I built this system a while back, 5 years ago. I want to know what you think of it. How does it compare to products today, would these specs have been considered High Performer back then. What do you think?
fairly low end I guess,
5 years ago, 2003, Radeon 9800's where out and steamrolled that video card
Pentium 4's clocked at 3.2 ghz where available at the time
1 gig was considered optimal for gaming back then
as for the hard drive, I guess it was the standard for best price/performance back then
Today, you could get a system that would perform easily 8-10x better for 3d and gaming, and would run far snappier for all other applications
My favorite part: "How does it compare to products today"!!!!!
Intel Pentium 4 1.8 Ghz - It could take 1:30 minutes to do a task of 10 secs in a current dual core. Process an audio file, load a level of a game...
512MB DDR of RAM - You'll be able to run XP, browse the internet and listen to music, watch or rip dvds and do home/office stuff. The same goes to the processor.
MSI Geforce MX4000 128MB 64 bit - Watch movies. Don't even think of LAUNCHING a game. They won't run. The card is unsupported. You could get a 6600 AGP if you find one, or a weaker 6200 to play some more modern but nontheless not closer than 3 year old games. With low settings.
60GB HDD 7200RPM - Allows you to just use your computer and have some movies but lots of music, not big software and some 3 year old games.
Plextor CD-RW[/quotemsg] - WHAT??? NO DVD??? get one and give this pc to your mother or little sister.
Conclusion: It is at the same time horribly outdated, unthinkable to be compared to a modern pc, but enough for home/office use.
That's it. Peace.
Message edited by thartist on 07-19-2008 at 10:42:46 AM
It'll work for simple internet browsing, email, and office applications.
Even 5 years ago it would have been considered, AT BEST an "average" machine with nothing special about it. Standard Comp USA/Best Buy $800 business desktop type stuff. You could have done much, much better on a self build even 5 years ago. Sorry, it's really pretty un-impressive.
By todays standards, it cannot even be compared. The difference is like a drag race between a 72 Chevy Impala and a 2008 Corvette.
Message edited by jitpublisher on 07-19-2008 at 12:31:37 PM
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