my other pc is getting a little old, and its time for it to go to my little brother, so i was wondering is this computer good enough to play RCT3

Gateway Media Center Desktop with AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 Processor 4000+

Product Details
Warranty Terms - Parts 1 year
Warranty Terms - Labor 1 year
Product Height 15.4"
Product Width 7.3"
Product Weight 23 lbs.
Product Depth 17.9"
Processor Brand: AMD Athlon 64
Processor Speed: 2.4GHz
System Bus; 2000MHz
Cache Memory: 1MB on die Level 2
System Memory: (RAM) 1GB
System Memory: (RAM) Expandable To 4GB
Type of Memory: (RAM) PC3200 DDR
Hard Drive Size: 200GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6100
Video Memory: Up to 128MB (shared)
Personal Video Recorder (PVR): No
TV Tuner: No
MPEG: Yes
Audio : High-definition audio (8-speaker support)
Speakers: External stereo
Modem: 56 Kbps* ITU V.92 *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.
Network Card: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking : None
Recordable DVD Drive: Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Recordable DVD Drive Speeds 4x DVD+R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 40x24x40 CD-RW
LightScribe Compatibility No
Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
Total Expansion Bays 4 (3.5"), 2 (5.25")
Available Expansion Bays 2 (3.5"), 1 (5.25")
Total Expansion Slots 2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16
Available Expansion Slots 1 PCI, 1 PCI-Ex1, 1 PCI-E x16
USB 2.0 Ports 7 (3 front, 4 rear)
IEEE 1394 Ports 2 (front)
S-Video Outputs None
Additional Audio/Video Connectors 5 audio ports (2 front, 3 rear)
Serial Ports 1
Parallel Ports 1
Game Ports None
Keyboard Description Multimedia
Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.) USB optical 2-button wheel mouse
Operating System Windows XP Media Center 2005
Software Included Microsoft Works 8.5, Money 2006, Windows Media Player 10, Digital Image Starter Edition 2006; Adobe Acrobat Reader 7; CyberLink PowerDVD, Power2Go; RealNetworks RealPlayer; QuickTime; Gateway BigFix and more

Well, it looks better than mine, so RCT3 should fine on it... The main things that affect gameplay are obviously the processor, RAM and graphics card... in fact I need to increase my RAM from 512 to 1gig... I'm getting too much lag...

looks a good computor

Can you post a full dxdiag.

http://forums.rct3x.net/showthread.php?tid=1680

Can you post a full dxdiag.

http://forums.rct3x.net/showthread.php?tid=1680

I can try to from the store, lol. Since I dont own the computer yet.

o right sorry lol.

umm all i could recommend is a dell iv got one had it for about 2 1/2 years and it's still running smoothly

I would disable that integregated GeForce 6100 graphics controller in favour of a dedicated video card, with dedicated video memory.

A little more system RAM will be good now, and in the future too, with Vista coming out soon.

Generally, it's a pretty good PC. How much do the store want for it?

they want $550 for just the desktop, keyboard, mouse, and speakers, no monitor (I already have a good one anyway) So is the graphics card that comes with it good enough, or will I have to buy a better one?

It depends, RCT:3, like many other games, do not run at their best on integregated graphics chips. I've done some research on the 6100, and while it's fully DX9 compatable, it is very slow. The biggest performance penalty is because the 6100 uses a portion of your system's RAM for video memory, and is no where near as fast as if it had it's own dedicated video memory.

If you want to play more games now and in the future, upgrade to something like an ATI Radeon X1600. It's proberly the best card for price Vs. performance at the moment, coming in at around £100 over here in the UK, and will sell for a similar price in $.

The $550 they are asking for the PC is good tho, as that would be very cheap if it was being sold here, so stick with that package.

If its better than your old one, thats gotta be good news.