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Jay The Boss · Dec 26, 2006, 09:36 AM // 09:36

i am buying a computer(i have a choice of these two) and i want to know how well it will work with Guild Wars, or if i should just look into another one.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....d6570005 0000

eMachines 352 Desktop($359.97)

Processor Brand Intel® Celeron® D
Processor Speed 3.2GHz
System Bus 533MHz
Cache Memory 512KB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 512MB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 2GB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC3200 DDR
Hard Drive Size 120GB
Graphics ATI RADEON XPRESS 200
Video Memory Up to 128MB (shared)

my other choice is

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....d6570005 0002
eMachines 524 Desktop

Processor Brand Intel® Pentium® 4 with HT Technology
Processor Speed 3.06GHz
System Bus 533MHz
Cache Memory 1MB L2 cache on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 512MB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 2GB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC3200 DDR
Hard Drive Size 160GB
Graphics ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 integrated
Video Memory Up to 128MB (shared)

so will any of these suit me?

MegaMouse · Dec 26, 2006, 12:43 PM // 12:43

They both have the minimun specs for Guild Wars, but don't limit yourself to just 2 choices. check out www.tigerdirect.com for the systemmax line. Before choosing any desktop, make sure that you can upgrade the graphics card in the future ( don't get one with onboard graphics as they usualy can't be upgraded easily).

Mega Mouse

N E D M · Dec 26, 2006, 12:50 PM // 12:50

Both of your current selections feature poor integrated graphics cards.
If you decide to purchase one of these machines, be certain they are equipped with either PCI-E or AGP slot(s) for future video improvement.