New Pc??? Opinions welcomed

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[rip|mrkavanagh]

I found this PC and noticed that it has great reviews on NewEgg and other sites. I did some research and it doesn't look like you could built this pc any cheaper.

http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668417.php

Processor    Intel® Core™ i7-860 Processor1  2.8GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.46GHz (8MB L3 Cache)6
Operating System    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)7
Memory    8192MB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1333MHz Memory8
Hard Drive    1.5TB 7200RPM SATA hard drive3
Video    ATI Radeon™ HD5850 Graphics card with 1GB of Discrete Video Memory
Audio    High Definition Audio with 7.1 Audio Support
Available Expansion Slots    Available: 0 - PCI-E x16, 1 - PCI-E x4, 2 - PCI-E x1
482mm (D)
Media Card Reader    Multi-in-One Digital Media Card Reader with PhotoFrame
Memory Capacity    4 DDR3 Slots Total (0 Slots Available)
Motherboard    Systemboard with Intel® H57 Express Chipset
Network    10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Optical Drive    16X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive
Power Supply    750W Power Supply


Here is a nice review of the PC

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcda1i_gateway-fx6831-01-desktop_tech?start=89

[rip|Badley]

HOW ABOUT THIS NOT AS MUCH POWER BUT THE $$$$  IS RIGHT

http://www.teamrip.net/index.php?topic=5477.0

[rip|forkev]

Looks good to me.  Assume you can add an additional graphics card in the future??

[rip|mrkavanagh]

Looks good to me.  Assume you can add an additional graphics card in the future??

I think you can im not sure though. The card it has in it is a directX 11 card and is at the top of the list

HOW ABOUT THIS NOT AS MUCH POWER BUT THE $$$$  IS RIGHT

http://www.teamrip.net/index.php?topic=5477.0

That thing only has a 300w power supply   Thanks though. I dont want to have to buy another pc for a long time. The one I have now I paid $1k for and it lasted for over 4 years.

[rip|forkev]

Yea, I noticed that all of the components were top notch. 

My video will be Dual 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4870 in CrossfireX.

[rip|mrkavanagh]

Yea, I noticed that all of the components were top notch. 

My video will be Dual 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4870 in CrossfireX.

WOW that configuration is 5th on this chart

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-cards-charts-2009-high-quality-update-3/3DMark06-v1.1.0-3DMark-Score,1697.html

[rip|buzinator]

Available Expansion Slots    Available: 0 - PCI-E x16

Not upgradeable to dual vid cards. but hopefully does have a regular x16 slot for furture upgrade replacement cards.

[rip|mrkavanagh]

Not upgradeable to dual vid cards. but hopefully does have a regular x16 slot for furture upgrade replacement cards.

yeah there are none available because the 5850 is installed in the only one

[rip|mrkavanagh]

actually I just read that you could use the PCIe 4x

16x + 4x configuration

[rip|buzinator]

Would you get the same performance though? I'm not particularly familiar with SLI type stuff ... but that sounds a bit odd to me.

[rip|mrkavanagh]

it would be slower compared to a 16x + 16x solution.

Hell the card it comes with is one of the best single GPU cards available right now

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102885&cm_re=hd_5850-_-14-102-885-_-Product

check out where it ranks

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-cards-charts-2009-high-quality-update-3/3DMark06-v1.1.0-3DMark-Score,1697.html

[rip|Bretware]

 I'm always different, lol

From Newegg

  Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129042
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
  
  ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131363
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131363
  
  SAPPHIRE 100282-3SR Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video ... - Retail
Item #: N82E16814102884
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102884
 
  CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC ... - Retail
Item #: N82E16817139005
 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
  
  OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) XMP-Ready Rev.2 Desktop Memory Model OCZ3X1600R2LV4GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227503
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227503
  
  AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ965FBGMBOX - Retail
Item #: N82E16819103727
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
  
  LG Black 10X Blu-ray Burner - Bulk SATA Model WH10LS30 LightScribe Support - OEM
Item #: N82E16827136181
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136181

  Kingston SSDNow V Series SNV425-S2BD/64GB 2.5" 64GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Retail
Item #: N82E16820139133
 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139133

$1,265.88 with Blue-ray burner and SSD hard drive,  Windows and 2nd hard drive not included.

Better quality machine, but alittle more work.
If you look for combo deals you could save more $$

[rip|mrkavanagh]

 i7 860 is a good bit faster than the amd that you listed. You paid quite a bit for a little bit of hard drive space even if it is sdd.

I like the i7 860 because it has the turbo boost where if a program isn't using all cores then it will put all the power towards one core and boost it up too 3.64ghz

[rip|Bretware]

No the SSD is cool, the machine I listed would seem much faster due to the SSD.
We could argue AMD/Intel all day, but my 940BE@3.6 is amazing.
When you compare the quality of the two machines it's no contest, thats not just custom it's top shelf, the board, PSU, memory, case, SSD are the best of the best.

It's good everyone dosen't think the same, because then there would be one brand of everything

[rip|ChITty]

I'll chime in on this and mention that i completely agree with Bretware... SSDs are off the hook.  I've had an Intel X25-m in my gaming PC for a good amount of time now and I just got one put in on my work machine.  They really make a huge difference to the feeling of the machine.