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ok I’m a person who loves playing the Sims and Sims 3 will be released in June. So I have put me a computer together so that I can run the new Sims when it comes out!!! So what I want to know is: (1) Whats the difference in a gaming system and a regular system? (2) I am putting the gaming systems specs and specs from the system that I have customized which one is better? Oh and I will be using my customized one for more than just games I just want it to be able to play many games if I want too load them!! Oh and can a gaming system be used like a regular computer too like for surfing etc ( I’m a Realtor)
Heres the specs for a gaming computer:
General Features
Operating system
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Processor
Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo SP7500 Processor (1.6GHz, 4MB L2 cache)
Display
13.3″WXGA High-Definition Widescreen LED Backlit Display (1280 x 800); Ambient light sensor
Dimensions
Width (cm): 32.2 = 12.65 inches; Depth (cm): 23= 9.04 inches; Height front & rear (cm): 1.79 = .70 inches
Weight
Weight starting at: 1.53Kg=3.373 lb.(with SSD & battery)
Memory
2GB
Total memory slots
1
Maximum memory expansion
N/A
Graphics card
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100(shared)
Networking
Integrated Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN & Bluetooth|RJ45 integrated in Voodoo Power Adapter with wireless personal access point
Broadband wireless
N/A
Primary CD/DVD drive
External slot-load eSATA Super Multi drive; Dual format DVDRW,including both +R and -R in double layer:24x CD; Read/24x CD-R Write/24x CD-RW Write/8x DVD Read/8x DVD+R/R/RW Write in single layer,6x dual layer. 5x DVD-RAM Read and Write.
Hard drive
64 GB Solid State Drive [gigabyte is defined as 1,000,000,000 bytes,accessible capacity may vary]
Primary battery
3-Cell, 33 Whr Lithium ion polymer, user replaceable
Personalization
N/A
Front-side bus (processor dependent)
800MHz
AC adapter
56W Voodoo AC Power Adapter with wireless personal access point + RJ45 (ID coordinated)
PCI expansion
34mm ExpressCard
I/O ports
Video: HDMI video port (max resolution 1920×1080) |Audio: Headphone out shared with Microphone in digital array microphone with beam-forming and noise cancellation capability |Additional I/O: DC 1 USB 2.0, 1 x e-SATA / USB 2.0 combo
Speakers
Two speakers
Software, full versions
Voodoo IOS – Instant On Solution; Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe; Cyberlink YouCam
Software, introductory versions
Grisoft AVG Professional (1 year base standard)
Trial Internet service
N/A
Basic warranty
One year parts/labor warranty,90 day software warranty.
ENERGY STAR Qualified
N/A
ok heres the one I’ve customized (but have not bought yet):
g system Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) edit
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz) edit
Memory 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) – For 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics edit
Hard drive 500GB 5400RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (250GB x 2) with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection edit
Graphics card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT edit
Display 18.4″ diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920×1080p) edit
Primary DVD/CD drive $50 OFF!! Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer edit
Personalization Webcam + Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Fluid) edit
Networking Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth edit
TV & entertainment experience No TV Tuner w/remote control edit
Keyboard HP Color Matching Keyboard edit
Primary battery 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery edit
Productivity software No Productivity Software
This is whats required to run the sims 3
* Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
* 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* 1.5 GB RAM
* At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
* 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least:
* Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above.
* 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
* 0.5 GB additional RAM
SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS
NVIDIA GeForce series
FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280
ATI Radeon™ series
9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870,
4850, 4870
Intel® Extreme Graphics
GMA X3×00 series
Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not

So, I’m going to boarding school in the fall as a junior (11th grade) and am getting a laptop within the next few weeks. I’m pretty much set on the Dell Studio 15 (feel free to tell me your experiences/opinions on them…). I’m not computer savy at all so I need help building it. I’ll list what I’ve put together, but PLEASE tell me if I need more or less. And in case it helps, I’ll be using it for school work, internet surfing, uploading pictures and videos off my camera (I’m not a photographer or anything, but I just take pictures and videos once in a while).
Dell Studio 15 (starts at $599)
+ $30 Promise Pink
[included in price] Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
however, I’m contemplating if it’s worth the extra $50 to upgrade to:
Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 (2.00 GHz/ 800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
will it make much of a difference? if so, what exactly will it do?
[included in price] Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition SP1
[included in price] 1 year limited warranty + mail in service
[included in price] no productivity software
I do NEED Microsoft Office Home + Student 2007 and was thinking I could buy it and install in on my computer for less $ than upgrading on dell.com for $139…is this true?
[included in price] bright, glossy widescreen 15.4 WLED display (1280×800)
[included in price] 3GB shared dual channel DDR2 at 800MHz
[included in price] 250GB SATA hard drive (5400RPM)
[included in price] Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 MHD
Would it be possible to play any games with this video card..such as Zoo Tycoon, horseback riding games like Time To Ride?
[included in price] 8x Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD +/- R Drive)
NOT DECIDED! :
[included in price] Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g half mini-card
or
+$35 Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11agn half mini-card
is the second option much better? will I notice a difference?
$0 No Mobile Broadband Network…i dont need this, correct?
[included in price] Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
[included in price] 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)…would the 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) be much better for the extra $40?
[included in price] High Definition Audio 2.0
+$25 Back-lit Keyboard
$0 No Fingerprint Scanner
I have heard that the speakers are horrendous on this laptop…but how bad exactly? Like, could I watch videos on YouTube and be able to hear? And listen to music (I’d never need it to blare across the room) but quietly while I’m sitting next to it?
Thank you SO MUCH for helping me. I appreciate any bit of info/tips anyone can give me :]

