Ok so im going to be buying this gaming computer and i thought i should get your opinions before i buy it, heres teh specs:
Cpu: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
RAM: Patriot PDC22G6400LLK 2gb
Graphics Card: Asus 8800gts
Motherboard: eVGA 680i
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 750w
HDD: Western Digital 250Gb WD2500KS
Moniter: ChiMei CMV 22" 221D-Black
1.How would you rate this out of 10
2.Is it worth $2500 (australian) ?
3.Do i NEED to change anything ?
4.What would YOU change ?
Thanks to everyone that answers my question :)
2007-01-25 17:18:51 · 11 answers · asked by Lance L 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Excellent..But i would Spend some more bucks to get a Faster Hard Drives..if i am spending that much
think SCSI...no one can beat it ...
go ahead anyways..
2007-01-25 17:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got the newest Core 2 Duo, 64 bit. I would add a Sony DRU-830A 18x DVD, +/- rw, with RAM. In the US they have a rebate and I do not know about rebates for you. But on the internet it is about half as cheap as the store price.
You got to get the 4Gb of memory. Better in the long run. Level 2 cache I presume.
Disagree on the hard drive setup. But matter of opinion. Check the URL and from there you can decide on your HDD.
I presume that you will be using two video cards.
I googled the monitor and like mine has the word processing mode. That is you can tip it longways. Great for reading magazines. But the monitor can handle the card.
Now, if you go to pcworld.com. if you search they have a section on building your own computer, test results, and a top 5 and 10 list of computer stuff they test out. So maybe your ASUS game card is superseded. You did not mention if you were buying this at a store, custom made, or doing it yourself. Either way pcworld can get the facts for you. For me, you need to ship it to me so I can test it out for you. I guarantee to give you my opinion, oh say, maybe two years. lol
Rating 9 as I do not see anything on cooling here.
Below URLs take you directly to the source. I do this as I learn stuff along the way too. Since some of us do not work here in the US, but play on the computer all day. lol
2007-01-25 17:45:39 · answer #2 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer your questions in order:
1. I would consider this a decent setup for gaming, yes. Your buying a DX10 card which is not only powerful but ready for tomorrows next gen games.
2. No you are paying $1000 too much if you bought the parts from a competive source. Im qouting this in Canadian CDN dollars (which is identical in coversion).
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Processor $273
Intel D975XBX2 Motherboard (way better) $252
BFG Technologies 8800 GTS Video Card (much cheaper) $394
Corsair XMS2 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 Memory Kit (faster) $330
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB Hard Drive (bigger, faster) $107
Case and 650watt Gaming PSU = $110
Total so far = $1394
Which leaves you $1194 for the monitor.
All the picks I made were premium parts I just grabbed from www.pricegrabber.ca and not from shopping around. So you are getting fairly ripped off here. Hope this gives you some perspective on you future purchase.
2007-01-25 17:44:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its a good computer.
The price is OK.
I would rate it 8 out of 10.
You need to upgrade the Hard Drive. At least 500 gigs.
For accesories, I would suggest
Logitech, as they are the best around
hope this helped.
2007-01-25 18:30:14 · answer #4 · answered by Charlemagne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sims is fairly relaxing. It takes up fairly various of your computer memory yet its superb. also video games like Sonic and tremendous Mario are good. although the Sims is my customary :D
2016-10-16 03:09:41 · answer #5 · answered by woodie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its a good deal, check out price of ChiMei CMV 22" 221D-Black at http://www.shopbot.com.au/p-24352-534861.html, where do u stay , can it run windows , check about shipping costs etc
2007-01-25 17:45:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would rate it a 9. i think its pretty worth. i would change the speaker system to a much higher output. overall this a good system.
2007-01-25 22:34:54 · answer #7 · answered by yakuza_azl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's fantastic. Although do you really need a 680i? What's wrong with the 975X chipset?
2007-01-25 17:23:33 · answer #8 · answered by Rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its good if your a casual gamer. If your hardcore you may want four gigs or more of ram and faster harddrive..
Thats about all id change.
2007-01-25 17:35:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unless your going SLI go for a cheaper mobo and PSU.
2007-01-25 17:25:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