Advise needed on Desktop

• Mospeada

  23 Jan 07, 13:37

  i am thinking of buying Acer Aspire™ L310...any comments?
  
  Model Aspire L310 (63M125)
  
  Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6300 (1.86GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)
  
  Operating System Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition (Vista Capable)
  
  System Memory 1GB DDR II RAM
  
  Hard Disk Drive 250GB S-ATA HDD
  
  Optical Drive
  SuperMultiPlus 16x Drive (Double Layer)
  - Read: 16X DVD-R, 16X DVD-RW, 16X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 40X CD-ROM, 3X/5X DVD-RAM (v1.0/2.2)
  - Write: 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 3X/5X DVD-RAM (v2.2)
  
  Graphics Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
  
  Keyboard / Mouse USB wheel mouse and USB keyboard
  
  TV Tuner USB Hybrid Analog and Digital TV Turner
  
  Monitor 19" LCD monitor
  
  Graphics Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
  
  Audio Embedded high-definition audio with 7.1-channel audio support
  
  So how is it?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  23 Jan 07, 13:38

  More than enough for a normal user.
• Mospeada

  23 Jan 07, 13:39

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  More than enough for a normal user.

  can this play games like medal of honours etc?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  23 Jan 07, 13:39

  Originally posted by Mospeada:

  can this play games like medal of honours etc?

  Graphics card should be able to handle it, but may not be that smooth.
• Mospeada

  23 Jan 07, 13:41

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Graphics card should be able to handle it, but may not be that smooth.

  oh....that mean i must upgrade the graphic card?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  23 Jan 07, 13:43

  Originally posted by Mospeada:

  oh....that mean i must upgrade the graphic card?

  Hmm... need not... unless you run into problems.
• Mospeada

  23 Jan 07, 13:44

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Hmm... need not... unless you run into problems.

  ok...thanks
• Xtrider

  23 Jan 07, 13:46

  Medal of honour shldnt be a problem. But if u wan to play recent games and and future games then u may have to upgrade the graphics card.
• Mospeada

  23 Jan 07, 13:48

  Originally posted by Xtrider:

  Medal of honour shldnt be a problem. But if u wan to play recent games and and future games then u may have to upgrade the graphics card.

  oh ....then do u reckon that i upgrade the graphic card?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  23 Jan 07, 13:49

  Originally posted by Mospeada:

  oh ....then do u reckon that i upgrade the graphic card?

  Yup, if you want to run the games.
• Mospeada

  23 Jan 07, 13:50

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Yup, if you want to run the games.

  then what kind of graphic card shd i be looking at...and can u also give me the cost...a ball park figure will do just fine...so i can budget
• meltz

  23 Jan 07, 13:51

  Dell after sale service is gd .. at least they still care for 1 to 1 exchange .. and their helpdesk line dont have to wait so long and their patient to help u
• Mospeada

  23 Jan 07, 13:53

  Originally posted by meltz:

  Dell after sale service is gd .. at least they still care for 1 to 1 exchange .. and their helpdesk line dont have to wait so long and their patient to help u

  but dell one, the specs not as good as acer one leh...i mean the one that i planto buy
• ndmmxiaomayi

  23 Jan 07, 14:09

  Originally posted by Mospeada:

  then what kind of graphic card shd i be looking at...and can u also give me the cost...a ball park figure will do just fine...so i can budget

  Asus EAX1600Pro 256M should be enough ba... at $169
• Mospeada

  23 Jan 07, 14:14

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Asus EAX1600Pro 256M should be enough ba... at $169

  do i fixed it myself or get acer to upgrade for me
• orionlight

  23 Jan 07, 14:49

  get the MSI x1950pro @299, don't get the x1600pro, it sucks big time
• orionlight

  23 Jan 07, 14:53

  btw mos how much are you paying for that acer system?
• Mospeada

  23 Jan 07, 15:00

  Originally posted by orionlight:

  btw mos how much are you paying for that acer system?

  the price is around 1799
• orionlight

  23 Jan 07, 15:04

  price looks ok considering all the warranty and os is thrown in.i tink once you upgrade your graphics, they will void your warranty so think twice
• ndmmxiaomayi

  23 Jan 07, 15:05

  Originally posted by Mospeada:

  do i fixed it myself or get acer to upgrade for me

  Try asking if they would fix for you, since it would void the warranty if you didn't do properly.
• Mospeada

  23 Jan 07, 15:15

  Originally posted by orionlight:

  price looks ok considering all the warranty and os is thrown in.i tink once you upgrade your graphics, they will void your warranty so think twice

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Try asking if they would fix for you, since it would void the warranty if you didn't do properly.

  i think so too
• Y_Shun

  23 Jan 07, 19:04

  hmm..how long can a destop pc lasts ar?
  
  got 2 pcs now..and 1 laptop.
  
  laptop newest...
  
  n currently my acer rotting at 1 corner(yes, the one i talking @ the other thread).
• orionlight

  23 Jan 07, 19:06

  3-4 years is very good already seeing how technology keep moving.
• Mospeada

  24 Jan 07, 08:32

  i think nowadays, 3 years will render the PC (desktop and/or laptop) obsolete liao....
  
  so i intend to get that for the next 3 years, then think abt the latest model 3 years later
• ndmmxiaomayi

  24 Jan 07, 09:29

  Originally posted by Y_Shun:

  hmm..how long can a destop pc lasts ar?
  
  got 2 pcs now..and 1 laptop.
  
  laptop newest...
  
  n currently my acer rotting at 1 corner(yes, the one i talking @ the other thread).

  They can last long without abuse. I have one P2 rotting at one corner for testing purposes.
  
  The current PC I'm using is 5 yeras old, although it's damn obsolete these days. I barely can find any drivers for it whenever I do a reinstallation of Windows.