Will this computer be any good? PLEASE HELP!

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Its been a while (over 4 years) since i really kept up with what was new in the computer world. So ignoring the fact that the system i am looking at is a Dell, will it be any good? Used mostly for internet and light gaming. The specs are as follows:

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 630 w/HT Technology (3.0GHz,800FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz (2x512M)
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
13 in 1 Media Card Reader
17 inch Ultrasharp™ 1707FP Digital Flat Panel
256MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X600 SE HyperMemory
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Dell A525 30 Watt 2.1 Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer
Microsoft Office Basic - Includes Word, Excel and Outlook email

So i can get all that for $1060 including shipping and tax. Is that a good deal? I have no idea, it sounds like it is to me but the last computer i bought was 5 years ago and it cost $2400. So what do I know. Any help would be great. Thanks!

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You will be very happy with that, but what kind of gaming? I think the x600 will do most things just fine, I still use a 128 Radeon 9700 anyways.

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Looks fine bro, its gonna run just about any games out now with no issues.

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should run nice… and there is some OC’ing capabilityies there as well.

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Ok, OC’ing? Man I feel like such a noob, i really used to know a good deal about computers. Thanks.

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OC= overclocking, basicly moving up the processor speed to be faster than what it is rated for. And my.02 i would go with the higher quality 17" who know how long the analog one would be good for.

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Not a bad price at all, let me check with my dell rep on tuesday