Did I make a bad purchase?

[fatbear5090]

I just bought a computer for $700, I was wondering what you guys thought of it?

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...foCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5098942

I'm thinking of adding in a 750 watt coolermaster PSU and a geforce GTX560 GPU.

What do you guys think?

 

[claptonman]

You could have probably built a better one, but it has a fast enough processor and plenty of RAM. A 650w power supply would be enough, since there's no way your motherboard would be able to SLI two video cards. And I would recommend a corsair, antec, silverstone, seasonic, Pc power and cooling, or XFX brands of power supply.

 

[ixiboneheadixi]

you made a horrible horrible purchaseand just wasted 700 dollars, if you can get your money back ASAP, HP is horrible, it will break, it will overheat, it will be slow, and if you try to phone then to get help they will not help you one bit, and you way over payed, GET YOUR MONEY BACK NOW!!!!

 

[daisymtc]

$700?
Overpriced!! Can you return it?

 

[pallethecop]

Christ, what a ripoff!! I place my vote on returning it. For 700 bucks, u can build yourself a better one!!

 

[Geoff]

That is a huge ripoff! If you are nervous about building your own and want to buy a pre-built, check out Newegg or Tiger Direct, they have several pre-built machines that are much better for the money.

 

[fatbear5090]

I think it was actually more like $500, as it came with a $200 or $250 monitor.

 

[Geoff]

What size monitor did it come with?

 

[fatbear5090]

23"

 

[ixiboneheadixi]

if it came with an HP monitor like they all do, then , heres a god rule for buying computer, dont buy HP

 

[fatbear5090]

Apparently it's too late to return it. But will the aforementioned graphics card and power supply help bring it up to a reasonable level?

 

[Phy]

What do you want to do with it?

 

[fatbear5090]

Play Battlefield 3, MW3, and Skyrim. Also, online poker.

 

[Phy]

You might be a screwed then.

 

[fatbear5090]

Even with a new GPU and PSU? That sucks :/

 

[Phy]

Whats the cpu and does it have a pci-e(?) slot?

 

[fatbear5090]

Yeah, it does. Unfortunately, I'm stupid, so I'm not sure what the CPU is.

 

[Laquer Head]

Good Grief, this is like the blind leading the blind....I wasn't gonna post but I'm annoyed.

The computer, while not terrific, isn't as bad as you guys are trying to make fatbear5090 feel.

It's a full computer and can be moderately added to.--You can most certainly buy a beefier power supply and an upgraded graphics card.

The machine has a decent quad processor and you'll be able to run games on it.

People need to stop making it like the OP is an idiot just because they don't care for the brand.

Seriously....</rant>

 

[Phy]

How much can he upgrade it, and will it be worth it is the question.

 

[Troncoso]

How much can he upgrade it, and will it be worth it is the question.

He's able to upgrade to his heart's content, as long as it fits in the case, at that point, you buy a new case.

A new power supply and (depending on which) graphics card you use, you'll definitely see this able to handle games just fine. For something extremely CPU intensive you may notice some lag, but you can upgrade that too.

Because you don't like a brand, or you've heard that they are bad, doesn't guarantee the product is going to fail.

Before you buy any upgrades, just be sure they fit, else you'll need a new case.