Is this good enough?

[HamHam]

My parents need a new computer. I configured a dell and I have some questions..

This is what I configed


Dell Dimension 4550 Series: Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.0GHz w/ 512K L2 Cache DA4520H [221-1020]
Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM at 266MHz 256M [311-1282]
Monitors: 17 in (16.0 in viewable,.27dp) E772 Monitor E772 [320-0449]
Video Cards: New 64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4? MX Graphics Card with TV-Out 64NV420 [320-0476]
Hard Drive: FREE UPGRADE! 60GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive 60P [460-6970]
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition WHXP [313-7222] [412-0306] [420-3079]
Network Interface: Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet IN [430-0412]
CD or DVD Drive: 16x Max DVD-ROM Drive 16DVD [313-2559] [430-0310]
Sound Card: Integrated Audio IS [313-0847]
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: Rebate-30% Off! 3Yr Ltd Warranty plus 3 Yr At-Home Service

One of my questions is how good are the GeForce 4 mx's regarding 2-d quality? I could get a Radeon Ultra (32 megs sdr) for 20 bucks less which supposely has better 2-d quality(but suxs compared to the 4mx in gaming). But I was thinking that the moniter that comes with this is not great so you could not really tell the difference with the 2-d quality.

Also is there anything I am missing? This is mainly for typing, email, and all that other what not. I just want this computer to last them two-three years.

thanks!

 

[pillage2001]

I'm pretty sure that machine is plenty for your parents.

 

[HamHam]

What about the video card? The Geforce 4mx good enough?

 

[EKAtBzboyz]

gf4mx is pretty much a beefed up version of gf2mx

do they only have a selection of those video cards?

if the do, gf4mx is probably more than enough for your parents
even 3d games will be ok on that (i ahve gf2mx and it plays the games i want to play relatively well)