Is this PC any good...

[Hitman]

Hey, I want to know if this computer is any good. I know a bit about computers but some of the things on the chipset I have no idea about. It has 8GB RAM so I expect it'll be fast, no idea how good the processor is or any of that chipset stuff.

• Processor
• Intel ® Pentium Dual Core E2200
• Processor speed: 2.20 GHz,
• Processor Memory: 1M cache, 800 MHz FSB

Chipset
• MS7502 (G33 + ICH9DH)
• FSB 800/1066/1333-dual ch.
• 4 DIMM slot
• ALC888 8 ch. Audio
• 1x PCIe x16
• 1x PCIe x1
• 2 x PCI
• 6 x SATA
• LAN 10/100-IEEE-12 x USB (6x rear / 6x intern)
• coax & optical SPDIF out
• 1 x COM

Operative system
• Microsoft OS Windows Vista Home Basic (OEM) incl. DVD playback

Graphics card
• nVidia GeForce 9300GS (D9M-20) - 256 MB - DVI-I/D-SUB - DTV

Hard drive
• 640GB 7200 rpm SATA

Optical Drive
• LG GH20NS10 (SATA)

Connectivity
• LAN 10/100 Mbit
• IEEE1394/Firewire
• Card Reader

Memory
• 8GB DDR2-PC5200 RAM (4x2GB) (667MHz)

Sound
• 8-Channel Audio on board

Thanks!

[J0SH]

Seems decent but I'm not sure about the 8GB memory, that's not the actual HD is it? Hello Tom, long time no speak.

[Hitman]

Seems decent but I'm not sure about the 8GB memory, that's not the actual HD is it? Hello Tom, long time no speak.

The 8GB Memory is RAM and the HDD is 640GB. I already have a 500GB external HDD so thats over 1TB in total. I forgot to mention it's only €499.00 which is £392 roughly.

[J0SH]

Oh right my eyes hurt so I didn't read it only briefly We need to catch up sometime

[Recursion]

Memory, fricken amazing, processor... not so much

[Hitman]

I'll message you on MSN sometime I'm on, Josh.

Memory, fricken amazing, processor... not so much

Would it run pretty fast though? My current laptop has:

AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile
Technoligy TL-50
1.60GHZ, 896 MB if RAM

Yes, I know, the RAM is terrible. What's the processor like?

[Stephen!]

When you get past 2GB, you won't notice the difference in speed if you add more RAM.

[Hitman]

When you get past 2GB, you won't notice the difference in speed if you add more RAM.

But surely a PC with 2GB RAM will only open so many programs (without becoming slow) and the 8GB RAM will be able to open 4 times as much.

[Stephen!]

Yes, but considering that's like what, 30 programs? With everyday things like browsing the web you won't feel a thing.

[Hitman]

Yes, but considering that's like what, 30 programs? With everyday things like browsing the web you won't feel a thing.

Okay cheers Stephen. What about the processor, is it okay or would something else be better?