Are these obedient tech specs for a gaming/school notebook?

My Components

AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core 5000+

Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium

No Monitor

2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs

320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst CacheTM

16x DVD+/-RW Drive

256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3

Integrated Sound Blaster(R)AudigyTM HD Software Edition

Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse

No Floppy Drive Included

56K PCI Data Fax Modem

are these biddable specs for a gaming pc,games resembling civ4,sims 2,and so on...?

Are these obedient tech specs for a gaming/school notebook?

For what you've described, it's very obedient. If you primarily played first-person 3D games (stuff like Call of Duty 2, Oblivion, FEAR) or high-end MMORPGs approaching Vanguard, Age of Conan etc then I'd voice upgrade the graphics card. But the 8600GT is more than enough for Civ4, the Sims, Starcraft etc.



I'd consider more RAM because while 2GB is plenty for XP, it's effectively the minimum for Vista running the Aero interface.
i suggest better graphics card (a monitor =p) and probably a intel core2duo as they are a it ahead very soon,or wait for AMD's quadcore OR capture intel quadcore as the prices are 1/2 now
Yes it is a honest comp however I would suggest a better video card in valise they release something down the road that you want to get... the 256mb is nearing the terminate of its life and is becoming old. Also when you are buying a monitor I would suggest a samsung as they are usually better quality.
For an average gamer and multitasking PC its obedient.
This computer is overkill for the games you posted here. This computer can probably play oblivion at pretty large settings. Good choice. How much are they asking for this beast?