista on the same computer I didn't get blue error-screens anymore 

[SonicKamikaze]

LUCKY I need a new pc mines dirty and old. I want a pc!

[Shadow84786]

I think this topic should be locked because he already got it for Christmas

[JetTheHawk]

I think this topic should be locked because he already got it for Christmas

ya this should be locked i mean he got it like 4 months ago.

[Kristomaster]

ya this should be locked i mean he got it like 4 months ago.

Seriously? I didn't know that O_o

[JetTheHawk]

Seriously? I didn't know that O_o

Check the date the topic started and you will se the answer

[Kristomaster]

Check the date the topic started and you will se the answer

I nearly never do that, I only check out when the last comment was posted lol 

[Link233]

Hmm i think you just stay with ur old one and get a good virus scanner to make it better that will kinda make it like the new 1





I hope i Helped 

[Hakudamashi]

Hmm i think you just stay with ur old one and get a good virus scanner to make it better that will kinda make it like the new 1





I hope i Helped 

sorry but I gotta -1 you
this is a SEVERLY old topic with no more purpose

[Shadow84786]

sorry but I gotta -1 you
this is a SEVERLY old topic with no more purpose

Since Link233 bump this old topic this should be locked