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[1InuYasha]

TFT LCD Monitor-HD-Ready with DCDi by Faroudja video,Integrated powered 4-port USB 2.0 HUB,,,VGA,S-VIDEO and composite video inputs,,
1680x1050 resolution,,DVI-D with HDCP Input,,By Gateway

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Motherboard specifications table

CPU/Processor

* Socket: 775
* Supports the following processors:
o Intel Pentium D 800 series Smithfield core up to 3.2 GHz
o Pentium 4 6xx series up to 670 Prescott core
o Pentium 4 5xx series up to 580 Prescott core

Front-side bus (FSB)

* 533 MHz, 800 MHz, 1066 MHz (processor dependent)

Chipset

* Intel 945G

BIOS features

* System BIOS core brand: Award
* Keyboard combination to used to enter BIOS: F1

Form factor

* Micro-ATX: 9.6 in X 9.6 in

Memory

* Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
* Supports PC2 3200 (400 MHz), PC 4200 (533 MHz) and PC2 5300 (667 MHz) DDR2 DIMMs
* non-ECC memory only, unbuffered
* Maximum HP/Compaq approved memory is 4 GB*

Expansion slots

* Three PCI
* One PCI Express x16 graphics

Video graphics

* Integrated

Serial ATA

* 4 SATA connectors
* Each connector supports 1 serial ATA-150 disk drive

Onboard audio

*
Built-in High Definition 8 channel audio
*
Realtek ALC888 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC

Onboard LAN

* Intel 82562GT
* 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet

Back panel I/0

* One PS/2 mouse port (green)
* One PS/2 keyboard port (purple)
* One coaxial SPDIF output
* One coaxial SPDIF input
* One VGA port
* One parallel port
* One IEEE 1394a
* Four USB 2.0
* One RJ-45 networking port
* Audio ports:
o Line-in (light blue)
o Line-out (lime)
o Microphone-in (pink)
o Side speaker out (gray)
o Rear speaker out (black)
o Center/subwoofer (yellow orange)

Internal connectors

* One 24-pin ATX power connector
* One PATA connectors
* Four SATA connectors
* One floppy drive connector
* One 12v fan connector for PC fan
* One 9-pin header for power button, reset button, power LED, and HDD LED
* One SPDIF-Audio output connector
* One line input connector
* One audio header for headphone-out and microphone-in
* Two USB 2.0 connectors supporting 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
* One IEEE 1394 header
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Hardware
Base processor
PentiumD 925 (P) DC 3.0 GHz

*
800 MHz front side bus
*
Socket 775

Chipset
Intel 945G

Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 1 GB
Maximum allowed 4 GB* (4 x 1 GB)

*Actual available memory may be less
Speed supported PC2-4200 MB/sec
Type 240 pin, DDR2 SDRAM
Hard drive

*
250 GB SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)
*
7200 rpm

16X DVD(+/-)R/RW RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive

* Must use Double-Layer media discs in order to take advantage of the DL technology
* Must use LightScribe-enabled media discs and supporting software in order to take advantage of the LightScribe technology

Function Maximum speed
DVD-RAM Up to 5X
DVD-R DL Write Once Up to 4X
DVD+R DL Write Once Up to 8X
DVD+R Write Once Up to 16X
DVD+RW Rewritable Up to 8X
DVD-R Write Once Up to 16X
DVD-RW Rewritable Up to 6X
DVD ROM Read Up to 16X
CD-R Write Once Up to 40X
CD-RW Rewritable Up to 32X
CD-ROM Read Up to 40X
Modem
56K bps data/fax modem
Video Graphics
Integrated graphics
Sound/Audio
Integrated High Definition audio

* Realtek ALC 888 chipset
* Supports up to 8 audio channels
* Dolby Pro Logic II compatible

Network (LAN)
Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface
Memory card reader

* USB interface

* Supports the following cards:
o Compact Flash I
o Compact Flash II
o SmartMedia
o Memory Stick
o Memory Stick Pro
o MultiMediaCard
o Secure Digital (SD)
o Micro Drive
o XD Picture Card (xd = extreme digital)

External I/O ports
I/O ports on the front panel
Port type Quantity
9-in-1 (4 slot) + 1 USB One
1394 One
USB Two
Headphone One
Line-in One
Microphone One
I/O ports on the back panel
Port type Quantity
PS2 (keyboard, mouse) Two (one each)
Parallel One
VGA One
USB Four
1394a One
LAN One
SPDIF out (coaxial) One
SPDIF in One
Audio (side speaker out, rear speaker out, center speaker out, line-in, line-out, microphone) One Each
Expansion slots
Slot type Quantity
PCI Three (Two available)
PCI Express x16 One (One available)
Drive bays
Bay type Quantity
5.25" external Two (One available)
3.5" external Two (One available)
3.5" internal One (None available)
Technologies

