This PC any good?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8891773&st=hp+pavilion&lp=6&type=product&cp=1&id=1212192194844

I know the video card isn't that good, I'm just wondering in terms of upgradability (in the future), and if I would be able to play some older games (NWN2, WOW, Gothic 3, etc.) right away at decent settings.

Overpriced.musclesforcier

Wasn't quite my question - but thanks?

Thanks guys. However, I do need a new desktop right away. I'd like to build, but I can't take the time to figure it out/do that. So basically I'm trying to find the best retail computer for the money. If anyone knows of any, it's appreciated.

When I built my first Computer I had no idea what I was doing. I just followed the manual. That's how easy it is.

Put stands into the case, this is the only important thing you have to remember, because some manuals dont tell you to do this and then youll short circuit your mobo. Screw motherboard into the stands. attach the CPU and cpu cooler (alot easier than it sounds). slot in the ram. screw in PSU screw in hard drive and dvd. And then plug all cables to the right place onthe motherboard according to your motherboard manual.

Edit: also you could just attach the cpu and cpu cooler and ram first and then put the motherboard into the case. This is safer. And easier.

It takes not even 2 hours to do all that. If you got your parts in the morning you would be playing games in the afternoon.

And if you print a detailed tutorial off on the net it will even easier. As they're more detailed than the manuals. Just study the tutorial while waiting for your parts.

Alright, I guess I could give it a try.

Anyone have a suggested setup for, in or around the $700-800 range?

Newegg is a good place to purchase parts, yes?

(thanks for the write-up by the way)

Here is links and everything is compatable, end price is $650, if you need a harddrive add $100, i assume you already have a keyboard, mouse, and monitor?

Processor - E8400 dual core @ 3 ghz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037 $180

Video Card- ATI 4850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103060 $175

Motherboard - gigabyte(supports new 45nm cpus) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128077 $65

Power Supply - coolmaster 550 watt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171025 $80

Case - Coolmaster http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119152 $70

Memory- adata 2gb in dual channel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066 $46

with shipping that ends up being $650 and it absolutly kills that system you were thinking about, you might want to get thermal grease, but if you have a radio shack around you they sell it for cheaper then online because of the shipping. if you need any help come on here or look on you tube for pc building. Im a idiot and i did it. just takes a few hours out of your time. The hardest part for me was selecting the parts, and i did that for yea. Soo good luck.

this system will kill games and any application for a good while. A $1500-$2000 prebuilt comptuer. Plus this way if you learn to overclock, you can with a processor which is just begging to overclock, but if you don't it still is fantastic and will max any game and make your computer use very smooth.

Wow.

Thanks for the reply.

www.newegg.com is definitely the way to go. I use to shop tigerdirect.com until I finally convinced myself to go newegg.com and so far, their prices can't be beat. I live in the United States, but I understand some people are from other parts like Australia or Canada. If you can shop there, then I would highly recommend it. :)

You can easily spend under $1000 with a beast PC rig.

Thanks guys. However, I do need a new desktop right away. I'd like to build, but I can't take the time to figure it out/do that. So basically I'm trying to find the best retail computer for the money. If anyone knows of any, it's appreciated.

XxsublimeX

NCIX, build a custom PC, trust me, they have good prices, i got my rig with a quad core and two 4850s for about 1,900.
DONT buy retail pcs, they never last as long, and they are not overclockable.

[QUOTE="XxsublimeX"]

Thanks guys. However, I do need a new desktop right away. I'd like to build, but I can't take the time to figure it out/do that. So basically I'm trying to find the best retail computer for the money. If anyone knows of any, it's appreciated.

xid32

NCIX, build a custom PC, trust me, they have good prices, i got my rig with a quad core and two 4850s for about 1,900.
DONT buy retail pcs, they never last as long, and they are not overclockable.

Listen to him/her. Retail comps suck big time and they'll just bottleneck everything you put in it because you cannot overclock. Besides, the parts they put in there are usually of low quality, starting with the PSU down to the harddrive. You only buy retail unless you have absolutely no intentions of playing video games, except maybe for solitaire. Heh. :P

Overpriced.musclesforcier

Its HP, of course its overpriced. Snd if the O.P dosen't want to build then he can go to a local computer shop and ask them to assemble it for you. should be around 100 dollars or so.

It Elann the one who got illuminated he think about dell pc and now he thinking about Custom pc =) lol sup elann
and damn yeah is right i made a post earlier if i can find i ad proof of dell vs : custom build pc
PC stand-art : 1400$ : add 2GB of ram 100$ : add 4GB : 400$ 800mhz dDR2
WHY would add 2GIG more ? would cost . +400$ blame dell.
4GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz -4 DIMMs [add$410or$12/month1] on dell.com
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 DIMMs [subtract$410]
http://www.ncixus.com/products/29580/F3-12800CL7D-4GBHZ/G.SKILL/
and this is GDDR3 From a custom build as you see ur self
for 20$ You get 1600mhz For compatible Desktop motherboard like X38 P5E3 or X48 P5E3 or. Nfroce 790i to 790i ultra for 2000mhz support

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26490233&page=2 it even made a popular poster
panic about it
marcthpro

Yeah, dont do what I did. I bought an HP computer. But in my defense, I didnt plan to game on this computer! :cry: Really, I wasnt planning to. I was just going to use it for work and websurfing but after the announcement of Diablo 3 and this fascination for Crysis, I HAD to go back to PCgaming.

