Prebuilt Review. Help!

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nano

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Hi guys,

I'm not very tech savvy so I went ahead to cyberpowerpc and got the following for 1100 USD but i wanted an expert opinion. What do you guys think? I want to be able to upgrade in a couple years and i have no clue whatsoever about motherboards so is the one i chose a good one?

The specs are as follows:

* CAS: * Apevia X-Plorer 2 Mid-Tower Case w/ Side-Panel Window and MultiMeter Display (Silver Color with 200mm UV Blue LED Fan)
* CPU: AMD Phenom™II X6 1100T Six-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [+20]
* FAN: XtremeGear Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
* HDD: 40 GB A-DATA S599 Series Gaming MLC Solid State Disk [+25] (Single Hard Drive)
* HDD2: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+43] (Single Hard Drive)
* MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
* MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870/SB850 chipset support DDR3 Ultra Durable™3 Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, GBLAN, Support 6-core CPU, CPU Auto Unlocker, USB3.0, SATA-III, ON/OFF Charge for IPod, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI
* POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts - XtremeGear Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready
* SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
* USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
* VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 2GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+38] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

Thanks for the help!
 
Looks ok..MoBos kinda cheap but should do the trick...but man, for 1100 you can build a killer system!!...you want us to give you some builds suggestions??? Its definitely worth it if you can build it yerself.. :D
 
I´d love some suggestions though i´m not sure about building it myself cus i´m scared i´ll mess something up and end up with no computer!
 
You should think about building it yourself. If you decide to, you will save money, have a better system, and should be able to fix any computer problem that might arise, or atleast pinpoint it.

Building a computer is not as hard as most people believe. We will help you pick the best components for your budget (ensuring that they are compatible with each other) and then we will answer any questions that might follow. Once you have the parts to put it together, all you really have to do it put the parts together and plug everything in. It's that simple.
 
Thanks jd! Well i'm on a tight budget so i'd love to build my own pc. Thing is i'm not very sure about the assembly part because i have most of the component list down. Do you know any websites for this kind of thing manakore?
 
Ok here goes....

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
SPEAKERS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836116048
CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130582
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150523&cm_re=6950-_-14-150-523-_-Product
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Wireless Adapter: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320049
KEYBOARD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201038
MOUSE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178

TOTAL: About $1,075 Including Shipping. :cool:

You can always change parts/brands to your liking...,but this will get you gaming REALY good for a good price... :D
 
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nano said:
Hi guys,

I'm not very tech savvy so I went ahead to cyberpowerpc and got the following for 1100 USD but i wanted an expert opinion. What do you guys think? I want to be able to upgrade in a couple years and i have no clue whatsoever about motherboards so is the one i chose a good one?
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I just built an almost identical system. It is a very nice computer, but I am having trouble overclocking that processor on that motherboard. I'm new at overclocking, so it may just be me. It may also have something to do with the ram I chose. I did put in a bigger SSD which was a very good decision for me.

I should also mention that it cost almost the same to build it as what you're paying for that one. I did have to add a copy of windows to mine.
 
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From DIY you mostly get, choosing where the money is spent, and along with it the sense of accomplishment. It's custom to you, and the warranty is better. The've saved some money on some of those prebuilt parts to pay themselves. At the top of the list is that PSU which is no good, and I've seen complaints of it going out. Since the power supply is one of the most important components, just that alone is enough to warrant building. Plus you get all the rest of the upgrades, and all for the same dough. So it generally isn't cheaper but you get so much more.

As far as assembly, it isn't hard. Pretty much everything fits one way in one place. Even the cables. And as mentioned, there's plenty of help around here.

Are you planning on buying soon?
Do you need an os, like Windows, speakers, anything besides the tower portion?
 
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