best desktop for speed
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I bought this and it runs Stars Wars MMO, World of Warcraft MMO, EverQuest II and FF just fine with no blinks or lag as well as all mine Craft programs.. so its fast enough for all of those with no issues.
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i recommend getting an amd a10 apu 6800k if you want to game. it can run bf4 and metro last light on high settings and since its a cpu and a gpu combined, the speed will awe you! it will cost you 125 but its worth it!
257096
yes.my desktop was just like yours(sata ii,hdd with 7200rpm) before i bought this ssd. after i using this, softwares like PS,Maya run much faster than ever before. u should try it just like i did. p.s. one thing u should know is other part of your mobo (cpu, ram) may restrain the performance of sdd.
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For anyone fairly familiar with computers, you could replace the hard drive with a ssd. However, this laptop boots in less than 20 seconds and runs quite quickly, so I feel confident I am getting a boost from the express cache built-in. Also, it has an amazing recover from sleep in about 2 seconds which makes it even closer to ssd performance. I have a desktop with an ssd for my boot drive, and I can tell you that even buying one of the best Crucial ssd's, they can give you more issues than a standard hard drive. No argument ssds are faster, just saying this hybrid express cache solution from samsung with a 7200 rpm hard drive is a good choice, at least for me.
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SSD's are much faster than "regular" hard drives. It turns on super fast and processes super fast as well. I love this computer. The only thing I dislike is windows 8
1755239
XP would be the best choice. Windows 7 would probably work well too. But Windows 8 is for touch device and the interface is way too complex and unstable in my opinion. I have several of them working with Ubuntu too. Linux works really well and very fast!
463102
Have you tried "classic shell" yet. Makes it operate like win 7, but faster. Also boots into desktop vs metro crap. I have not seen thAt metro screen in the 5 months i've had classic shell. But if you still need to go to win 7 you will need a key ($100) and a install disk or usb.
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These Computers Come with NO SOFTWARE so you will need to buy Windows 7 Pro and Microsoft Office and Setup the PC yourself, or if you have a Tech Friend I.T. Guy I'm sure you will like this PC. You can Buy up to 16Gig DDR3 RAM and put in an add in Video Card if you really want to make this a FAST PC! If your not a Tech person I would buy a PC with Windows ALREADY INSTALLED or you can always take it to Staples or Geek Squad and have them help you out. Good Luck! If your in Southern California I am a Certified P.C. Tech and I can set you all up. Scott Matthews
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This is an i5 machine running @ 2.5 GHz with a fairly slow 500 GB 5400 rpm hard drive and Intel 4000 on board graphics. In Windows 8.0/8.1 Performance is just OK nothing special. Surfing the net or word processing or other office type tasks are good. Movies and Video seem to be OK. Forget about any super games requiring a REAL graphics card! I installed Linux MINT in a second partition (Dual Boot) and Linux is very quick and responsive. Most things my daughter does are available on this Distro so even with ClassicShell she rarely goes into Windows
796348
Could be, I'm happy with speed, however install SSD for the operating system which makes it very fast!
1883332
I use my P7-1410 desktop everyday for Facebook and a lot of other social media sites. It works perfectly on everything I do. I also edit and produce movies on a regular basis and it handles those tasks very well also. I am very happy that I purchased this desktop.
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Who cares about XP try Win7 64 bit with 4 gig of RAM.... these core 2's fly with it...If someone is doing basic computing these computers will give them years of life.
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Donald,The desktop that you referred to in the listing would be a good fit for you. However I would consider getting Windows 7 installed as opposed to XP, since support for XP has ended as of last year. If you have any questions feel free to contact us.
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A great place to find this information is http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc. They helped me pick my desktop parts out and will know what is the best for your money.
464554
Smooth as silk for me. I upgraded to Win 8 a few months ago and it even runs great on that.
1783059
I personally would go with the amd quad core because its faster and I've had it for about 3 months now and it is really worth it
883608
The solid state drive give you the performance. I just bought a second (same model) computer. Best I have used for games.