Marc, I purchased all the components for my new build. I only need one more part and that's the CPU. I'm waiting for the Q9550 to price drop. You told me it would be Q32008 but do you know which month? This month or August? I'm going to rape Crysis soon. :twisted: DOnt forget to answer my question Marc. :P Thanks!

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7606&Itemid=1

Here's more.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Watch-out-for-those-PC-price-drops

Great news! Get the Q9550 for your cousin, Marc.

we need Review of Q9550 OCmarcthpro

There isnt a review of Q9550 OC? Hmm.

http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-4364-view-Core-2-Quad-q9550-overclocking.html

A pic of Q9550 in OC.

It's a BEAST.

i haven't found a good one for game benchmark only benchmark is true justice E8500 told me if you oc it to 4.0Ghz a current Easy Boost to it without watercooling get to Same performance on game as the Best Quad core on market now ? not OC tough
so in therm of logic if it more powerufll and can be oc more.like i donno 3.8ghz Quad core
vs 4.0Ghz OC e8500
and yet E8600 is said to be proven to be able to be OC to 4.5Ghz Without water-cooling but id not try so .
id put water :P

that not game benchmark :) i can't find out much about fps in game gahh ! marcthpro

THe Q9550 has plenty of multipliers so it should overclock well into the 3.5-3.8 range.

Bleh, E7200/E8400/Q6600 are all i would consider. Not worth the extra cash when they'll pretty much OC the same.X360PS3AMD05

Well, I wouldnt even consider buying 9550 at it's price right now. There's going to be a price drop at the end of July. I'm waiting for that, and it should bring it down to $329, which is the price of the Q9450. That isnt a bad price for a great quad-core. But anything more than that is just overkill on the wallet.

[QUOTE="marcthpro"]It Elann the one who got illuminated he think about dell pc and now he thinking about Custom pc =) lol sup elann
and damn yeah is right i made a post earlier if i can find i ad proof of dell vs : custom build pc
PC stand-art : 1400$ : add 2GB of ram 100$ : add 4GB : 400$ 800mhz dDR2
WHY would add 2GIG more ? would cost . +400$ blame dell.
4GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz -4 DIMMs [add$410or$12/month1] on dell.com
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 DIMMs [subtract$410]
http://www.ncixus.com/products/29580/F3-12800CL7D-4GBHZ/G.SKILL/
and this is GDDR3 From a custom build as you see ur self
for 20$ You get 1600mhz For compatible Desktop motherboard like X38 P5E3 or X48 P5E3 or. Nfroce 790i to 790i ultra for 2000mhz support

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26490233&page=2 it even made a popular poster
panic about it
Elann2008

Yeah, dont do what I did. I bought an HP computer. But in my defense, I didnt plan to game on this computer! :cry: Really, I wasnt planning to. I was just going to use it for work and websurfing but after the announcement of Diablo 3 and this fascination for Crysis, I HAD to go back to PCgaming.

Marc, I purchased all the components for my new build. I only need one more part and that's the CPU. I'm waiting for the Q9550 to price drop. You told me it would be Q32008 but do you know which month? This month or August? I'm going to rape Crysis soon. :twisted: DOnt forget to answer my question Marc. :P Thanks!

sadly my E7200 OCed is probably better then any quad core for crysis. Because games(yes even crysis) don't really support quad cores, it isn't as good as dual cores, plus they aren't as easy to oc. Dual cores are better for gaming at the moment and will be for bit longer i presume, until there are 8 cores! then 4 cores will become the gaming norm(im guessing anywase).

Bleh, E7200/E8400/Q6600 are all i would consider. Not worth the extra cash when they'll pretty much OC the same.X360PS3AMD05

^^^very true, people forget about the E7200, its soo good, i sugested the E8400 because if the OP didn't get into overclocking he would be still fine with the stock ghz but even stock E7200 is good.

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]Bleh, E7200/E8400/Q6600 are all i would consider. Not worth the extra cash when they'll pretty much OC the same.Elann2008

Well, I wouldnt even consider buying 9550 at it's price right now. There's going to be a price drop at the end of July. I'm waiting for that, and it should bring it down to $329, which is the price of the Q9450. That isnt a bad price for a great quad-core. But anything more than that is just overkill on the wallet.

i stick by the old hadage of any part more then $150 is too much, atleast for me.