PC any good?

[Imager]

Seems like a decent deal, but looking for comments...

http://www.compusa.com/applica...o=5263783&sku=B69-1129

 

[CalvinHobbes]

your link took me to the front page of CompUSA, which PC were you looking at and what is it going to be used for?

 

[Imager]

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
your link took me to the front page of CompUSA, which PC were you looking at and what is it going to be used for?

EVGA PhysX Barebone Kit - EVGA P55 LE MOBO, Intel Core i5 750 CPU, 4GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO, Case, 750 Watt PSU

EVGA P55 LE MOBO, Intel Core i5 750 CPU, 4GB DDR3,
Availability: Order Today, Ships Today


Price: $974.99
Less Rebate: - $75.00

Final Price: $899.99

this will be used for anything and everything from dvd movie encoding, and gaming!!

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: Imager

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
your link took me to the front page of CompUSA, which PC were you looking at and what is it going to be used for?

EVGA PhysX Barebone Kit - EVGA P55 LE MOBO, Intel Core i5 750 CPU, 4GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO, Case, 750 Watt PSU

EVGA P55 LE MOBO, Intel Core i5 750 CPU, 4GB DDR3,
Availability: Order Today, Ships Today


Price: $974.99
Less Rebate: - $75.00

Final Price: $899.99

this will be used for anything and everything from dvd movie encoding, and gaming!!

You might be better served to simply take their 'shopping list' of parts and go to newegg and order them individually, and then throw down a little extra to get the i5 860, not much more expensive but a much better CPU.

 

[betasub]

^ Not a lot wrong with the i5 750 if it is the right price.

Is that 2 different Nvidia GPUs? A GTX260/216 and a 9600GSO (PhysX?). You should be able to do better price/performance-wise.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: betasub
^ Not a lot wrong with the i5 750 if it is the right price. But for gaming you definitely want something stronger than a 9600GSO - pretty weak by last gen standards, let alone compared to the new GPUs being released.

9600GSO is in there for PhysX, the GTX260 is the primary GPU.

 

[betasub]

Originally posted by: TheStu
9600GSO is in there for PhysX, the GTX260 is the primary GPU.

Ninja'd while I was editing! Corrected above.

 

[Imager]

Originally posted by: TheStu

Originally posted by: betasub
^ Not a lot wrong with the i5 750 if it is the right price. But for gaming you definitely want something stronger than a 9600GSO - pretty weak by last gen standards, let alone compared to the new GPUs being released.

9600GSO is in there for PhysX, the GTX260 is the primary GPU.

Yeah the 9600 is for PhysX, not familiar with that...

overall, I didn't think I could find it much cheaper via the parts on newegg, I'll have to price it out again...I must have chosen something different along the way.

 

[CurseTheSky]

i5 750 - $200
ASRock P55 Pro - $115
G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1333 - $71
XFX GTX260 - $165
Western Digital 640GB Black - $75
Antec Earthwatts 650w - $85
Antec 300 - $55

Total: $766.

Of course, if it were me I'd buy an even cheaper graphics card (HD4770 probably) to hold me over until HD5000 series drop in price, and / or GT300 is out.

This combo gives you a slightly smaller hard drive (upgrade it to 1TB for another $20 or so) and lower wattage PSU, but you're most likely getting better quality stuff. Who knows what OEM makes that 750w PSU, or how crappy the case is going to be? At least when you build it yourself, you know what you're getting.

 

[Imager]

Originally posted by: CurseTheSky
i5 750 - $200
ASRock P55 Pro - $115
G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1333 - $71
XFX GTX260 - $165
Western Digital 640GB Black - $75
Antec Earthwatts 650w - $85
Antec 300 - $55

Total: $766.

Of course, if it were me I'd buy an even cheaper graphics card (HD4770 probably) to hold me over until HD5000 series drop in price, and / or GT300 is out.

This combo gives you a slightly smaller hard drive (upgrade it to 1TB for another $20 or so) and lower wattage PSU, but you're most likely getting better quality stuff. Who knows what OEM makes that 750w PSU, or how crappy the case is going to be? At least when you build it yourself, you know what you're getting.

