eMachines EL1352G-01w Review! (Worst Computer Ever?)

[GravyBoat]

Well guys, after owning this absolute beast of a computer for the past 8 years, I am finally ready to write a formal review on this system. Prepare yourself guys, these specs may shock you! 

• The eMachine EL1352G-01w comes with a HUGE 500GB HDD,
• It also includes a SUPER POWERFUL 2.8GHz Single-Core AMD Sempron 145 CPU (Now now, don't fret, even though Newegg prices this CPU at only 17 dollars, it's an amazing value!) The CPU also has an integrated DDR2/DDR3 memory controller! Talk about high tech, am I right?!
• An entire 2GB stick of RAM! That's right folks! 2 whole gigs of the fastest memory on planet earth! It might struggle with opening more than one application at a time, but it will get the job done!
• Here's where it gets juicy. This beastly gaming machine has a super high quality Nvidia GeForce 6150se nForce 430 GPU! Now I know what you're thinking fellow reader. "Isn't that card from like 2005? Doesn't it only have 128MB of VRAM and a core clock speed of 425MHz?" Well fellow reader, you'd be correct, but don't you worry! This top of the line card can handle all of your gaming needs! Whether you want to play Minesweeper or Solitaire, this GPU can handle it all!
• It also has Windows 7. I know Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 are already out, but who doesn't love some classic Windows 7? Don't you just love the nostalgia?

Let's get serious now, I've had this PC for the past 8 years, I've never had the time nor the money to purchase a new one or build my own, so I can tell you with certainty that this is actually the worst computer ever. Bootup takes anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes. Just sitting on the desktop with no applications open, the CPU usage is about 70% or higher. I can usually open only one program at once without it freezing up (For example I can open Steam, but having Skype open at the same time kicks this thing's CPU into maximum overdrive). It's hardly even usable as a school computer. Word takes about 3 minutes to open, and that goes for just about any program you launch on it. Who knows, maybe this eMachine will be worth something to some psychopath who enjoys terrible computers. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this light-hearted and fun review, and I look forward to interacting with you all around the forums!

 

Take care folks,

-Hunter

[aisle9]

Yes, but you left out the most important part: can it play Crysis?

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

1 minute ago, aisle9 said:

Yes, but you left out the most important part: can it play Crysis?

"Ok, 10 hrs later Crysis is downloaded and installed"

*opens Crysis*

*loading screen appears*

"I might be able to do this!"

 

10 mins later

This is CNN Massachusetts covering your latest local news. It appears a fire has broken out in the Brown neighborhood. The 911 call came from someone who identified himself as @GravyBoat. 

[flibberdipper]

Know I'm super late on this, but it sounds like you have a fucked install, @GravyBoat. I had a Sempron 145 with 2GB of RAM and the same chipset/iGPU, and it booted Windows 7 in sub-30 seconds and was incredibly snappy for being slow, generally speaking.

[ZimFreak]

On 10/1/2016 at 2:05 PM, tmcclelland455 said:

Know I'm super late on this, but it sounds like you have a fucked install, @GravyBoat. I had a Sempron 145 with 2GB of RAM and the same chipset/iGPU, and it booted Windows 7 in sub-30 seconds and was incredibly snappy for being slow, generally speaking.

 

On 9/6/2016 at 11:14 PM, GravyBoat said:

Word takes about 3 minutes to open, and that goes for just about any program you launch on it.

 

That's what I was thinking, tmcclelland. I would be willing to bet this thing hasn't had a full reformat and reinstall of windows in that entire 8 years.  The specs are bad but not so utterly abysmal that you should expect MS word to take 3 minutes to open. That sounds like a fucked windows install, disk fragmented to hell and back, and a registry so clogged it looks like a Chinese swimming pool.