Please critique this desktop!

bornon5 · 07-26-2007, 06:22 PM

For reasons I've previously mentioned, I don't want to put together a desktop from Newegg this time. This is from Cyberpowerpc.com for $930 (including shipping). Cyberpower has great overall reviews from resellerratings.com (8 out of 10), so I think it's trustworthy. Also, I looked up a similar parts list on Newegg, and I'd only save $60 or so, so I'm pretty happy with this price. What do you all think? Any suggestions or advice?

Thank you!

CASE: Xion 791 Mid-Tower 420Watts Case with 8 Open Bays

CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6750 CPU @ 2.66GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit

MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard (I don't know much about motherboards. Is this good?)

MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)

VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB 16X PCI Express (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA) (It seems the 8600 GTS is as good as I can get from Nvidia without going up to the 8800. Is this true?)

HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

Optical Drive: 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)

Kilauea · 07-26-2007, 08:17 PM

This seems like a good system, but the PSU is too weak... get some Corsair 520HX instead... As for the GPU, it should be decent for light gaming... if you are into gaming, go for 8800 instead.

BTW, not so sure 8/10 is such a great thing, think of it, 2 out 10 customers were not satisfied... Newegg has 9.88/10 and you were not satisfied... Now, I have never ordered from Newegg, but I'm just saying that maybe you should read some negative reviews about that store to be sure what was negative for others won't be for u.

[trs]ALUMINUM · 07-26-2007, 08:30 PM

It looks good. I have that motherboard right now. Its good for the money...

Go for a 8800gts 320mb version. Its not that much more expensive than the 8600

kof2000 · 07-26-2007, 08:31 PM

for the hard driver try to get seagate 7200.10 with PDR. though their defective rate is really high. if you happen to get one that works its really fast and doesnt run hot at all.

oscaryu1 · 07-26-2007, 09:11 PM

Definitely get an better PSU. That case PSU wont even start the rig

Even so, does the case PSU even have an 6pin?

Could you get links?

bornon5 · 07-26-2007, 10:42 PM

EDIT: Here's the main page for this customizable computer: http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/SP3.asp?v=d

1. Actually, the price I had included this PSU: "NZXT PF-500 500Watt Power Supply" but it didn't list for some reason. Is 500W enough, or do I need to go higher?

2. Is there a big difference between Corsair RAM and Mushkin RAM? Mushkin is more expensive. Worth it?

3. Before the 8800 came out, wasn't the 8600 GTS the best? Or is it actually a crappy card or something? According to its detailed specs, it seems to run faster than any non-8800 card, and has more pixel pipelines.

4. Just want to make sure - is the motherboard definitely the most cost-effective?

[trs]ALUMINUM · 07-26-2007, 11:01 PM

Alright to answer above questions, When you buy cheap ram you get cheap ram. Mushkin will be better. 8800 was out b4 the 8600 series. They are actually not even faster than a 7900 or they are probably comparable.

The mobo is the best cost to performance board

kof2000 · 07-26-2007, 11:30 PM

nvidia 8 series and ati 2000 hd series dont use pixel pipelines.

bornon5 · 07-26-2007, 11:34 PM

Is the NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express noticeably better than the 8600 GTS?

07-26-2007, 06:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
bornon5 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 48	Please critique this desktop! For reasons I've previously mentioned, I don't want to put together a desktop from Newegg this time. This is from Cyberpowerpc.com for $930 (including shipping). Cyberpower has great overall reviews from resellerratings.com (8 out of 10), so I think it's trustworthy. Also, I looked up a similar parts list on Newegg, and I'd only save $60 or so, so I'm pretty happy with this price. What do you all think? Any suggestions or advice? Thank you! CASE: Xion 791 Mid-Tower 420Watts Case with 8 Open Bays CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6750 CPU @ 2.66GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard (I don't know much about motherboards. Is this good?) MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand) VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB 16X PCI Express (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA) (It seems the 8600 GTS is as good as I can get from Nvidia without going up to the 8800. Is this true?) HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) Optical Drive: 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)

07-26-2007, 08:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kilauea Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 417	This seems like a good system, but the PSU is too weak... get some Corsair 520HX instead... As for the GPU, it should be decent for light gaming... if you are into gaming, go for 8800 instead. BTW, not so sure 8/10 is such a great thing, think of it, 2 out 10 customers were not satisfied... Newegg has 9.88/10 and you were not satisfied... Now, I have never ordered from Newegg, but I'm just saying that maybe you should read some negative reviews about that store to be sure what was negative for others won't be for u. __________________ 5½ years old rig ? P4 1.7Ghz MSI MS-6547E 768mb RAM ATI Radeon 7200 40Gb Seagate HDD w/ Xp 7Gb Maxtor HDD w/ Linux TigerPlus 300 Watt PSU (never heard of such company) Broken LG CD-rom drive that seems to work sometimes Last edited by Kilauea; 07-26-2007 at 08:19 PM.

07-26-2007, 08:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
[trs]ALUMINUM Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Age: 16 Posts: 187	It looks good. I have that motherboard right now. Its good for the money... Go for a 8800gts 320mb version. Its not that much more expensive than the 8600 __________________ DESKTOP MOBO: EVGA 790i ULTRA SLI CPU: Intel Core 2 QUAD Q6600 OC'ed 3.0ghz RAM: 2GB OCZ Reaper 1333mhz DDR3 GPU: EVGA GTX280 CASE: Antec P182 HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300gb 10k COOLING: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 with retention brace

07-26-2007, 08:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	for the hard driver try to get seagate 7200.10 with PDR. though their defective rate is really high. if you happen to get one that works its really fast and doesnt run hot at all. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

07-26-2007, 09:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,043	Definitely get an better PSU. That case PSU wont even start the rig Even so, does the case PSU even have an 6pin? Could you get links? __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

07-26-2007, 10:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
bornon5 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 48	second line of questioning EDIT: Here's the main page for this customizable computer: http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/SP3.asp?v=d 1. Actually, the price I had included this PSU: "NZXT PF-500 500Watt Power Supply" but it didn't list for some reason. Is 500W enough, or do I need to go higher? 2. Is there a big difference between Corsair RAM and Mushkin RAM? Mushkin is more expensive. Worth it? 3. Before the 8800 came out, wasn't the 8600 GTS the best? Or is it actually a crappy card or something? According to its detailed specs, it seems to run faster than any non-8800 card, and has more pixel pipelines. 4. Just want to make sure - is the motherboard definitely the most cost-effective?

07-26-2007, 11:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
[trs]ALUMINUM Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Age: 16 Posts: 187	Alright to answer above questions, When you buy cheap ram you get cheap ram. Mushkin will be better. 8800 was out b4 the 8600 series. They are actually not even faster than a 7900 or they are probably comparable. The mobo is the best cost to performance board __________________ DESKTOP MOBO: EVGA 790i ULTRA SLI CPU: Intel Core 2 QUAD Q6600 OC'ed 3.0ghz RAM: 2GB OCZ Reaper 1333mhz DDR3 GPU: EVGA GTX280 CASE: Antec P182 HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300gb 10k COOLING: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 with retention brace

07-26-2007, 11:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	nvidia 8 series and ati 2000 hd series dont use pixel pipelines. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

07-26-2007, 11:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
bornon5 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 48	Is the NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express noticeably better than the 8600 GTS?

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