HP – Pavilion Desktop with AMD Phenom™ X4 9550 Quad-Core Processor
Model: a6720y
Product Features
* AMD Phenom™ X4 9550* quad-core processor
True Multicore processing for extreme multitasking performance. Cool’n'Quiet™ 2.0 technology for efficient energy usage. HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology to improve 3D graphics performance.
* Direct Connect Architecture
Delivers overall system performance. AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator and AMD Digital Media Xpress™ 2.0 for improved digital media and 3D gaming and graphics.
* AMD Memory Optimizer Technology
For multithreaded software performance, and AMD Virtualization with Rapid Virtualization Indexing to help virtualization software run securely and efficiently.
* AMD LIVE! Smarter Digital Entertainment
For all the screens of your digital life; you can manage, access, distribute, share and enjoy your digital content collection from virtually anywhere.
* 6GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM
For multitasking power.
* Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support
Records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible media; supports DVD-RAM; also supports LightScribe direct-disc labels using compatible LightScribe media.
* 2MB L2 + 2MB shared L3 cache memory
For efficient system processing.
* 640GB SATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
Offers spacious storage options and fast read/write times.
* NVIDIA GeForce 9100 graphics
Features up to 256MB dedicated graphics memory and up to 1599MB total graphics memory as allocated by Windows Vista. 8-speaker configurable high-definition audio for a lush soundscape.
* 15-in-1 media reader
Supports SmartMedia, xD-Picture Card, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, mini Secure Digital, Compact Flash I/II, Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick Pro Duo formats.
* Also supports reduced-Size MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCard Mobile, MultiMediaCard Plus formats.
* 2 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interfaces and 6 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
For fast digital transfer and easy peripheral connectivity.
* Wireless LAN connectivity (802.11b/g)
Lets you connect to your home network.
* Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet networking interface
With RJ-45 connector for connection to the Web.
* Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system
With Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled for a stable platform from which to launch games, programs and other applications.
basically i wanted to know if this computer packs a nice punch for good gaming. I know its not a GREAT graphics card, but id imagine this is a good setup that’ll run games at pretty good settings and smoothly. how do you think it would compare for playing gta san andreas, and F.E.A.R. on max? and how high of a game do you think it can possibly go?
if anything i would consider upgrading to a BFG – NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 OC 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card if the Nvidia GeForce 9100 doesn’t quite cut out to be worth much in terms of graphics power..
Also if you think this is overall a good computer hardware setup, i usually go for intel processors, but this processor sounds really nice, the more opinions the better.
thanks for the help. (:
