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Product Features
Watch And Record TV Programs: Personal Video Recorder functionality with high performance hardware decoder, compatible with cable, digital cable, satellite TV and antenna.
High-Performance Audio Ready: Intel High Definition Audio with up to 7.1 Surround Sound capabilities. Burn music CDs & DVDs and back up your data to CDs & DVDs with RecordNow.
Access From Your Couch: Browse, choose, and control music, DVDs, pictures and programs with a single remote control, one-touch multimedia controls on the keyboard or quick-access buttons on the PC tower.
Edit Digital Video: Download your video with the fast front-access IEEE 1394 port, then edit and add music or special effects using ArcSoft ShowBiz video editing software.
Do More With Your Digital Photos: Use the integrated 9-in-1 media card reader or the front high-speed USB 2.0 Port to download your photos, then edit, print or play them as a slideshow set to music.
- Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) 820 Processor & 2.8GHz Processor Speed
- 250GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
- 1GB PC2-3200 DDR2 SDRAM memory for multitasking power, expandable up to 4GB.
- Dual Layer 16X DVD+/-RW With LightScribe & DVD-ROM Drive
- ATI Radeon X300 SE PCI-E Graphics Card with 128MB DDR video memory and TV Out
- Intel High Definition Audio, 7.1 Surround Sound Option
- HP Multimedia Keyboard & Mouse, HP Media Center Remote Control With IR Receiver
- I/O Ports: 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Front, 4 Back), 2 x Firewire IEEE 1394 (1 Front, 1 Back), 9-In-1 Memory Card Reader, Composite Video, S-Video, Audio Inputs
- MS Windows Media Center Edition 2005 operating system preinstalled; software package includes Microsoft Works 8, Microsoft Money, Quicken 2005, Adobe Reader 6.0, Apple iTunes For Windows, Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, InterVideo WinDVD 5 Player
- French keyboard and software kit available. Please contact customer service to have this kit sent to you at no charge.
Please Note: This product only contains English and French operating instructions and system software.
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Gamer_17
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Unfortunately for these 2 reasons..
You are purchasing an HP.. who's a gamer and gets an HP honestly?
The second reason is the video card, that is 1/10th of the video card you need. I'm not sure what stipulations they have on upgrading not using directly through HP. You really need something alot better than that.
Other than that, it should run on balanced with another vid card that you can buy for about 150 bucks or so
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Played (In order of favorite first to least): DAOC, EQ2, EVE, WOW, Vanguard, AC2, City of __, Guild Wars, LOTRO, EQ, Sword of New World, FFXI, Lineage 2, Second Life, DDO, Anarchy Online, RF Online, Archlord, Uru, Ragnarok Online, Shadowbane, Planetside, Auto Assault, Ryzom, Matrix Online, Horizons, Entropia, Sims, Runescape, Lineage 1, AC1, Dungeon Runners
Id have to agree .....
I mean the machine might "run it" (but probably not). But by "run it" I mean with everything turned down to basically 0
You really would be better off going for a clone machine of some sort with a 256mb video card. The Processor is ok.... but being HP your gonna have drama upgrading and stuff....
Brand name = bad news
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"MMOs, for people that like think chatting is like a skill or something, rotflol"
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"Far away across the field, the tolling of the iron bell, calls the faithful to their knees. To hear the softly spoken magic spell" Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
AMD athlon64 3500+
2GB DDram
Geforce 6150 LE (256mb)
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"MMOs, for people that like think chatting is like a skill or something, rotflol"
http://purepwnage.com
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"Far away across the field, the tolling of the iron bell, calls the faithful to their knees. To hear the softly spoken magic spell" Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
Intel pent 4 processor 3.4 ghz
2gb DDR (pc-3200)
GeForce 7600 GT 256mb
To the OP, please don't buy that machine for gaming, I've no idea what you're paying for it, but the video card just isn't going to accomplish the task at all, and leave you very frustrated. I'm sure you can get a clone that will be vastly superior for similar money.
