Is this a decent gaming pc?

Question

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/cart/showcart.asp?ref=upd&url=/system/SP1.asp?v=d

Click one the "Mega Speacial I" icon to see details.

If I can get a better desktop for my money please let me know. I can go no higher than $1,450
This would be my first time buying a Customized pc so I am a little scared.

Any help would be realy apericiated.

Answer 1

The machine I saw 8800 Pro Intel E6320 at $1335. You did not provide enough information on the exact computer you were asking about, but I believe this is the one. There are two main differences between computers, which is the processor; AMD or Intel, in addition to the memory (RAM) capacity. This particular unit seems to specify 2X 1 MG (2 bays that hold 1 MG each). I would have to see the motherboard to know if you could increase this. Ideally, you would want an expandable unit that would give you between that 2 MG to 4 MG. It depends upon how many bays for memory the board will hold. The graphics card is paramount in any gaming computer and this one has an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 of 320 MG if I am correct, which is a very powerful one. The 420 Watt power supply that comes with it should never have to be upgraded. My gaming computer will hold 3 MG of RAM and I only use a GeForce 5700 256 MG graphics card, but I can upgrade that infinitely.

The difference in processors is singular or dual (most are dual now). AMD processors (which I have) can be "over clocked" for increased speed, but is not advised with Intel processors because they can over heat and burn out. With the FSB (front side bus) speed of this unit of 1066 I investigated and am speaking about, you shouldn't worry about that, but it is a consideration in making a decision if you know how to go into the BIOS of the computer to make any changes (only with AMD processors).

If this is the computer you are looking at, it is a fair price and is very powerful and you should not have to upgrade it for a long time; if ever. My unit has the same 2 MG of RAM (I can add only 1 MG more), with an AMD processor and only 800 FSB, which is not bad. I paid $1500 for it from Tigerdirect.com about 2 years ago. Less than one month after purchase the cost went down $100. I’m sure it would be about $1000 now. It came with 1 MG of RAM and I bought another stick of RAM to double that for around $80 at Pricewatch.com. A new graphics card of the kind your system has would cost about $300 since it is more current.

Bottom line, if you are satisfied with the Intel dual processor, which is good, and if you are comfortable with the price, it is not a bad deal at all. This unit will give you incredible speed, ability to play any game I have ever heard of and should not have to be upgraded for years. If it is within your budget and if you have shopped around, if you like it; buy it. It is an attractive unit and the is nothing it cannot do that I am aware of.

Answer 2

It's overpriced garbage. You know that monitor doesn't come with it? The power supply is weak and that is one place you shouldn't cut corners.

You evidently want a nice gaming rig, just build your own.

Sure it's a little scary at first, but it's honestly very easy. And there is a lot of satisfaction that comes with it. And it's helpfull to know your PC as a gamer, because it's not always pop in the disc and play like a console (xb360/PS3/Wii).

Newegg.com is probably the best place to shop.

I'll do a quick rundown just because I'm bored.

LIAN LI PC-61 USB Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811112025

BFG Tech BFGR88640GTSOCE GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 OC HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814143081

EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813188014
This motherboard will allow easy overclocking. It will also accept quad-core processors when they come out later this year.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 Conroe 1.86GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115015
This processor will easily overclock to 3.0+ghz, for an amazing boost in speed. All that's needed is a better heatsink to keep it cool:

Tuniq Tower 120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory (two of these for 4gb of RAM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145590

FSP Group (Fortron Source) FX600-GLN ATX12V, V2.2/EPS12V, V2.91, 600W RoHS Quad. SLi Power Supply 100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817104014

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X (two of these)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827106070

Total is $1,200ish after rebates.

That's one beast of a PC. Every part is name brand, from the aluminum case to the power supply.

Answer 3

CPU-AMD Phenom II X4 RAM-G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1333 GPU-Saphire 7950 Motherboard-MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ HDD-Western Digital WD Blue 500GB Case-Rosewill CHALLENGER DVD Drive- Black SATA 24X DVD Burner PSU-Corsair CX 600 About $600, plays any game at 1080p, medium to max settings.

Answer 4

Yeh what that person said.
Type up what parts you picked and what price it showed up.
Take into consideration (OPERATING SYSTEM/SHIPPING/ TAX)
And if you use the credit card, you automatically KNOW they will stuff INTEREST on what you buy.

(Personally I would ask you to consider looking at Quad Core CPUs)

Answer 5

Try this one:
http://66.225.202.210/guides/buyer/guide-200703.ars/3
Total price includes an LCD screen.

Answer 6

get the howies dream 2007 under intel its much better.

Answer 7

the link's busted