Help -- Good or bad computer for the price?

[Dirrocte13]

ok so i went to ibuypower.com and built this... its for gaming / internet / music and movies

USD $2,175.00 is the price with shipping, id like to shave down the price a bit, but with good performance. what do you think?

Case ( Eagletech Viper II Aluminium Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Red/Black 2-Tone )
Case Lighting ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Red )
Power Supply ( 650 Watt -- NZXT PRC-650 Power Supply SLI Ready )
Processor ( [$300 OFF Mail-In Rebate] [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor QX6800 (4x 2.93GHz/8MB L2 Cache/1066FSB) )
Processor Cooling ( [=== Silent ===] Extreme-Performance INTEL CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof = Maximum cooling efficiency for quietness and performance )
Motherboard ( Asus P5KPL-VM Intel G31 Chipset w/6-channels, Gb LAN, S-ATA 3Gb/s, USB 2.0, Single PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair XMS2 Xtreme w/Heat Spreader )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT 256MB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Video Card Brand ( === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Card Powered by NVIDIA )
Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] 20X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Monitor ( LCD Monitor [--- Special ---] 20.1" LCD 16:10 Wide WSXGA HD(HDCP) Monitor Support DVI Video up to 1080P(HDMI) )
Keyboard ( Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard )
Operation System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 32-Bit )


well there it is ... thanks in advance, this is a computer for a friend who has a 2000 USD budget so, oh and the price above is with shipping.

 

[reddevil6]

i think u could get much metter for that price

 

[smerk]

If your serious about gaming i would suggest a better graphics card maybe

 

[coddie]

For that money you should have an 8800GT at least. Personally i dont think you need to spend the money on the quad core because the dual cores perform good enough at the moment. You could also save some more money for the better GPU by getting a 19" LCD rather than 20. I have a 19" and its perfect. You should try and build a balanced pc, reason i say this is because you have a not so good mobo and gpu, and you are going for the more expensive cpu and ram.
I would recommend going for a dual core, corsair xms2 800mhz, 680i mobo, and an 8800gt, build the rest around that and you should have a pretty decent machine

 

[oscaryu1]

Question: Is this a Good or Bad build?

Answer: Neither;Horrible.

 

[bigbird]

^ OUCH!
Listen to these guys, they will point you in the right direction.

 

[Gogey]

Yeah...thats a REALLY bad build. Do you HAVE to buy it or would you put it together?

 

[Dirrocte13]

lol. im VERY bad with computers, im not sure why my friend came to me .. :/ maybe because I play a lot of computer games. But anyway, niether of us have a lot of computer knowledge therefore building is kind of out of the question... can anyone link / suggest a prebuilt computer for about 1500$ USD, 2000 is the max, so you can go a bit higher ... thanks