Posted by HELLO MY QUESTION INVOLVES the HP Pavilion Slimline Desktop with 2.8GHz. I was at sams club today and i saw it on sale for 599.99
and since Im running a compact Pressario 5000 with Windows ME i thought about upgrading. ALL i wanted to know is if The Sims 3 and Ages of empire will run on it before i buy it
Processor and Memory:
Athlon™ X2 5400+ Dual-Core Processor
2.80GHz processor speed
4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2×2048 for ultimate performance)
Hard Drive and Multimedia Drives:
500GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technoloy: 16x max DVD±R, 12x max DVD±R DL, 8x max DVD+RW, 6x max DVD-RW, 12x max DVD-RAM, 40x max CD-R, 32x max CD-RW; Read: 16x max DVD-ROM, 40x CD-ROM
Audio, Video and Graphics:
High Definition Audio, 6 speaker configurable
NVIDIA GeForce 9100 Graphics with 256MB dedicated graphics memory; up to 1407MB Total Available Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows Vista®
Connectivity:
56k modem
Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface
Ports/Slots:
1 PCI Express x1 (occupied)
1 PCI Express x16 (one available)
Expansion Bays: 1 external 5.25" (occupied)
1 internal 3.5" (occupied)
Front panel 15-in-1 memory card reader: supports SmartMedia, xD, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital (SD), Mini Secure Digital, Compact Flash I, Compact Flash II, IBM Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, RSMMC, MMC Mobile, MMC+
4 USB 2.0 ports (back)
1 FireWire® (IEEE 1394) port (back)
Headphones (front)
2 PS/2; Digital Audio-out; LAN; Microphone/Line-in/Line-out (back)
Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor:
HP multimedia keyboard
HP optical mouse
HP w2007 20.1" diagonal Widescreen LCD flat panel monitor with BrightView technology with adjustable tilt and integrated speakers
Additional Software and Information:
HP MediaSmart Software Suite
Muvee Reveal Basic
Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe
Microsoft® Works 9
Microsoft® Office Home and Student Edition 2007 Trial: 60-day trial version
Adobe® Reader 8
Norton Internet Security 2009: (60 days of complimentary live updates)
Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit edition with Service Pack 1
I doubt it will run every game. Some pretty hi end games out there and the graphics are at best a little above average. That being said, its not like you cant upgrade to a hi end card on it.
No. They wont.
My computer is from 04 and its only slightly slower than that.
you have 9100 graphic. it onboard. your system is fine but you may want to add a video card if you have a slot for it.
so to answer no gaming on that system
I would not expect much out of that NVIDIA GeForce 9100 chipset. It is a low range integrated NVIDIA Chipset.
Yes that computer has all the requirements for any game out so far .. the only thing i’d like to warn u about is the 2.8ghz … read the back of the game and see how much it takes but
ur video card and ram ( and everything else ) are directX 10 and full graphics on high compatible
i think you should have NO-Problem …
PS: i did this myself so
BE AWARE TO CHECK IF THE GAME WILL RUN ON A 64-bit edition, and if it should say the 7000-9900 range of CHIPSETS … all newer games should …
chipset use up ur ram … but with 4k im sure you will be FINE and can run games on full graphics .. enjoy i’d say
i have the 64 bit and only had trouble with 1 games .. guitar hero …
so yeah have fun with it … i’d get it
Hi you can run mostly all the games that are available it will be little bit slower for using with NVDIA chipset cards. If you want you can change the card. Other wise your system is fine. If you need and Hardware Components that suits your Hardware you can visit http://www.customintelcomputers.com.