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Q&A: Is this computer worth the $1,588?
By admin | February 24, 2011
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Question: Is this computer worth the ,588?
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I Work on computers alot (not as a job as a hobby) i can do mostly any thing but i do know hardware i can take out and put in anything but i just dont know how good things are if you know what i mean i just need a little conformation before i buy this from IBuyPower
Case ( PSI ArmorX Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Red )
Case Lighting ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Red )
Power Supply ( 600 Watt — Power Supply SLI Ready )
Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q8400 (4x 2.66GHz/4MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )
Processor Cooling ( Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooling Fan System Fan Controller Included )
Motherboard ( [SLI] Asus P5N-D Nvidia nForce 750i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E MB EPU Technology )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Mushkin High Performance II (HP2) w/Heat Spreader )
Video Card ( 2x NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video – running SLI mode )
Video Card Brand ( === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Cards [SLI enabled] Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [Lightscribe Technology] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Network Card ( Killer K1 – Online Gaming Accelerator – w/ 333Mhz Network Processing Unit + Lag Reduction Technology )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( LCD Monitor 22″ Widescreen TFT LCD Monitor [Black] )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard )
Mouse ( iBUYPOWER 1600 dpi High Sensitivity Internet Mouse Black )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ….) 64-Bit )
Software/Game ( [Free Game] – Halo 2 Free with purchase of Microsoft Windows Vista operating system )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3/MP4 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( i-Rock Web Camera )
Headset ( SYBA Circumaural Stereo Headphone with Built-in Microphone )
Power Protection ( ** iBUYPOWER Recommended ** Opti-UPS SS1200-AVR Mighty Voltage Regulator )
Advanced Build Options ( iBUYPOWER Specialized Advanced Packaging System Protect your investment during transportation! )
Advanced Build Options ( Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks )
Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis )
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Answer by Gamer
Thats a great configuration. As long as you are getting an authentic Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Bit disk with it, I’d say the price is great. Although I would not pay more than 00 for it. Thats just me though.
HTH
Answer by Jeteon B
Seems like you’ve got a good set of stuff. However, I would forgo a lot of those extras. You really shouldn’t buy peripherals (keyboards, mice, webcams) from people who sell you computers, because they generally double the price. If you really want all that stuff, look it up online and compare prices. And all that fancy stuff (heat spreaders, thermal compound, etc.) is mostly bull crap that sounds like gold to make you spend more. Also, if you’re dropping 1.5 grand on a desktop, you should be getting what’s worth your money. At that level, you should have at least 6 or 8 gigs of memory and 2.8 ghz processor.
Try plugging in the same specs to other websites, like HP and Dell. Maybe the lighting and case isn’t as cool, but it’s a better deal. And if it really matter that much, you can purchase it separately and move everything from one comp to the next.
Answer by vic5014
you really need to tell us what you will use this computer for, but here goes
a lot of the components don’t make much sense. the case lighting is a waste of money. so is vista ultimate unless you want advanced backup and encryption features that are done better with 3rd party software. the super duper thermal compound and fan only makes sense if you want to overclock. the sli board, keyboard, and killer nic card suggest gaming, but a q8400 is not a good gaming processor. if this is primarily for gaming, get a e8400. why do you need to spend that much for a nic? the geforce 9500gt is a weak card and sli won’t help that much. plus 1gb of memory on a card that weak is a total waste of money. just to add insult to injury, the only 1gb geforce 9500gt cards I can find on newegg use gddr2. the comparison is not completely valid due to the markup ibuypower undoubtedly charges, but 2 1gb 9500gt”s are worth at most 0 at newegg. with the same 0 you could get a 9800gtx+ which will blow those clunkers out of the water and spare you the hassles of sli. if you work on computers a lot and have a few, you must have a keyboard, speakers, and a mouse lying around. or 2. or 10. either way, save yourself the money and forego them here. why do you need dual optical drives? you can probably find a better or cheaper monitor elsewhere, so drop that too. the only reason to get a full tower case is if you want to add a boatload of drives or fans. a voltage regulator is a good idea with a computer this expensive, but why not go for a full-on ups? having professional wiring as an option makes me question the quality of a “standard” wiring job and you shouldn’t have to pay for special packaging to ensure your computer arrives undamaged.
you’ll admittedly have a hard time beating that price for that system, but just for comparison, if you go here
http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_configurator.asp?PRID=7044
and spec out a computer, you can get almost exactly the same system for 60, with the changes I suggested. it has the same motherboard, the same cooler, almost exactly the same ram (a mushkin EM2-6400 2x2gb kit) and hard drive, a ups, a card reader, a nice mid-tower case (the cooler master centurion 590) and psu (the nspire NSP-650V22BF14PF), a retail sata burner (the lite-on iHAS324) and the cpu and video card I suggested. I will admit I dropped down to vista home premium 64 bit and dumped the keyboard, mouse, nic, and monitor to get that price, but I explained my reasons above. you also won’t get the extras like the web cam, case lighting, “professional” wiring, “special” packaging, and high-performance thermal compound, but their usefulness is dubious at best. it also comes with a 3 year warranty and much better tech support and customer service than what ibuypower offers.
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