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iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 550D3

General Spec

Brand
iBUYPOWER

Model
Gamer Power 550D3

Type
Gaming

Processor
AMD Athlon II X4 645 3.1GHz

Processor Main Features
64 bit Quad-Core Processor

Memory
4GB (2GB x 2) DDR3 1333

Hard Drive
1TB SATA II

Optical Drive 1
Blu-Ray Combo Drive

Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB

Audio
Sound card - Integrated

Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet

Power Supply
700W

Keyboard
iBUYPOWER USB Deluxe Keyboard

Mouse
iBUYPOWER USB Mouse

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Special Features
Echo Gaming Tower

CPU

CPU Type
Athlon II X4

Installed Qty
1

CPU Speed
645(3.1GHz)

L2 Cache Per CPU
4 x 512KB

CPU Socket Type
AM3

CPU Main Features
64 bit Quad-Core Processor

Graphics

GPU/VPU Type
ATI Radeon HD 5670

Graphics Interface
PCI Express 2.0 x16

Memory

Memory Capacity
4GB DDR3

Memory Speed
DDR3 1333

Form Factor
DIMM 240-pin

Memory Spec
2GB x 2

Memory Slot (Total)
2

Memory Slot (Available)
0

Maximum Memory Supported
8GB

Hard Drive

HDD Capacity
1TB

HDD Interface
SATA II

Optical Drive

Optical Drive Type
BD Combo

Optical Drive Spec
Blu-Ray Combo Drive

Audio

Audio Chipset
Integrated

Audio Channels
8 channels

Communications

LAN Chipset
Integrated

LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps

Front Panel Ports

Front USB
2

Front Audio Ports
2

Back Panel Ports

COM
1

LPT
1

PS/2
2

Video Ports
1 VGA

Rear USB
4

RJ45
1 port

Rear Audio Ports
3 ports

Expansion

External Bays
4 x external 5.25" drive bays

Internal Bays
5 x internal 3.5" drive bay

PCI Slots (Available/Total)
1 x PCI-Express x16
1 x PCI-Express x1
2 x PCI

Mouse

Mouse Type
USB Mouse

Keyboard

Keyboard Type
USB Keyboard

Physical Spec

Dimensions
20.55" x 8.11" x 18.07"

Weight
26 lbs.

 

[Angeal]

Seems pretty good to me but wait for the others to see what they think

 

[D-Tektive]

For future reference, a good computer is based on the parts and ACTUAL specs of the computer.
By stating the brand, this makes no difference as brands simply put the parts together.
(I could call my computer a GravigA brand :3)

Other than that, a keyboard won't affect the computer's abilities and neither would its case + mouse + speakers +monitors.

To be honest, iBuyPower builds PCs for PC gamers.
If they made a computer that is bad for gaming, their business would be destroyed by the amount of trolls and their righteous fury.

 

[Blue Stealth]

this computer build is not great, but good. you will be able to play all and any games as far as system resources are concerned. You will not be able to play many recent games from 2011 and 2010 on high settings.

-Blue

 

[D-Tektive]

this computer build is not great, but good. you will be able to play all and any games as far as system resources are concerned. You will not be able to play many recent games from 2011 and 2010 on high settings.

-Blue

I second Blue's opinion.

 

[The Slayer]

- go for intel i7 processor
- 6 gigs of ram at 1600
- go for nvidia GTX series or an AMD 5870

i dunno alot bout pc's, but i dunno really, it all looks a little bit old. So i to second blue his opinion

 

[Nik :D]

The Graphics card isn't the best ever, but its good for gaming. A pretty nice PC.

- 6 gigs of ram at 1600

What's wrong with the 4GB he has?

 

[Ph?bus]

The Graphics card isn't the best ever, but its good for gaming. A pretty nice PC.



What's wrong with the 4GB he has?

More = better, didn't you know?

It's an okay PC. It was good last round of hardware. But it's nly okay for now. It'll probably fulfill your needs as of right now, but don't be expecting to play the latest games on the highest settings.

 

[REAPER LAMBERT]

what is your budget for your pc...

 

[Yoyort]

Before saying if its any good, ask yourself what do you want to do with it? What do you want to do with it in 1 year or even 6 months?

What games, programs, or anything else are there that you like to, or would like to run?

What does the previous Rig mentioned in OP cost?

What is your actual budget?

When you know those answers reply and we can help you to the fullest and give you all the options and realistic views.

