Opinion - Good System?

[ratbatblue]

Interested in opinions on the following package. It's an upgraded Gateway GT5032. Upgraded items marked with *.

BTX case w/extra case fan
300w Power Supply
eVGA GeForce 6800XT graphics card, 256MB RAM *
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
2GB PC3200 RAM *
300GB Seagate SATA Hard Drive, 16MB Cache *
DVD-ROM
DVD-burner
TV tuner
Windows MCE
Viewsonic VA1912wb monitor (widescreen, 19")

I paid $870 for the computer and $300 for the upgraded items, plus $200 for the monitor. All new.

I think it should do anything I need it to. Am somewhat suspicious of low(?) base price and wonder about long-term reliability. I should mention that Gateway has discontinued the GT5032. Not available anywhere. Did I make a good or bad choice? The closest thing I could find at any of the competitors was hundreds more, same for building the equivalent from scratch.

 

[computermaineack]

I'd say you payed too much for the un-upgraded system.

 

[bigsaucybob]

I think that is actually not that bad of a deal. I think you should get a better GPU.

 

[spamdos]

i would wait for the gpu. what games can that not play well?

 

[Altanore]

Who says he needs it for gaming? Still a decent gaming system with the GPU if he is gaming. Looks like a great system for the price

 

[ceewi1]

A 300W PSU seems a little slim, but it depends on the quality of the unit (particularly the amperage on the +12V rail), of course.

 

[DarkJokerX]

Looks liek a good deal to me should runing good but liek ceewi1 said I would go for alittle higher w PSU

 

[DKdeadly]

get a new graphic card(go for a nice 512) will be really worth the money if you do gaming or get a good high end 256 for normal use + higher psu about 500 watts and you should be good

 

[diduknowthat]

ehh...the graphics card kinda stinks