Dell dimension 5000 help please

[Shawy]

i have a Dell dimension 5000 and i am looking to play all the best games like bioshock , crysis all the top games and i am wondering what i need to buy to do so. i have a nvidia 6800 at the moment.:confused:

[LSG501]

a bit more about the system would be useful, ie cpu, ram, os etc.

Remember KPC is a store so no linking to other stores etc so just list the items in your system.

[Shawy]

Processor

Processor type
Intel® Pentium® 4 with Hyper-Threading technology

NOTE: Not all Pentium 4 processors support Hyper-Threading technology.

Level 1 (L1) cache
16 KB

Level 2 (L2) cache
1 MB (depending on your computer configuration) pipelined-burst, eight-way set associative, write-back SRAM



Memory

Type
400- and 533-MHz DDR2 unbuffered SDRAM

Memory connectors
four

Memory capacities
256 MB, 512 MB, or 1 GB non-ECC

Maximum memory
4 GB

NOTE: See "Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations" to verify the amount of memory available to the operating system.

BIOS address
F0000h



Computer Information

Chipset
Intel 915G Express

DMA channels
eight

Interrupt levels
24

BIOS chip (NVRAM)
4 Mb

NIC
Integrated network interface capable of 10/100 communication

System clock
800-MHz data rate



Video

Type
PCI Express



Audio

Type
ADI 1986 CODEC



Expansion Bus

Bus type
PCI 2.3
PCI Express x1 and x16

Bus speed
PCI: 33 MHz

PCI Express:

x1 slot bidirectional speed - 500 MB/s

x16 slot bidirectional speed - 8 GB/s




PCI


connectors
two

connector size
120 pins

connector data width (maximum)
32 bits




PCI Express


connector
one x1

connector size
36 pins

connector data width (maximum)
1 PCI Express lane




PCI Express


connector
one x16

connector size
164 pins

connector data width (maximum)
16 PCI Express lanes



Drives

Externally accessible:


one 3.5-inch drive bay (FlexBay)

two 5.25-inch drive bays

Available devices
Serial ATA drives (2), floppy drive, USB memory devices, CD drive, CD-RW drive, DVD drive, DVD-RW drive, and DVD and CD-RW combo drive, and media reader

Internally accessible:
two bays for 1-inch high hard drives



Connectors

External connectors:

Serial
9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible

Parallel
25-hole connector (bidirectional)

Video
15-hole connector

Network adapter
RJ45 connector

USB
two front-panel and five back-panel USB 2.0-compliant connectors

Audio
five connectors for line-in, line-out, microphone, surround, and center/Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel; two front-panel connectors for headphones/microphone

System board connectors:

Primary IDE drive
40-pin connector on PCI local bus

Serial ATA
two 7-pin connectors

FlexBay Drive
USB 10-pin header for optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader (3.5-inch bay devices)

Fan
one 5-pin connectors

PCI 2.3
120-pin connector

PCI Express x1
36-pin connector

PCI Express x16
164-pin connector



Controls and Lights

Power control
push button

Power light
green light — Blinking green in sleep state; solid green for power-on state.

amber light — Blinking amber indicates a problem with the power supply inside the computer. If the system cannot boot and there is a solid amber light, this indicates a problem with the system board.

Hard-drive access light
green

Link integrity light (on integrated network adapter)
green light — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network and the computer.

orange light — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer.

off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network.

Activity light (on integrated network adapter)
yellow blinking light

Diagnostic lights
four lights on the front panel (see "Diagnostic Lights".)

Standby power light
AUX_PWR on the system board



Power

DC power supply:

Wattage
305 W

Heat dissipation
434.6 BTU/hr

Voltage (see the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide for important voltage setting information)
90 to 135 V and 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz

Backup battery
3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell



THATS EVERYTHING LOL

[LSG501]

you could have just done the basics ie cpu, psu, ram etc :D

But honestly (my opinion) it would probably be easier/cheaper to buy a whole new system for crysis and the likes

[Shawy]

kk thanks for the help. Can u suggest a good pc to buy what doesn't need upgrading after month lol

[LSG501]

kk thanks for the help. Can u suggest a good pc to buy what doesn't need upgrading after month lol

depends on budget really

[Fireblade]

Welcome to the forums Shawy :cool:

Even though they no longer sell systems themselves... these forums are owned, run and paid for by the kind chaps of Kustom PCs (http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/)... an online store which sells components and peripherals (amongst lots more).
For that reason, nobody is going to provide you with links to competitor stores which sell complete systems.

Suffice it to say... any system which has specs which include something along these lines, would do you for a good while to come:

Case: Various
PSU: It's vital you get a good one! Respected manufacturers include PCP&C (PC Power & Cooling), Corsair, Seasonic, Silverstone, Enermax, Tagan etc.
In fact, a system which includes a PSU from any of the manufacturers sold by Kustom (http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/Kustom_PCs_Shop_Power_Supplies_ATX_7.html) would be acceptable.
Mobo (motherboard): Popular manufacturers include Gigabyte, Asus, Abit, EVGA, DFI etc.
CPU: Dual core or quad core
RAM: 2GB - 4GB DDR II
Gfx: 256MB/512MB - i.e. Nvidia 8800GT/8800GTS/8800 GTX, or 512MB ATI HD3850/HD 3870
HDD (hard drive): 250GB - 750GB


The rest of the specs are relatively unimportant (optical drives etc).

A good pre-built system won't come cheap though. The better the specs, the more you'll have to pay, obviously.
So just Google around to see what sort of system is available on your budget.

Don't go jumping straight in at the deep end though!
If you see a couple of systems which catch your eye/are within your intended budget, list the specs in here, and you'll get advice from our clued-up forum members, on which would be the better choice.

Please remember not to link to the systems themselves though - since they'll inevitably be competitor sites.
Just list the main specs (case, PSU, mobo, RAM, gfx and HDD) ;)

[Shawy]

a real thanks for all your comments they really helped me and i am now thinking of building my own gaming computer so i can have it the style i want .