* Viiv
* Vista Capable

Keyboard and mouse

*
HP multimedia keyboard
*
Quebec Keyboard Kit (French Canada only)
*
HP PS/2 scroller mouse
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Crysis Pc game

Minimum Requirements

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista), Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista), AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or better
RAM: 1GB (1.5GB on Windows Vista)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or better
VRAM: 256MB of Graphics Memory
Storage: 12GB
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
ODD: DVD-ROM
OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10


Recommended Requirements

CPU: Core 2 Duo/Athlon X2 or better
RAM: 1.5GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 7800 Series, ATI Radeon 1800 Series or better
VRAM: 512MB of Graphics Memory
Storage: 12GB
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
ODD: DVD-ROM
OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10
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it seems like my HP Desktop can handle it ,i would only need a graphics card and in due time i can upgrade my 1GB Ram to something bigger....About 1 or 2 years ago i went to
NVIDIA website and i was letting there tool scan my desktop to see if it can handle unreal,call of duty etc and it was telling me i can upgrade to a graphics card and also i can increase my RAM but everything else was good 2 go...Please help me

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf-JAVA/Doc/i...s/c00783671.jpg

This post has been edited by 1InuYasha: Apr 16 2009, 10:43 PM

[Nosf3ratu]

It depends on how much money you want to spend. I'd go for a GTX 2xx series card. They range from $160 to over $500. I don't know about your power supply though, so you may have to upgrade that. Plus if you have that Pentium D you'll definitely want to upgrade that as well.

http://www.newegg.co...amp;Order=PRICE

[1InuYasha]

1.When installing the card,,is it soldering/wiring involve or is it just plug n play?and is it not so hard 2 do...iam not i noob but its good 2 know ahead of time...

2.Whats the deal with power supply and how do i compare its compatability with a graphics card?And is my Pentium D 925 featureing 2 processing cores not good enough..it also says its 3ghz

3.And i notice that graphics card has different inputs/outputs,,which is best for my monitor for best graphics? TFT LCD Monitor-HD-Ready with DCDi by Faroudja video,Integrated powered 4-port USB 2.0 HUB,,,VGA,S-VIDEO and composite video inputs,,
1680x1050 resolution,,DVI-D with HDCP Input,,By Gateway--

3.Is Newegg a good site for online shopping?

4.I'am willing 2 go as far as $100.00 for the graphics card ,,cant go 2 high-still paying credit card bills,,lol///i just want a card that can handle games like crysis,unreal,etc i still intend 2 fix up my 360 again,,got it working last night..so can any1 with knowledge on these stuff point me 2 a good 1.....

5.For Online Pc Games,how much do u pay for like Call of duty,crysis etc...and whats gamespy connection with some of them?

[Nosf3ratu]

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814130435 $94.99 after rebate
I personally like Nvidia but you can look at ATI cards if you want.

- That card will play Crysis just not at any high resolution or detail. You might run into a cpu bottleneck though. In a few months time you'll probably want to upgrade it anyway, thats why I said go for something new. A budget is a budget though.
- That requires a minimum 400w power supply and 6-pin pci express power connector(it gives you an adapter for a molex connector). No soldering or wiring is required. You just install it into the slot, boot up the computer and install drivers.
- Unless its a capture card they never have inputs only outputs(usually 2 DVI and 1 S-Video). Don't worry about resolutions, pretty much all cards will display at any resolution your monitor can accept.
- Newegg is a great site to shop at. I can personally vouch for them as I have bought every component of my system from Newegg alone and never had any problems whatsoever.
-Pentium D's just kinda suck. They are the budget dual cores of Intel's lineup(if they are even still manufactured, I don't know). They are pretty much the new-age Celerons. You should at minimum get a decent Core 2 Duo, definitely a Quad but since your strapped for cash you may just have to wait. I know the feeling, I'm trying to get an i7 right now.

I don't game online so I don't know about any costs for that.

[Nosf3ratu]

I'm going to have to say go with the ATI card because those other cards just suck. Plus that 4670 comes with the DVI-to-HDMI adapter which somehow handles sound which is really cool if that actually works, especially since you're going to use your pc as a media center type. Umm...

The second 1. is a retail cpu. It comes in retail packaging and includes a cpu and cooler only. The only barebone kit I like is the one that includes and i7 processor($999 after rebate). The rest are decent and...dated. If I had to pick one I'd probably choose the the 680i kit, thats a pretty good mobo but its still old as hell in terms of computer technology. But it comes with a crappy cpu. Its SLI capable but that doesn't apply to the ATI cards of course. Unless you build it yourself there will always be compromises. Well even if you build it yourself there will be compromises based on budget.