What should I do to this first?

[kghaddon61]

http://www.geeks.com/details.a...-XEON32-RCD-4R&cpc=SCH

What suggestions would ya'll make to make this a better gaming system? This is so much cheaper than buying a bare bones system or parts.

I appreciate your help!

Here are the specs....

# HP Workstation xw8200 Dual Xeon 3.2 GHz Tower System

# General Features:
# Microsoft Windows XP Professional pre-installed w/COA
# Dual Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz Socket 604 processors
# 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache
# Dual Xeon Motherboard
# Intel E7525 chipset (supports an 800 MHz Front Side Bus)
# 4 GB DDR2 RAM (supports up to 16 GB DDR2 max.)
# 320 GB IDE hard drive
# DVD±RW drive
# No floppy drive
# SATA and SCSI support
# Professional-grade VGA/DVI graphics card
# Integrated AC'97 audio
# Integrated Intel Pro MT Gigabit LAN
# RAID supported (Requires 2 identical hard drives - speeds, capacity & interface)
# Power Supply: 600W max. output (100-240V 50/60 Hz)

# Drive Bays:
# Three (3) external 5.25-inch drive bays
# Five (5) internal 3.5-inch drive bays

# Expansion slots:
# One (1) PCIe x16 graphics slot
# One (1) PCIe x8 mechanical (x4 electrical)
# One (1) 133 MHz PCI-X slot
# Two (2) 100 MHz PCI-X slots
# Two (2) PCI slots
# Two (2) SATA ports
# Two (2) Ultra320 SCSI ports

# Front I/O ports:
# Two (2) USB 2.0 ports
# One (1) IEEE 1394 FireWire port
# Headphone in, Microphone in

# Rear I/O ports:
# Two (2) PS/2 ports
# One (1) Parallel port
# One (1) 9-pin Serial port
# Six (6) USB ports
# RJ-45 Ethernet port
# One (1) IEEE 1394 FireWire port
# Mic in, Headphone in, Line in
# One (1) DVI-I dual link port
# One (1) 15-pin VGA port
# S-Video TV-Out

# Dimensions:
# 17.9 x 8.3 x 20.7-inches (H x W x D, approximate)

 

[mpilchfamily]

If it has a PCI-e slot then drop a good gaming video card into it and a new PSU to support it and your good to go.

 

[krnmastersgt]

Originally posted by: kghaddon61
http://www.geeks.com/details.a...-XEON32-RCD-4R&cpc=SCH

What suggestions would ya'll make to make this a better gaming system? This is so much cheaper than buying a bare bones system or parts.

I appreciate your help!

Here are the specs....

# HP Workstation xw8200 Dual Xeon 3.2 GHz Tower System

# General Features:
# Microsoft Windows XP Professional pre-installed w/COA
# Dual Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz Socket 604 processors
# 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache
# Dual Xeon Motherboard
# Intel E7525 chipset (supports an 800 MHz Front Side Bus)
# 4 GB DDR2 RAM (supports up to 16 GB DDR2 max.) Is this buffered server class ram?
# 320 GB IDE hard drive
# DVD±RW drive
# No floppy drive
# SATA and SCSI support
# Professional-grade VGA/DVI graphics card Err what exactly do they mean by Professional-grade?
# Integrated AC'97 audio
# Integrated Intel Pro MT Gigabit LAN
# RAID supported (Requires 2 identical hard drives - speeds, capacity & interface)
# Power Supply: 600W max. output (100-240V 50/60 Hz)

# Drive Bays:
# Three (3) external 5.25-inch drive bays
# Five (5) internal 3.5-inch drive bays

# Expansion slots:
# One (1) PCIe x16 graphics slot
# One (1) PCIe x8 mechanical (x4 electrical)
# One (1) 133 MHz PCI-X slot
# Two (2) 100 MHz PCI-X slots
# Two (2) PCI slots
# Two (2) SATA ports
# Two (2) Ultra320 SCSI ports

# Front I/O ports:
# Two (2) USB 2.0 ports
# One (1) IEEE 1394 FireWire port
# Headphone in, Microphone in

# Rear I/O ports:
# Two (2) PS/2 ports
# One (1) Parallel port
# One (1) 9-pin Serial port
# Six (6) USB ports
# RJ-45 Ethernet port
# One (1) IEEE 1394 FireWire port
# Mic in, Headphone in, Line in
# One (1) DVI-I dual link port
# One (1) 15-pin VGA port
# S-Video TV-Out

# Dimensions:
# 17.9 x 8.3 x 20.7-inches (H x W x D, approximate)

Other than those 2 points, this machine looks pretty ready to game, and just about any system can be a media server so that's not much of an issue.