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12 Aug 2010
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Did I get a good price on this PC?
I bought everything listed in my system specs for exactly $1,070. This includes the PC, Monitor, and the Mouse. How did I do on this buy? It is the first time I am buying a PC with my own money. On previous occasions, my parents purchased my PC for me since I am still 16 :].
Also, I'm not that experienced with PC's, but I know how RAM, GPU's, and CPU's work. Do you guys I should custom build my next PC?
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number iBuyPower 551D3
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 965(3.4GHz)
Motherboard AMD 770
Memory 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770
Sound Card Integrated - 8 Channels
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VH242H - 23.6" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Deltaco - Swedish Gaming Keyboard
Mouse GIGABYTE GM-M6800 Noble Black
PSU 700W
Case NZXT Apollo Gaming Tower
Hard Drives 500GB SATAII
12 Aug 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by AssaultRifle
I bought everything listed in my system specs for exactly $1,070. This includes the PC, Monitor, and the Mouse. How did I do on this buy? It is the first time I am buying a PC with my own money. On previous occasions, my parents purchased my PC for me since I am still 16 :].
Also, I'm not that experienced with PC's, but I know how RAM, GPU's, and CPU's work. Do you guys I should custom build my next PC?
Looks great to me, I paid almost that much for my PC, and without the monitor and peripherals. How do you like it? iBuyPower has great prices, I hope it works out good for you
A Guy
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D
Memory HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays LG 27MP33HQ 27" IPS
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Hard Drives Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracudaź 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
Internet Speed 85 + Mbps
Antivirus Avast
Browser Opera
12 Aug 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by A Guy

Quote: Originally Posted by AssaultRifle
I bought everything listed in my system specs for exactly $1,070. This includes the PC, Monitor, and the Mouse. How did I do on this buy? It is the first time I am buying a PC with my own money. On previous occasions, my parents purchased my PC for me since I am still 16 :].
Also, I'm not that experienced with PC's, but I know how RAM, GPU's, and CPU's work. Do you guys I should custom build my next PC?
Looks great to me, I paid almost that much for my PC, and without the monitor and peripherals. How do you like it? iBuyPower has great prices, I hope it works out good for you
A Guy
This thing is a beast to me! Thats because I upgraded from a laptop which has a Mobility Radeon HD 3650. I love it so far. I can run MW2 on maxed settings, with the highest AA and AF, and it only uses up 50% of the CPU. Only problem I have with it is that it sometimes gets loud when I severely multitask with many power-hungry applications. I need to install an extra fan :P
Also, since you are great with PC's (You have solved several of my problems in other threads) I have 2 questions:
1. Can you connect a SATA-II device to a SATA-I external enclosure?
2. How hard is it to install an extra case fan? Does it require a lot of technical skill?
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number iBuyPower 551D3
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 965(3.4GHz)
Motherboard AMD 770
Memory 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770
Sound Card Integrated - 8 Channels
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VH242H - 23.6" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Deltaco - Swedish Gaming Keyboard
Mouse GIGABYTE GM-M6800 Noble Black
PSU 700W
Case NZXT Apollo Gaming Tower
Hard Drives 500GB SATAII
12 Aug 2010
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It's very easy to fit extra case fans. You need to make sure you have a spare case fan header socket. You very probably will.
The case fan headers are on your motherboard so look in the manual.
Also you may find extra case fan sockets in the loom of wires coming from your power supply. They are small, flat and square about the size of a fingernail. You can easily identify one by following the wire back from an installed fan.
Make sure you get a good fan as you can pay the same for a good one as a noisy one that doesn't shift much air. I recommend Sharkoon Silent Eagle.
This should help:
How to Install Computer Case Fans: Computer Peripherals | eHow.com
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number The Monolith. 3.1
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU i7 2700K@4.5GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte Z77-D3H
Memory 2x4GB Corsair Vegeance DDR3
Graphics Card XFX GTX 260 Black Edition
Sound Card none-through large stereo hi fi
Monitor(s) Displays Croosover 27MDP LED IPS Dell 2408 WFP
Screen Resolution 2560x1440 1920x1200
Keyboard Enermax Aurora
Mouse Logitech Ballmouse
PSU Corsair AX 850 Watt
Case Cooler Master ACTS 840
Cooling Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro
Hard Drives 1x Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD
1x Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
Internet Speed 20MBPS
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