If it's not for gaming then it's fine but if it is for gaming it could use improvement. A dual core won't cut it for games. Most games require at least a 3-core processor. The graphics card is very low end and will probably not do you much good. If you plan on upgrading your graphics card I recommend a Radeon 6950. It requires you to have a higher wattage power supply which a 650W should do you fine. The case is fine. A RAM update is definitely a good idea. You do need a 64 bit OS if you plan on putting more than 4 GB of RAM. A 32 bit OS limits you. Also what is your motherboard? That sometimes will limit to what you can do with the computer.

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1yoyo105 wrote If it's not for gaming then it's fine but if it is for gaming it could use improvement. A dual core won't cut it for games. Most games require at least a 3-core processor. The graphics card is very low end and will probably not do you much good. If you plan on upgrading your graphics card I recommend a Radeon 6950. It requires you to have a higher wattage power supply which a 650W should do you fine. The case is fine. A RAM update is definitely a good idea. You do need a 64 bit OS if you plan on putting more than 4 GB of RAM. A 32 bit OS limits you. Also what is your motherboard? That sometimes will limit to what you can do with the computer.

A dual core is fine if its in his budget?
Only BF2 right now utilizes more then 2 cores so what?
But that graphics card is no,
for for a gtx 560 or 6950, either or.

PS: i would at least go with a good i5 dual core that uses hyper threading.

Yes a dual core would be fine but new games will come and will utilize more than 2 cores. My 3-core 3.3 GHz only cost me 70 bucks so it's not that big of a deal. And actually there are a lot of games that use more than 2 cores.

1yoyo105 wrote If it's not for gaming then it's fine but if it is for gaming it could use improvement. A dual core won't cut it for games. Most games require at least a 3-core processor. The graphics card is very low end and will probably not do you much good. If you plan on upgrading your graphics card I recommend a Radeon 6950. It requires you to have a higher wattage power supply which a 650W should do you fine. The case is fine. A RAM update is definitely a good idea. You do need a 64 bit OS if you plan on putting more than 4 GB of RAM. A 32 bit OS limits you. Also what is your motherboard? That sometimes will limit to what you can do with the computer.

Most games can't even utilize more then one core. As for the rest of your info, its pretty good.

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1yoyo105 wrote If it's not for gaming then it's fine but if it is for gaming it could use improvement. A dual core won't cut it for games. Most games require at least a 3-core processor. The graphics card is very low end and will probably not do you much good. If you plan on upgrading your graphics card I recommend a Radeon 6950. It requires you to have a higher wattage power supply which a 650W should do you fine. The case is fine. A RAM update is definitely a good idea. You do need a 64 bit OS if you plan on putting more than 4 GB of RAM. A 32 bit OS limits you. Also what is your motherboard? That sometimes will limit to what you can do with the computer.

Most games can't even utilize more then one core. As for the rest of your info, its pretty good.

A lot of games use over 3 cores. But I don't even know what games he would play on it. If it were just like COD 4 or GTA: SA it would be fine but if it was BC2 or GRID he would definitely need a 3-core processor. That's why I said that. Like you said MOST but not ALL.

General_Jtagger wrote

1yoyo105 wrote

General_Jtagger wrote

1yoyo105 wrote If it's not for gaming then it's fine but if it is for gaming it could use improvement. A dual core won't cut it for games. Most games require at least a 3-core processor. The graphics card is very low end and will probably not do you much good. If you plan on upgrading your graphics card I recommend a Radeon 6950. It requires you to have a higher wattage power supply which a 650W should do you fine. The case is fine. A RAM update is definitely a good idea. You do need a 64 bit OS if you plan on putting more than 4 GB of RAM. A 32 bit OS limits you. Also what is your motherboard? That sometimes will limit to what you can do with the computer.

A dual core is fine if its in his budget?
Only BF2 right now utilizes more then 2 cores so what?
But that graphics card is no,
for for a gtx 560 or 6950, either or.

PS: i would at least go with a good i5 dual core that uses hyper threading.

Yes a dual core would be fine but new games will come and will utilize more than 2 cores. My 3-core 3.3 GHz only cost me 70 bucks so it's not that big of a deal. And actually there are a lot of games that use more than 2 cores.

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Not very many and the only game i play and that is the most popular on this list is bf2.

I don't know what games he would play. For all I know he could be playing all of the games on that list. And BTW that's 4 core not 3 core.

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1yoyo105 wrote

General_Jtagger wrote

1yoyo105 wrote

General_Jtagger wrote

1yoyo105 wrote If it's not for gaming then it's fine but if it is for gaming it could use improvement. A dual core won't cut it for games. Most games require at least a 3-core processor. The graphics card is very low end and will probably not do you much good. If you plan on upgrading your graphics card I recommend a Radeon 6950. It requires you to have a higher wattage power supply which a 650W should do you fine. The case is fine. A RAM update is definitely a good idea. You do need a 64 bit OS if you plan on putting more than 4 GB of RAM. A 32 bit OS limits you. Also what is your motherboard? That sometimes will limit to what you can do with the computer.

A dual core is fine if its in his budget?
Only BF2 right now utilizes more then 2 cores so what?
But that graphics card is no,
for for a gtx 560 or 6950, either or.

PS: i would at least go with a good i5 dual core that uses hyper threading.

Yes a dual core would be fine but new games will come and will utilize more than 2 cores. My 3-core 3.3 GHz only cost me 70 bucks so it's not that big of a deal. And actually there are a lot of games that use more than 2 cores.

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Not very many and the only game i play and that is the most popular on this list is bf2.

I don't know what games he would play. For all I know he could be playing all of the games on that list. And BTW that's 4 core not 3 core.

What cpu do you have?
3 core cpus didnt last very long.. is it a amd?

Yes. LOL I have heard A LOT of complains on them. I plan on buying a new one in the future rest assured. Maybe a sandybridge if I can.

im runnin win 7 ultimate 64bit no lag mw2 no lag and portal no lag minecraft no lag

i did a pc check online my pc runs mw2 cod 4 black ops crysis 2 fast and the motherboard is a AW9D MAX

I5naaKe5kiilzI wrote i did a pc check online my pc runs mw2 cod 4 black ops crysis 2 fast and the motherboard is a AW9D MAX

Yes, at very very very low resolutions with the lowest settings. Go for it. It's not my PC.