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upgrading a dell gx270 graphics card


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Win7 Professional 64 bit
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ok so i don't have to buy a OS CD to download.
and what antivirus should i buy.
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MSE is the Anti virus we recommend the most. It's free and uses less system resources then the name brand ones.

The OS disk may not be included as I'm not sure. If the system is preloaded with the OS you will need to make a set of recovery disks as soon as you get the system running. The instructions to do that should be in the users manual with the system.
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ok and MSE offers full protection? cause im willing to pay for antivirus if it means protecting my comuputer.
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Yes it is a full suite of protection
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ok and i forgot to ask this but that monitor i wanted to buy.
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16824723006
and the computer
http://www.tigerdire...de=30-2907164-2
are compatible?
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They should work together with no issues at all. :)
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ok and the graphics chip again the intel 4500 chipset.

could you tell me how i will know what games will work with this? cause when i read the system requiremnts it doesn't say intel 4500. it usually says ati radion and the other cards.

and last question. this ocmputer since it already has the OS and everything installed does this mean it is ready to go? i just plug it all in and im good. and where can i buy the OS disc for this system incase i ever need it.
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Video should work with no problem.
As far as the OS I don't know if they will ship the OS installation disk or a recovery disk or a recovery partition is on the hard drive already.
You should be able to plug it in and go.
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kk thanks
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hey i have enough money to buy the monitor now. should i buy the monitor or the computer first?
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Buying the monitor first because the system may update and be even better by the time you get the money together for it.
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ok found this new tower on best buy.
is it better than hte other? cause my friends over at the game site said intel is not that great for gaming.
http://www.bestbuy.c...6&skuId=2070096

i know i will buy a mouse and everything seperatly but just the tower is it bettter? than the last you recomended. game playing and speed/performance wise.
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2.8 GHZ processor speed and the other system was 3.2 GHZ speed so this new one is slower.
The other system is a Dual Core and the same with the new one.
Same amount of memory
The old system has a smaller hard drive
Old system Win7 Professional... New system Win7 Home Premium but I'm not sure if the newer one is the 32 or 64 bit version
Based off the specs I am seeing the old system is better from TigerDirect. It has the keyboard and mouse already, faster cpu, smaller hard drive but same amount of memory.
Now even though I like AMD better I have to say the TigerDirect system looks better on the specs then this new one you linked to.
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but the graphics card is better on the new one? cause i cna't find out how much virtual memory the intel 4500 card has.
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