Hey guys..I know many of you will have your opinions on which notebooks are better and macs are terrible or hp rules but i’m pretty set on going with the Dell. I’ve had good experiences before.
This notebook will be primarily used for internet surfing, iTunes/music, report typing, DVD, studying tool, pictures, etc. Not much gaming- if any at all. I have a webcam attatchment, mouse, cooling fan and little speakers added but I won’t list them out here. I wanted to know how this configuration matches up, and any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Inspiron 1525 Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T3200 (2.0GHz/667Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1
Memory: 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 (2 Dimms)
LCD Panel: Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800)
Video Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Hard Drive Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Network: Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Modem: Integrated Modem
Sound Card: High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Networking Cards: Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
Battery Options: 9 cell Battery
TOTAL: $869.00 (remember that includes what’s listed in the second paragraph) Thanks!!

i’m looking for a laptop.. what i would be doing on my laptop is play games(wolfteam,cs source,gunz,gunbound,o2jam,generals), watch youtube, watch videos, listen to music, download music, download movies, download psp games, chatting(msn,yahoo,internet), internet surfing, blogging, power point, word…
so would this laptop be good enough?
this is a laptop i am interested on buying….::::
Product Features
* Amazingly lightweight notebook with 10.6-inch LCD; ultra-low voltage 1.0 GHz Intel Celeron M 373 processor
* 60 GB hard drive, 512 MB of installed RAM, DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive
* Three USB 2.0, one FireWire, one VGA, one S-Video, one PCMCIA, microphone, headphone, multi-format memory card reader
* Built-in 802.11b/g LAN, 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet and 56K V.92 modem
* Windows XP Home edition, SP2
Processor, Memory, and Motherboard
* Hardware Platform: PC
* Processor: 1 GHz Mobile Intel Celeron Processor
* System Bus Speed: 400
* Number of Processors: 1.0
* RAM: 512.0
* RAM Type: DDR SDRAM
Special Features
* Operating Systems: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
* Platform: Notebook PC
* Expansion Ports: 1 – Type I/II PC Card Slot
* USB Ports: 2
* FireWire Ports: 1
* LAN Ports: 1
* Modem Ports: 1
* Audio Out Jacks: 1
* Microphone Jacks: 1
* VGA Ports: 1
* Processor Brand: Intel
* Processor Class: Celeron M Processor
* Processor Number: 373
* Processor Speed: 1.0GHz
* Processor FSB: 400MHz
* Memory Type: DDR
* Memory Size: 512MB
* Memory Speed: DDR333 (PC2700)
* Memory Slots (Total): 2
* Maximum Memory Supported: 2GB
* Capacity: 60GB
Hard Drive
* Size: 60 GB
* Manufacturer: Portable
* Type: IDE
Ports and Connectivity
* Modem: Fax / modem
Cases and Expandability
* Weight: 5 pounds
Wireless
* Wireless Type: 802.11G
okay…should i buy this laptop or not?if not, what should i be looking for in laptops??wat details..graphic cards, rams…memory..?
pls, i need those who know laptops and computers advice….
thanks

My friends want me to get Everquest, but my computer isn’t good enough so I need a new one, I’d like to get it as cheap as possible and it needs to meet these requirements:
* Operating System: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
* Processor: 1GHz
* RAM: 512 MB
* Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible. Pixel shader and vertex shader compatible hardware with 64 MB of texture memory
* Sound Card: DirectSound compatible audio hardware
The recommended system requirements are:
* Operating System: Windows XP
* Processor: 2 GHz or greater
* RAM: 1 GB
* CD-ROM: 16x CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
* Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible. Pixel shader and Vertex shader compatible hardware with 128mb of texture memory or greater
* Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy
Besides playing Everquest all I need it for is surfing the internet. Please help, thanks.