No they aren't I did some of this myself. Actually, I took out a HDD for some repair so that is what is going on on the HDD side.
Mine absolutly sucks I don't even know why i'm posting it. AMD Sempron Processor 3400+: 2.0 GHz ,1600 MHz FSB, 256 KB L2 Cache Optical Drive: DVD/CD-RW Combination Drive, 16x Max. Read/48 Max. Write Hard Drive: 160 GB ATA Hard Drive Memory: 896 MB DDR SDRAM 8-in-1: Digital Memory Card Reader Ports: 5 USB Modem: 56 K ITU V.92 Ready Fax/Modem Actual speeds may vary. Video: nVIDIA GeForce 6100 PCI-Express Slot Available Network: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN
my dads computer i call it blinky watch the 20sec video to see what i mean ! Spec's - Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz BFG Geforce 6200 256MB AGP OC'ed 1Gb of kingston ram in duel channel mode 2x512 420W PSU DVD Buner/Player Basic CD-Rom Drive HP Mobo Pictures - Heres the 20sec video - his intel dont handed games too well
Yeah, that happens... get it all the way cleaned up and you will be able to OC better and your GFX card and everything will thank you.