 

[suntzuEDITED]

ok, my range is max $1000-$1200, Im actually looking for a laptop and I think I found one, the specs seem to be better. With the computer Im looking for is to

a) Play StarCraft II or Far Cry 2 or STALKER Call of Pryipat...those kind of games on high/ultra

b) Not become obsolete in 1 - 2 years
*By obsolete I mean it wont be able to play next years games running well.

c) Something that wont break a day after warranty expires

I am infact looking for a laptop, but anything that fits those requirments please mention

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...lack/1257894.p?id=1218243761956&skuId=1257894

^ I mean that laptop has Core i7, 6GB of RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Windows 7...seems good to me. Any thoughts?

 

[PewPewBangBang]

That laptop is amazing for the price. It will be hard to find anything better.

I always recommend Asus ROG for budget gaming or just gaming laptops in general because of their performance and how cheap they are compared to like alienware and stuff.

Will play any of the games you want fine.

 

[eNarrator]

ok, my range is max $1000-$1200, Im actually looking for a laptop and I think I found one, the specs seem to be better. With the computer Im looking for is to

a) Play StarCraft II or Far Cry 2 or STALKER Call of Pryipat...those kind of games on high/ultra

b) Not become obsolete in 1 - 2 years
*By obsolete I mean it wont be able to play next years games running well.

c) Something that wont break a day after warranty expires

I am infact looking for a laptop, but anything that fits those requirments please mention

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...lack/1257894.p?id=1218243761956&skuId=1257894

^ I mean that laptop has Core i7, 6GB of RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Windows 7...seems good to me. Any thoughts?

Looking at your budget( you will get more specs and cheaper if you buy a pc) my current pc is 3 times better the any alienware laptop and i have spent 3 times less to build it) I use my pc to the max but that's only because i use alot of software to render 3d. Rendering 3d takes alot of processing so i need one of the best cpu's i can get so i use

" AMD Phenom II X6 1090T (6 x 3.2 GHz) AM3 9MB - Black Edition"

but i also love to play some of the latest games in highest settings so I use

(2 x ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 1 GB - DVI/VGA/HDMI (ASUS) CrossFireX Setup)
this also allows me to have multiple screens but i only use 2.

The reason u chose this kind of gpu and cpu is because ATI gpu's work well with amd processors and also amd are much more cheaper than intel and they give you the same result. Intel might be a little faste but that differens is in just 2-10 seconds in processing some of the biggest 3d files when rendering

also if you are going to play only high end games you dont need the best processor like intel i7. i5 or even i 3 will be enough.

but you do need good GPU to play games ATI and Nvidia provide the best gpu you can get and its very good. (personally the gpu i think you can get is Nvidia SLI or ATI crossfire technologies)

also I agree with previous post you do need more than 4g of ram if you want the pc to be able to run the high end games in 2 years time because some of the recent games already recommend or demand 4g of ram.

Personally I have (Corsair 16GB PC3-12800 1600 MHz (4x4GB) and it is more than enough for me at the moment I will be upgrading to 24g with my new mother board. I recommend getting 8g or at least 6g of rami would get less than 6g my self.

as for the mother board you should look that its is compatible with everything you have and it has built in features that you need like sound or wifi integrated

mine is Asus Crosshair IV Extreme (AMD 890FX) its also not very expensive for what you get compared to other brands.

you don need a great soundcard if the mother board is sound integrated. or if you use sound editing software with soround sound.

and the last thing the power supply ( i use Cooler Master 1000W Silent Pro) because its silent and gives all the power my components need.

whe you are going to buy the pc research how much power each component takes up and the judge on how many wats your pores supply needs to be.

if you have the best components and the need more power they are getting than the will give you less performance.

also add a few bucks and get a better power supply then what the components require because sometimes some components need more power that they say and also you would need to power good fans to cool down the whole system. i have 3 one for cpu one for the whole system and one for gpu and sound card. also the video cards have built in fans but its better to be on the safe side

(BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY)

but over all that laptop is very good (Its perfect for your needs)

 

[Yoyort]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 CPU $224
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231440 DDR3 Memory $129
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128463 Mobo $189
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 Case $49
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127534 Video Card $229
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256034 PSU $99


Total $919 W/o Shipping/taxes/Assembly

Try looking around for cheaper prices as they can be found. Im in Canada and my local tech supplier is NCIX. The US portion is www.ncixus.com www.ncix.com for the canadian site. They do Price matching for me, and if you can then placing orders will get A LOT cheaper, especially if you want a nice monitor and for Hard Drives in the order.