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AngusJS · 11-09-10, 12:13 PM

I think my Inspiron 1501 laptop is finally giving up the ghost - one day everything is fine, the next day my USB ports stop working, the computer seems to stutter about twice a minute, and now programs refuse to close, necessitating a reboot.

So I started looking for a new computer, and found this for $630:

iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 571D3 Phenom II X4 965(3.4GHz) 4GB DDR3 500GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

How well would this rig handle DCS Black Shark or SH5? I know it has a weak graphics card, but it's lightyears ahead of my Radeon Xpress 1150.

Also, I guess the Phenom CPU isn't the Black Edition version? Is that important?

Thanks

11-09-10, 12:13 PM	#1
AngusJS Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 746 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Good budget rig for SH5/DCS Black Shark? I think my Inspiron 1501 laptop is finally giving up the ghost - one day everything is fine, the next day my USB ports stop working, the computer seems to stutter about twice a minute, and now programs refuse to close, necessitating a reboot. So I started looking for a new computer, and found this for $630: iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 571D3 Phenom II X4 965(3.4GHz) 4GB DDR3 500GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit How well would this rig handle DCS Black Shark or SH5? I know it has a weak graphics card, but it's lightyears ahead of my Radeon Xpress 1150. Also, I guess the Phenom CPU isn't the Black Edition version? Is that important? Thanks