[TheCrossMovement]

Hey folks,

Its been quite a long time since I last visited this board/forum. Hopefully some of ya'll remember me. For those who don't, I consider myself one of betaone's "Originals". I've pretty much been with this place since it first got started in 2001....or shortly thereafter. Used to be a mod way back than, but have since lost touch&time for that. Great to see this place is STILL around. My last visit was on September 1st, 2005......so yeah...been quite a long time.

Now that we've finished reminiscing, I actually have a computer related question. Not sure where to post it, so here's as good a place as any.

A few days ago, I placed an order for a new PC from HP.com. HP is the best brand, IMO. My current PC is 7+ years old (500Mhz Celeron). Got it in Jan of 2000. So yeah......probably a good time to get a new one.

My main focus of this new PC is to be able to get everything done FASTER.....alot faster hopefully. Anything from browsing the web to burning DVD's and everything in between...plus play a few games (like TheSims2). I basically want to know if the new PC I ordered will be fast and quick enough for the simple tasks named above. The specs of the new pc are as follows:

HP Pavilion Slimline s7700e customizable Desktop PC

• Genuine Windows Vista(TM) Home Premium
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ dual-core (2.0GHz, 35W)
• 1GB DDR2-533MHz dual channel SDRAM (2x512)
• 160GB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive
• LightScribe 16X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
• 9-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, audio
• 802.11 b/g USB Wireless LAN card
• NTSC TV tuner with PVR and FM tuner, remote
• Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
• Integrated 7.1 channel sound w/front audio ports
• HP Keyboard, HP Scroller Mouse
• Microsoft(R) Works 8.0

The only thing I really needed but couldn't afford was 2 GB of DDR2 memory instead of 1GB. But I can always get that later on.

So.......What are everyone's opinions on my speed/productivity with this new pc??? Will I be able to do the above mentioned without much problem or slowdown? I'm not a hardcore gamer nor do I edit music or videos or do any kind of photoshopping. Just using it for basic tasks. Besides the fact that 2GB of memory would've been better, is there anything I can add/take away to make it be quicker/more responsive?

Thanks for everyone's help. I'll check back soon to see if there's any responses. Take care everyone

TCM