i really wanted a gaming computer , but since i work at a univeersity they give me a special deal on a dell. It is a dell optiplex gx 745 with a 2.4 ghz processor, 2 gb of ram, 250gb hard drive, but only a 256mb ati radeon x1300 pro video card. i dont know if this will run games solidly, even if i am only a moderate gamer...i play warcraft, counter strike, americas army, btelfield vietnam, and stuff like that. will this video card run smoothly and will the processor make up for it. i was planning befor to get a 7900 or an 8600 gts nvidia or an ati x1950 pro, but this great deal came up and the video card cant be switched|||The Radeon X1300 can handle non-demanding games like the Sims, Warcraft 2/3 & (surprisingly) World of Warcraft quite well, but isn't fast enough for cutting edge 1st-person shooters- you won't get good framerates in those games- these days, the MINIMUM recommended card for titles like is a GeForce 7900 or Radeon X1950 Pro (and preferably an 8600 or 8800 for DX10 support)
Your fast processor (I assume is either a Core 2 Duo or AMD X2) can't make up for that, it's just capable of pumping out data faster than the video card can render it, so you'll have a performance bottleneck until you get a better graphics card.
Unfortunately the deal could prove costly to upgrade later down the line- some Dell models ship with weak power supplies that can't handle the power requirements of high-end PCI-E video cards, and must be replaced if you opt for a midrange to high-end video card. This happened with my Dell Dimension 4700, which came standard with a measly 305W power supply that couldn't support a GeForce 7900GT.
It gets better- the screw mountings on Dell PSUs aren't standard, so off-the shelf ATX power supplies don't fit. Fortunately, you can purchase Dell-specific replacement PSUs from PC Power& Cooling, but that's more expensive than a regular 400-500w power supply NewEgg, CompUSA or a local computer store.
I'm not sure how large of a psu ships standard with the GX745, but I expect it's beefier than the Dimension. I've heard there are two versions of that model, a full-size tower and a smaller mini version. The smaller one can't even accept full-height PCI-E cards without purchasing a riser card from Dell.
So you while you can certainly buy a gaming video card later on, you *might* be stuck having to purchase other upgrades as well.|||the video card you have is ok for playing games but if your a hardcore gamer and what smooth crisp displays in high resoultions then i would recommened getting a 8800 gts or a 8600 gts and these both support direct x10 which will start overtaking direct x9 games in the very near future!|||DONT get a video card in the 8 series unless it is 8800, because under it, the cards are only 128-bit, not good for games, so i would say get in the 7900 series or in the 8800 series.
Did you get the computer yet? i custom build computers and i can most likely get you a better deal then they can.
Message me if you are interested.|||X1300 is not too good - See:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_s…
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