Do I need new comp?

Is there any FPS (rated T or lower) that I can play on my comp?

My Specs:

Pentium 4 Processor, 2.8GHz

768MB RAM

ATI Radeon 9250, 256MB

400GB Hard Disk Drive

XP Home Edition

I got this comp in 2001 and recently upgraded it to that...

It won't play any game on it...no Battlefield 2 or Battlefield 2142, it can't run any racing games, or some of the newer RTS games...

I was thinking about getting this comp:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5707026

Is it good for it's price?

Should I get it?

That system is more of a home or office computer.

Chances are you should just build a computer from scratch, or go to a website that lets you "build" one online by selecting parts.

Your system isn't half bad, but the gfx card is real old. If you replaced that, I think you'd be in pretty good shape. That's more RAM than I have.montzag

Your rig is actually pretty good as it is now; could use a little more memory (1.5GB total would be nice) and like the person above said a new vid card.

If you dont feel like making that "big upgrade" (i.e. a new PC) we all need to make every three or four years, I highly recommend getting a 7600GT or 7600GS AGP slot vid card (I am assuming your mobo is AGP only, if not, go get a 7600 PCI-express).  Its relatively inexpensive and it will allow you to play just about any new game available.

As for the Walmart PC, avoid it like the plague.  If you go shopping, I suggest you keep a few minimum requirements in mind:

1.  Get a dual-core processor.  The latest and most economical ones would be either Intel's Core 2 Duo series (Core 2 Duo E6400, for example) or AMD's X2 series (AMD X2 3800).
2.  2x1GB DDR2 677MHz+ memory.  1GB is sufficient, but to truly get that smooth performance and short load times you need 2GBs of memory
3.  Video card: you can get a Geforce 7600GT for close to 100 dollars now, and it is truly an excellent card.  It wont give you AA or fancy shadows, but it will give you enough juice for good textures and a high resolution.

The rest of the system is up to you.  I suggest at least one DVD-RW and atleast 200GB of hard drive space.  Also, dont settle for a power supply rated under 450 watts; you will want to upgrade in the future, and a Dx10 card will need atleast 400 watts.

The machine you picked will not play games well at all, the gpu is awful. You could build a better one yourself for that price.V4LENT1NE

Yes much better. 

well thanks to you all, I'm moving next year, so I build one then. As of now, I'll upgrade my Video Card (comp is PCI).

I thought something was fishy when i saw that low of a price for that comp...

anyone know of a good video card? I can't seem to find a PCI one, I don't know much about video cards...

Also 1GB is the max for my comp's RAM

Is there any FPS (rated T or lower) that I can play on my comp?

My Specs:

Pentium 4 Processor, 2.8GHz

768MB RAM

ATI Radeon 9250, 256MB

400GB Hard Disk Drive

XP Home Edition

 

I got this comp in 2001 and recently upgraded it to that...

It won't play any game on it...no Battlefield 2 or Battlefield 2142, it can't run any racing games, or some of the newer RTS games...

I was thinking about getting this comp:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5707026

Is it good for it's price?

Should I get it?

EpsilonZX

Upgrade your memory and vid card and you are good for another 2 years

can you guys name a video card for a PCI comp?EpsilonZX

Buying a PCI card now is basically wasting your money. It might not be able to play Battlefield 2 and most recent games unless you are using the lowest settings possible. Your best option is upgrading to  a new system if you really want to play recent PC games.