2gigs of ram, PCI-e motherboard & graphics card (7000series nvidia or a ati x1900/x1950 etc) the rest as your budget allows.
It WILL run it... at about 4-5fps. The primary problems I see since you're purchasing a new computer (for you) is lack of ram and lack of a decent video card. A budget video card is NOT an option if you are a serious gamer, that system would have trouble running most titles on the market well.
Minimum suggestions would be:
2G of Ram
Geforce 7600GT or Radeon x1600 Pro **MINIMUM**
Buying any less than that isn't going to run this game well and won't run any future games reasonably either. You also don't want a "Media Center" pc...
Shadus
It'll run... very very slowly. You're fine except for video card however... I'd upgrade to a 7600 or 7800 and your frame rate will go up about 300-400%. When buying a pc for gaming you need to remember one thing: a budget card will not serve you well.
Midrange is the cheap way to go and top end the far better way to go... a budget card is for non-gamers or people who have to load up a 3rd app but require next to no performance.
You could have the fastest processor on the market 16gb of ram... and with a budget card even of the newest generation you will still get abysmal framerates.
Edit: I just saw razorbacks post to you, if you get the game and try it pop back in here and let us know what your FPS averages/high/low are. From my experience with the integrated 6150 "card"... I don't think it will run at "playable" framerates.
Shadus
This is my system...
AMD 3200 , 2 gigs ram, geforce 6800 xtreme 256mb
Depending on where I was I have to say this game pulled really hard. Highest I got was in Qalia, in the boonies, where I hit 38 fps. As soon as I went to Khal I dropped to 4 fps.
I averaged 4 to 5 fps in the Wood Elf areas and 12 - 15 in the Kojan (half elf) areas.
In Thestra it was about the same at the Kojan area.
Best area for me was Qalia but it is a sparse area with few trees and such. The dwarf area of Thestra was pretty good because there were few people playing dwarves.
Vanguard seems fun and some of the areas are graphically stunning. Gameplay was fun, albeit, somewhat confusing at times. Seems like alot of options in the gameplay. Definitely not a WoW type game. Its unfortunate that the game does not allow for lower systems.
If you do have a lower system than stated in this thread I would recommend playing Lord of the Rings Online. It is geared to accept lower systems and runs fine with them.
Both Vanguard and LotRO will be fun games.
This is by no means a great system, but it WILL at least run the game at ~20fps (average- you will dip to <5fps and >30fps in places)... and run most other games out now or out in the next few months at a decent frame rate.
http://www.hp.com/
Click "Desktop" under "Home & Home Office"
Click "400-600"
Click "HP Pavilion a1620y series"
Click "Customize"
Click "Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 HT Technology enabled 3.2GHz" +40
Click "2GB DDR2-533MHz SDRAM (2x1024)" +160
Click "256MB NVIDIA GeForce 7500LE, TV-Out, DVI, VGA" +90
Click "Continue"
Click "Continue"
Click "Review"
Click "Add to Cart"
$789.99 - That's about the minimum system required to do any reasonable level of gaming presently and in the near future if you insist on buying a computer from HP. You could build a better system for the same price from components you find on http://www.pricewatch.com/ though.
Shadus
searching for the next DAoC....
Kay-exile
I miss the good ol' days when nerds were actually intelligent.
Here is the system that I am in the process of buying. Can someone let me know if this will run Vanguard?
AMD 4600/2.4 GHZ dual core am2 socket
2048 MB DDR ram
7600 GT 256Mb GDDR3 memory nvidia video card
I am building this system so if I need to made any modifications please let me know.
As to the OP... I would avoid that system like the plague... Look at something else... Look for dual core, 2 gb ram, and a nvidia 7600 minimum for video or radeon equivelent.. 19** series. Also stick with regular Windows XP or XP Pro
Starwars Galaxies, An Empier Diveded, That's what it says on my box anyway.