Case:
Directron.com
Black Logisys Case-51 UFO Computer Case, w/ 80mm RGBY LED Fan, Dynapower 500W ATX Power Supply, 2x USB2.0
Graphics:
Buy.com
XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty
620Mhz 256MB PCI Express x16 SLI Ready Video Card
Memory:
Newegg.com
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2x1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Desktop Memory
CPU:
Directron.com
Intel Core 2 Duo LGA 775 Conroe Dual-Core CPU BX80557E6320, 1.86 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache,
* is it a good price when I get the processor for $160?*
Security:
CA AntiVirus 2007, Vista Compatible, free shipping
Harddrive:
Newegg.com
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Motherboard: Newegg.com
EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard
Fans/ Cooling:
Extra Free Green LED 80mm Case Fan, 80GRE4
rate please thanks
P.S. do you think its a good deal since I bought all this for under $580 total including shipping?
2007-07-30 09:15:55 · 4 answers · asked by Tachi 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Overall it appears to be a fairly good buy. My only concern is with the power supply chosen. The power supply is one of the most critical components to consider when building a system, but is often given little consideration. Everything in the computer is dependent on it for clean, sustainable power; especially the cpu, chipset and video card(s). How well they provide power to components and dissipate heat is extremely important. Power supplies are not built alike even though they may publish very similar specs. The cheaper ones usually use cheaper parts such as cheap heat sinks that are often inefficient and short-lived. I am not familiar with the Dynapower PSU and find little comparative information about it on the web. This does not mean it is not a good one, but its price is somewhat suspect. A better known, reputable name-brand (such as Antec, Enermax, Fortron, CoolerMaster, Thermaltake or Zalman) would have been preferable for a gaming system.
2007-07-30 10:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by Oddjob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol I'd imagine its a damn good value honestly. The fool talking about SLI being a 9+ with dual 8800's. There is no need what so ever unless you have that kind of money to just throw out. I think your PC is sufficient enough to do more tasks than you can throw at it. Although next time, go AMD :)
2007-07-30 17:29:09 · answer #2 · answered by Josh M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unbelievable to me that someone would recommend dual 8800s to someone who said they are a casual gamer. Anyway, yes that is a very good system for a casual gamer, and you got a good price on it. As one person mentioned though, don't be surprised if your power supply goes out in the near future.
2007-07-30 18:19:54 · answer #3 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its pretty good for the money ... i would rate it a 7 ... if u add raid and bump the video cards to 2 8800s' in sli ,put a bigger psu and bump the processor over 2ghz it would go to 9+ ..
2007-07-30 09:19:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