fishy523

Hi im new to the forums and i need advice on this new gaming computer im gonna buy are the specs good for the money that im paying?






# *BASE_PRICE: [+925]
# CAS: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control (Black Color)
# CASUPGRADE: NONE
# CS_FAN: Extra Case Cooling Fan [+3] (3 x Fans [+6])
# CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6550 CPU @ 2.33GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit
# CD: (Special Price) 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
# CD2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)
# CABLE: None
# FLOPPY: NONE
# FLASHMEDIA: None
# FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dba)
# HDD: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
# HDD2: NONE
# IEEE_CARD: NONE
# KEYBOARD: PS2 Microsoft® (BLACK) MULTIMEDIA KEYBOARD [+8]
# MOUSE: Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse (BLACK COLOR)
# MODEM: NONE
# MONITOR: NONE
# MONITOR2: NONE
# MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
# MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
# NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
# OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium (32-bit Edition)
# PRINTER: None
# PRINTER_CABLE: None
# PRO_WIRING: None
# POWERSUPPLY: 500 Watts Power Supplies [+49] (Ultra V-Series 500 Watts ATX PSU (Black))
# RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
# SOFT: Free 60 Days Microsoft® Office® 2007 (Words, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook + More) - Windows Vista™ Required
# SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS 24/7 LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
# SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD
# SPEAKERS: 600WATT PMPO SUBWOOFER STEREO SPEAKERS
# TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
# TVRC: None
# USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
# UPS: None
# USBHD: NONE
# VIDEO: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB 16X PCI Express (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA [+5])
# VIDEO2: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB 16X PCI Express (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA [+5])
# VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
# WNC: NONE [-14]
# WAP: NONE
# _PRICE: (+987)

maroon1

Try to get 8600GTS instead of two 8500GT, because one 8600GTS is better than two 8500GT

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paratwa

Dual 8500's? Hmm... Think I would upgrade that to a single 8800gts

Thats a cheap case, looks cool, but lots of cheap plastic parts.

That motherboard is not one of the best. Its good for overclocking, but needs alot of fans to keep it cool. So then again water cooling might be a good idea with that motherboard.

I like gigabyte boards much more, better tech support and online web support.

But yeah, looks like a decent price.

fishy523

ty guys so much for your response
im a newbie at this cause i never had to buy a new pc before.
whats a good case to buy instead of the one i posted?
im willing to pay extra for a good case that will be sturdy and not plastic
heres a list of what they got
oh if i dont do duel video cards what Mb of 8800 GTS video card should i get

-ATX MEDIUM TOWER CASE 350 WATT
-Sigma Gaming Orca Mid-Tower 400W Case()
-Xion 791 Mid-Tower 420Watts Case with 8 Open Bays()
-NZXT Duet Classic Mid-Tower 420W Case
-In-Win F-430 Mid-Tower 420W Case
-NZXT Zero Aluminum Full Tower 420W Case
-CoolerMaster Mystique 632 Tower 420W Case
-TURBO X-DREAMER CASE 350 WATT W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display
-Sigma Gaming Shark 9-Bay Gaming Tower 420W Case
-NZXT Nemesis Elite Aluminium Mid-Tower Case 420W W/Window, Temp.Display & Fan Control
-NZXT Nemesis Metal Mid-Tower Case 400W W/ side-panel Window
-X-Discovery Mid-Tower Case 420W W/ WINDOW & Temperature Display
-Raidmax Sagitta Mid-Tower 420W Gaming Case w/ Side Panel Window
-RaidMax Smilodon Med-Tower 420W Case w/ Side-Panel Window
-CyberPower X-Titan Tower 420Watt Case with 8 Open Bays & Side Window
-Xion III Gaming Mid-Tower 420W Case with Side Window
-Thermaltake Bach VX Mid-Tower 420W Case with Side Window
-Apevia X-Telstar Aluminum Full Tower 420W Case w/ Temp Display and Fan Control
-CoolerMaster Stacker 830 Tower 420W Case W/ Side-panel Window()

paratwa

Who are you buying this system from?

fishy523

im buying this system from cyberpowerpc.com
you can customize your build and everything on there site
i dont want to spend too much on the PC my budget is limited to $900-$1100
if you can help me out on a gaming PC build ill gladly appreciate it

paratwa

Can you post a link to that shop? If it's the one I am thinking about, you will not want to purchase from them. But there are 3 different places with that name, so it makes a difference which one you are going with.


Edit; You already did post it.

paratwa

Thats the place you really need to stay away from. They have a c rating from the BBB.

Link to cyberpowers complaints from the BBB.

http://www.labbb.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Bu...anyID=13080817

They have a total of 315 complaints about them.

Read the complaints, makes for some interesting reading!

Note: Firefox does not work well with the BBB website. Use Internet explorer to view that link.

fishy523

oh wow i didnt even know that
thanks a bunch for telling me
would it be wise to just buy parts from newegg.com and try to have somebody build it instead ?

paratwa

Thats what I would do. Or try to build it yourself! It really is not hard to do.