How good is this PC for gaming?

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#1 SaltyMeatballs
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http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-slimline-s5660uk-07677480-pdt.html

I know PC World :P

I know a lot of you guys are probably hardcore PC gamers with the latest everything, but that's not me. Keep in mind I will probably spend £100 on a new graphics card down the line.

Also it says 1x PCI express for expansion, does that mean I could only add one more graphics card?

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#2 Azurites
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Thats a low end entry-lvl graphics card, also if you plan on buying a gpu later on, your gonna have to replace the psu. All in all, not a good deal imo. Why not build your own? Its very easy, and you only have to learn once.

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#3 SaltyMeatballs
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I'm lazy I guess. I took a look at the sticky though but still have a lot of questions. It's an American thread so I don't know how that affects the power supply here in the UK, and I'm looking to get a quad core but the one in the sticky was dual core and I don't know the compatibility issues there.
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#4 Azurites
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If you have questions just ask them, power supply and the cores dont matter, same installation process. Also if you're making a gaming rig, you want to have a stronger gpu/lesser cpu combo.

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#5 SaltyMeatballs
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That's good to know. I will look into building a PC.
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#6 baneat
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Terrible

Slimline = heat and upgrade hell

no offboard GFX = fail

It's not a gaming PC that's a decent office computer.

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#7 SaltyMeatballs
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Lol. Ok, thanks.
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#8 scoots9
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Not good. Don't get a slimline, makes it difficult to upgrade down the line. And don't get an HP either.

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#9 James161324
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Not good. Don't get a slimline, makes it difficult to upgrade down the line. And don't get an HP either.

scoots9

This, i do like hp products alot and if you don't plan on upgrading they are great, but if you do well hp does some weird stuff.