is this computer decent?

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just a noob

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Processor AMD Phenom™ 9600 Processor (AMD LIVE!™) (2.30GHz, 2MB L3 cache, 3600MHz system bus)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (32-bit)
Memory 3072MB 667MHz dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM (2-1024MB modules & 2-512MB modules)
Hard Drive 500GB 7200rpm Serial ATA II/300 hard drive w/ 16MB cache1
Optical Drive 18X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive featuring Labelflash™2
Chassis Stunning jet-black finish with copper metallic accents
Video NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GT card with 512MB onboard memory
Media Card Reader Gateway® 15-in-1 media card reader with copy button and IR receiver
Application Software Microsoft® Works 8.5, Microsoft® Money Essentials & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)3
Audio 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio
Backup Media Cyberlink Power2Go (for Windows Vista® Home Premium and Ultimate)
Dimensions (Box) 21.73" (L) x 17.52" (W) x 11.14" (D) or 552mm (L) x 445mm (W) x 283mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 15.60" (H) x 7.20" (W) x 16.10" (D) or 395mm (H) x 182mm (W) x 410mm (D)
Expansion Slots Available: 1 - PCI-E x1
External Ports (6) USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Rear), (2) DVI Ports (Video Card), S-Video, 2 PS/2 Ports
Finished Goods Batteries for remote control 2 1.5V AA
Finished Goods Cyberlink label printer for Windows Vista®
Finished Goods Norton Internet Security™ (60-day free trial)4
Integrated Network 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 Port)
Keyboard Gateway 104+ elite keyboard
Media Drive Gateway® Portable Media Drive Bay
Modem 56K PCI data/fax modem
Motherboard Systemboard with NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE chipset
Mouse USB optical 2-button wheel mouse
Operating System Backup Media Windows Vista® Home Premium backup media (32-bit)
Power Supply 400W power supply
Security Software Norton Internet Security™ (60-day live updates)4
Software Drivers Driver for AMD Live technology (for Windows Vista®)
Speakers Gateway® 2.0 USB speakers
TV Tuner Analog/digital TV tuner5
TV Tuner Accessories Remote control for TV tuner
Warranty 1-year parts and labor limited warranty6

is this good for the price? sorry if the post is a little long the price will come to $1159 something after taxes it is a gateway fx2070 please dont nag at me about how the processer is an amd im currently on a pentium 4 with 512mb of ram
 
that is a good computer but u need to get DDR800 or 1066.
u must get a better PSU say 600W or more.
but other than that it is a good build.
 
Gateway? ouch!

For that amount you could shop around for board+cpu combos, seen a good card, still see 3gb of memory, have a good dvd burner, cpu, case, and even case of choice with extras and assemble it yourself if you were determined enough.

For about the same total here I may not have the 8600 while seeing a
3ghz AMD 6000+ X2,
Antec 900 powered with an
OCZ GameXStream 700w supply,
3 hard drives moved from the old case out of 4,
2gb of performance memory,
Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer card,
an AVerTV tuner card, Vista Home Premium,
1 new sata dvd burner along with a cd writer moved along with the HDs,
plus a new 19" wide screen lcd replacing an old one.

phew! got that all out! Prices have come down somewhat like seen on the cpu for sure! since that was put together last summer. Try seeing a cpu drop some $70 in price. Memory has also seen a good drop along the supply.
 
doubt i would use it that much, for all i know i may be building a computer towards the end of the year with one of those wolfdale 45nm 3ghz duo core processers (maybe the extreme quad core if i get a job this summer) x38 mobo, 850 watt antec psu, antec nine hundred (sli edition im a sucker for the green lights), crossfireX, 3 or 4 10k 150gb raptors, 4gb of performance memory, maybe one of those creative fatal1ty cards, dunno on the cd burners, new 19" lcd, and vista ultimate 64 bit? thats quite an improvement on the above :\
 
dougland said:
its weird to see a lot of box manufacturers going with 3gb of ram
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Not actually! One of the big complaints heard is that Vista uses more memory where Dell offers any OS or simply seeing Vista on all new systems. What most seem to forget the length of time seen since XP replaced 2000 and ME using more memory then the older versions for the most part.

For example 98SE ran on 16mb while XP needs 128gb minimum with some exceptions. "Gee? XP uses more memory!" could easily be the complaint there as well. In fact many refused to upgrade from 98 to XP. With each new version of Windows you will also note how much larger the memory capacity for boards has become.
 
3 just seems odd to me, id think they'd just go for 4 but i geuss they're doing the maximum minimum if that made sense. thanks
 
That would be in regards to the 3gb barrier for the 32bit editions like Home Premium the version seen the most often on prebuilds. It's only also a selling point for seeing a new system with 3gb instead looking at the 256 or 512mb as seen on the older XP models. With Vista requiring a little more memory they simply throw in the extra 1gb to sell their brand.
 
If you are planning to keep it as a spare after a new build later in the year or pass it along to a family member or friend for the basics there shouldn't be any problems other then the cost itself. For threads getting hijacked here all too common unfortunately.
 
dunno i'm probably gunna get a warmachine or something if i get a job this summer just for myself i would probably use the other one occasionally, but like i said it would most likely blow the pentium 4 and 512mb of ram out of the water, that comp is 4+ years old just to let you know
 
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