Shiny new Dell; Is it shiny enough? Help me decide.

Ya for surfing your pretty much fine with anything, For watching video you might not want integrated graphics.0utc4st

I don't think those gpus will cut it

I think you need a nvidia 7600 or better with the ati equivielent if you want to use Vista Premium

And 2 gigs or ram 

[QUOTE="0utc4st"]Ya for surfing your pretty much fine with anything, For watching video you might not want integrated graphics.pizzavideogames

[QUOTE="pizzavideogames"][QUOTE="0utc4st"]Ya for surfing your pretty much fine with anything, For watching video you might not want integrated graphics.jpazhman

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"Windows Vista Home Premium"
Vista Premium  is recommended(by people) with 2 gigs of ram and a  semidecent graphics card

You don't need a video card for watching videos.
jpazhman

I don't know about that one, in my general usage PC I have a Radeon 9250 and high-def videogame footage stutters or freezes up a ton.

[QUOTE="jpazhman"]
You don't need a video card for watching videos.
Runningflame570

I don't know about that one, in my general usage PC I have a Radeon 9250 and high-def videogame footage stutters or freezes up a ton.

That's HD videos. For standard DVD movies, I suppose integrated graphics is enough.

That's HD videos. For standard DVD movies, I suppose integrated graphics is enough.

Cyborg-21

They are still videos though, so if he plans on watching a bunch of those (even downloaded) he could certainly use a standalone GPU. 

[QUOTE="Cyborg-21"]

That's HD videos. For standard DVD movies, I suppose integrated graphics is enough.

Runningflame570

They are still videos though, so if he plans on watching a bunch of those (even downloaded) he could certainly use a standalone GPU. 

Of course. A discrete graphics card is always better than integrated. 

[QUOTE="Runningflame570"][QUOTE="Cyborg-21"]

That's HD videos. For standard DVD movies, I suppose integrated graphics is enough.

Cyborg-21

They are still videos though, so if he plans on watching a bunch of those (even downloaded) he could certainly use a standalone GPU. 

Of course. A discrete graphics card is always better than integrated. 

[QUOTE="Runningflame570"][QUOTE="Cyborg-21"]

That's HD videos. For standard DVD movies, I suppose integrated graphics is enough.

Cyborg-21

They are still videos though, so if he plans on watching a bunch of those (even downloaded) he could certainly use a standalone GPU. 

Of course. A discrete graphics card is always better than integrated. 

Stick with xp, and that 950 isnt that bad, at least it has pixel shader.