Nice spec out, and yes I think the 4770 actually outperformed the 260 didn't it?

BTW the case is a Cooler Master HAF 932 - not a cheap case ;-)

Yeah I would need close to 1tb of storage for sure! Also isn't that EVGA mobo supplied better then that asrock? I've gotten that brand of mobo's before and had nothing but problems with them...

 

[jae]

sammy f3 1tb is $75, not as fast as wd black tho

 

[CurseTheSky]

Originally posted by: Imager

Originally posted by: CurseTheSky
i5 750 - $200
ASRock P55 Pro - $115
G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1333 - $71
XFX GTX260 - $165
Western Digital 640GB Black - $75
Antec Earthwatts 650w - $85
Antec 300 - $55

Total: $766.

Of course, if it were me I'd buy an even cheaper graphics card (HD4770 probably) to hold me over until HD5000 series drop in price, and / or GT300 is out.

This combo gives you a slightly smaller hard drive (upgrade it to 1TB for another $20 or so) and lower wattage PSU, but you're most likely getting better quality stuff. Who knows what OEM makes that 750w PSU, or how crappy the case is going to be? At least when you build it yourself, you know what you're getting.

Nice spec out, and yes I think the 4770 actually outperformed the 260 didn't it?

BTW the case is a Cooler Master HAF 932 - not a cheap case ;-)

Yeah I would need close to 1tb of storage for sure! Also isn't that EVGA mobo supplied better then that asrock? I've gotten that brand of mobo's before and had nothing but problems with them...

I think the GTX260 is a bit faster. It trades blows with the 4870 512MB, IIRC, which is faster than both the 4770 and the 4850.

If the case is a HAF 932 and the PSU is a quality unit, it sounds like a decent buy. The second graphics card is a waste though. The EVGA motherboard is one of the lower-end models, while the ASRock has some nice features. I've heard good and bad things about both companies (owned an EVGA 680i - great support, but iffy motherboard), so it's really up to you.

 

[Imager]

Originally posted by: CurseTheSky

Originally posted by: Imager

Originally posted by: CurseTheSky
i5 750 - $200
ASRock P55 Pro - $115
G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1333 - $71
XFX GTX260 - $165
Western Digital 640GB Black - $75
Antec Earthwatts 650w - $85
Antec 300 - $55

Total: $766.

Of course, if it were me I'd buy an even cheaper graphics card (HD4770 probably) to hold me over until HD5000 series drop in price, and / or GT300 is out.

This combo gives you a slightly smaller hard drive (upgrade it to 1TB for another $20 or so) and lower wattage PSU, but you're most likely getting better quality stuff. Who knows what OEM makes that 750w PSU, or how crappy the case is going to be? At least when you build it yourself, you know what you're getting.

Nice spec out, and yes I think the 4770 actually outperformed the 260 didn't it?

BTW the case is a Cooler Master HAF 932 - not a cheap case ;-)

Yeah I would need close to 1tb of storage for sure! Also isn't that EVGA mobo supplied better then that asrock? I've gotten that brand of mobo's before and had nothing but problems with them...

I think the GTX260 is a bit faster. It trades blows with the 4870 512MB, IIRC, which is faster than both the 4770 and the 4850.

If the case is a HAF 932 and the PSU is a quality unit, it sounds like a decent buy. The second graphics card is a waste though. The EVGA motherboard is one of the lower-end models, while the ASRock has some nice features. I've heard good and bad things about both companies (owned an EVGA 680i - great support, but iffy motherboard), so it's really up to you.

Thanks for the info...

I owened taht EVGA 680i mobo and loved it! All depends I guess...

Maybe that 4870 card is the one i was thinking about...

Xmas is coming soon, and trying to get the best bang I can without throwing a ton of money at a new PC (old one going to my oldest son). Money is short, and gotta save what I can to spend on the kids, LOL!

 

[Imager]

I priced out basically the same PC with the exception of the Antec 300 case and the Antec earthwatts PSU. Didn't include the 2nd video card, and added a dvd burner for $32. Price came out higher and with no rebate. All products priced out from Newegg.com

Grand Total: $1,011.39