New PC

[Agrippina]

I just bought this but I didn't do much research 1st.
Does this look like it will be a decent machine tho?


Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor QX6700 (3.20GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 2x4MB cache, Factory Overclocked
Memory: 4096MB 667MHz Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (4-1024MB modules)
Motherboard: Intel® 975X Chipset with DDR2 and Intel® Core™ Duo support for QX6700 Overclocked Processors
Hard Drive: 500GB 7200rpm Serial ATA II/300 hard drive w/ 16MB cache
Chassis: Gateway® 7-bay BTX tower case
Power Supply: 700-Watt Power Supply
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX w/ 768MB, Dual DVI-I Dual link TV Out (Factory Overclocked)
Chipset: Intel® 975X Chipset with DDR2 Support and Intel® Core? Duo support

[Incinerate_IV]

Looks like a beast of a PC, it should last you a long time.

[removeduser_426582376423734]

How much did you get it for?

[Agrippina]

$3,500. with a monitor and some other things. I just ordered it today from Gateway but its not shipping till mid may

[OTZ]

I just bought this but I didn't do much research 1st.
Does this look like it will be a decent machine tho?

Why even ask? I can't fathom why you would drop $3500 on something and not do any research on the item...

But to answer your question, no, it won't be decent. You'll have crappy framerates and you'll be wondering why your system is running so darn slow with only 4 GB of RAM (you might have to stop some processes to optimise performance). Also make sure to constantly delete things from your Hard Drive, as you'll be pressed for space once you start downloading from the interweb. That 500 gig HDD should get cramped almost before you hit the power button for the first time.

[mrmouth]

Why even ask? I can't fathom why you would drop $3500 on something and not do any research on the item...

But to answer your question, no, it won't be decent. You'll have crappy framerates and you'll be wondering why your system is running so darn slow with only 4 GB of RAM (you might have to stop some processes to optimise performance). Also make sure to constantly delete things from your Hard Drive, as you'll be pressed for space once you start downloading from the interweb. That 500 gig HDD should get cramped almost before you hit the power button for the first time.

lol

not to be a prick but Im thinking you know just how nice that rig is and you started this thread just to flaunt your wares Agrippina.

now Im gonna be a prick, I could have built you that thing for a lot less than $3500.

[jaklei]

Erm... the HDD was 500 GIGAbyte

[Spartan_Shame]

Either sarcastic, or jealous

Top computer

[OTZ]

Either sarcastic, or jealous

Top computer

Both

[aNarion.]

Decent computer? More like the best hardware you can get out of a computer shop these days..
besides i just bought a computer for my self also, but not as over kill as yours.

[King Edward I]

nice PC, i really need to upgrade this celly piece of crap.. i sold my good clocking 4300

[Freddie]

nice PC, i really need to upgrade this celly piece of crap.. i sold my good clocking 4300

You told me you had it running at 6Ghz which was comparable to you o/c 4300.

If your going to get Quad core I would wait until Intel launch Penryn, this article

[King Edward I]

it was running @ 6 but its still slower than my 4300 by a decent margin

and I already know about that which is why im probably going 6600

[sdjenkyn]

You are overpaying by a lot. Gateways suck. You should have built it yourself.

[Gaius Baltar]

Looks like a racecar. SHould be able to run anything. 8800 GTX is the best, right now. (Was 5 mnts ago).

What kind of monitor?

[Zuwxiv]

I'm putting together a computer rig right now, and my entire computer is within $100 of the cost of your processor alone. Yeah, go and brag. Your e-Penis won't last forever.

Interesting note:
Processor: $970
RAM: 666MHz? You could get faster. $300 for some DDR2 800 4-4-3-5
Motherboard: Yours could handle the DDR2 800. Both ways, $210
Hard drive: Could always add more, but 500 is more than enough. $150.
Video card: Like you're not bragging. $600
Case: Nothing says "Great computer" like looking cool. $200.

Without the optical drives and monitor, you're at $2430. Depending on what you got, I think you could have saved between $300-500 by building it yourself, but then again you probably would need to buy the operating system too. Maybe $100 bucks then.

The only thing I can say about your computer: Your motherboard has a DDR2 800 standard. But the RAM is at 667, and this RAM is awesome.

Other than that, brag away. Your e-penis must be huge.

[Agrippina]

Thanks for the feedback, I did a little research but I dont know alot about computers so I just got what looked decent. I also tried building one and the price wasn't that much lower, plus then no warranty, no factory overclocking ect. Gateway does kinda suck (or did in the past anyway) but their new computers look quite nice for the money, the one im buying starts around $1500.

[Zuwxiv]

Thanks for the feedback, I did a little research but I dont know alot about computers so I just got what looked decent. I also tried building one and the price wasn't that much lower, plus then no warranty, no factory overclocking ect. Gateway does kinda suck (or did in the past anyway) but their new computers look quite nice for the money, the one im buying starts around $1500.

Sometimes you could end up paying hundreds (or near $1000) extra for buying it from a company rather than building it yourself. But you actually managed to get a good deal - maybe spent an extra handful of fives, but really for the warranty and everything you didn't come out half-bad at all. I've seen deals by Gateway that were better than building it myself, actually.

Overall, you got an awesome computer for a completely fair price. You could go for the eight core Mac Pro's with 16GB or RAM for around $20,000, but there is just literally no reason to go that far. Have fun with it!

[chris_uk_83]

why would you pay $970 for a processor? Just why? In a few months the price of that thing will be halved (exageration there for effect) ditto the Graphics Card. I have never understood why people buy top of the range parts for their computers, when they'll be so much cheaper so soon.

Personally I look at parts and find the level where the price per increase (be that speed, size, processing power etc.) stops being linear (i.e. you begin to get BIG jumps in price for small increases in goodness. Then I buy the parts at the top end of that scale. I usually end up with a very decent rig for around £500. Not top of the range by any means, but it'll certainly run anything out there on pretty high settings.

The thing is, this method seems to work no matter when you but your PC, just the longer you wait, the better it is, but the more advanced the software has become so you need it that much better.

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[Markas]

^currently building a rig but need my damn pittence wages to go in before I can get a graphics card. what I have so far-

Asus p5b deluxe
2gb ram pc6400
dual core 6600 processor
?

What should the question mark be? I'm spending £550 max so it has to be below £200(ish)

Any thoughts? The rep monkey will swing by those with good answers!