Is this computer a good deal?

[Gryphin]

I run a 600 Mhz system with 128MB RAM, a 20 gig hardrive, on board video, ...
SE IV is the most intensive thing I do. It does not give me enough time to refill my coffee during a mid game turn resolution.
So unless you are doing graphics intensive play or work I'd say those specs are more than enough.

The other programs that make me wait are:
Doga L2, (CPU / Graphic Card intensive), DavigG's Modder program when looking at Quad Mod systems, (hard drive and memory intensive), and any large program while it is loading.

I can't speak for the qualty of the components you mention.

[rextorres]

Originally posted by Wardad:
GreyBeard,

There is a PC Club near me. They seem to stock good stuff. Their Duron and Athlon systems seem good to me. I wish the Web Site specified the Hard Drive and motherboard brand name, and gave more info on Duron integrated graphics. I can always stop by and look at them or phone them.

I have not bought a PC since 95. But I have upgraded the hard drive twice, the mother board thrice, the sound card twice, the mouse 4 times, the keyboard once, the CD thrice, the CD-RW once, the floppy once, the monitor once, the case once, the power supply once, the ram thrice, the speakers once, the modem thrice, the operating system thrice, and the video card 4 times.
I still have the original power cord and desk. Next month the desk goes.

Sounds like the story of the farmer who still has his Great Grandfather's Axe. The handle has been changed twice and the blade only once.