Yeah you won't be able to do much gaming on that thing, at least nothing 3D. The problem with pre-builts is you have no idea what the motherboard or PSU can handle, and those are often where the builders skimp on parts. It likely has something abysmal like a 300watt PSU and the motherboard might not even support PCI-E (effectively crippled for GPU upgrades).
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Originally Posted by Buzzard
Yeah, I know I have a minimal need for any kind of skookum video card...but in case the need ever arises or whatever, will that bunch of ram compensate for a pretty low end video card?
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No. Not at all.
You could in-theory build a similar PC for about the same price, however it would be more upgradable and likely have better parts. I'm pretty sure I priced something out for someone recently RE an HTPC and it was ~$400 without a GPU.