Is this computer good

[Haus]

its this an ok computer

The computer

 

[mdvaldosta]

That's pretty damn badass for the price. The only thing that could be better is the video card, but it's still good.

 

[TheOriginalJames]

2GB PC3200 DDR memory for multitasking power, expandable to 4GB

*starts having convulsions*

Cripes... that's a shit load of ram.

 

[Rusteh]

yeah i work at best buy selling these computers...when i saw that i was like...damn finally a nice system

 

[lemon]

well ( ) ... as since i dont buy from hp/compaq/dell/gateway/et cetera ... heres a comparable setup from newegg:

case:
-thermaltake vb1000sns silver ............76.49 + 15.99 3 day ship
motherboard:
-asus a8n-sli nforce4 .......................166.99 + 5.65 3 day ship
processor:
-amd athlon 64 x2 4200+ ..........................364.00 + 0.99 3 day ship
memory:
-kingston valueram 2gb (2 x 1gb) ddr400 ..168.50 + 4.81 3 day ship
hard drive:
-wd raptor 74gb 10krpm sata hard drive ....155.00 + 4.99 3 day ship (20)
optical drive:
-benq black ide dvd burner with lightscribe ....65.99 + 5.89 3 day ship
video card:
-bfg tech geforce 6800 256mb ddr pci-x16 ...254.00 + 2.50 3 day ship
speakers:
-creative inspire p7800 7.1 speaker system ..86.00 + 17.00 3 day ship
sound card:
-creative sound blaster audigy2 7.1 sound card ...45.50 + 4.99 3 day ship
keyboard & mouse:
-microsoft black usb keyboard & mouse ............. 42.00 + 6.00 3 day ship
monitor:
-benq black 17" 8ms lcd monitor ........................199.99 + 12.00 3 day ship
operating system:
-microsoft xp professional with sp2 (oem) ........145.95 + 0.99 3 day ship


total: 1771 + shipping, which, you would have to ask newegg, because there are some pieces that could be grouped together, and stuff, so

and i could still shave some on this setup...

 

[Rusteh]

looks nice...power on a budget...aren't their cheaper like wholesale type places to purchase parts from then new egg? I know their service is good but they are still kinda pricey.

 

[lemon]

yes, if your looking for a decent computer for normal tasks, and some gaming, manufactured pcs like hp/compaq/dell/gateway/et cetera are a pretty good deal.

 

[Rusteh]

well i work at best buy and yeah their not BAD...but i still prefer building my own as well.

 

[matt0114]

only thing i wouldn't like about it is that its gateway. after the warranty is up expect to pay out your ass for replacement parts since everything is gateway specefic ie: motherboard, powersupply, sometimes case fans and cpu fans. ive seen gateway power supplies go for about 150-200 and motherboards for the same.

 

[Legoman]

I don't know how the rest of you look at it, but whenever I see "Gateway", my expectations are immediately lowered. Then I saw "AMD Athlon" which totally turned it down for me. I used to have an AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz, but the processor is so shitty that the 2.0 GHz in reality is about 1.6GHz. The only thing that impresses me is the 2GB of memory, basically. I always build my computers anyway.

.... wait, this thing is over $1000??? You've gotto be kidding me.... Here's my desktop:

Intel Pentium 4 3400 MHz
1024 RAM
GeForce FX 6600 (PCIE port)

That only cost me about $500, I even got a really cool-looking case. I bought all those things in parts, obviously, and this desktop beats the crap out of the shitty Gateway you're looking at. I guess what you're REALLY paying for on this Gateway is the hard drive and the memory... and I don't see why anyone would require 320 friggin' GB worth of space and 2GB worth of freaking memory when 1GB is enough for the next couple of years.

So my suggestion is to build your own, it's not too difficult.

 

[RedStangGT2000]

Its nice but I think too expensive you can get one a couple hundred cheaper if you go a few months (older model) back or wait a few months

 

[Haus]

yeah i dont know what im gonna do yet. i still have time to think about it.

 

[RedStangGT2000]

Computers are a waste when they are new arrivals cuz they upgrade monthly Never buy new in three months they will add the Vid card and sell it cheaper just to get rid of it. Know what im saying

 

[Haus]

yeah i do. i guess thats what they mean as soon as you take it home, its obsolete.

 

[Kungfu]

you are better off building your own or getting one built to the specs you want...The one I built is insane!...And no computer out there yet can touch mine....I think Alienware is getting closer but not close enough after next month!

 

[RedStangGT2000]

im on a 40 gig 1.5 procceser laptop thats loaded for 500 bucks it was on sale in Oct for 799 w/o the Dvd and wireless I got it all baby with factory warranty It pays to wait.....or saves to wait

* Brand new in the factory sealed box

 

[RedStangGT2000]

I would like to build a pc it would be insane :rock

 

[lemon]

which processor base mygt?

 

[matt0114]

Re: RE: Is this computer good

I don't know how the rest of you look at it, but whenever I see "Gateway", my expectations are immediately lowered. Then I saw "AMD Athlon" which totally turned it down for me. I used to have an AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz, but the processor is so shitty that the 2.0 GHz in reality is about 1.6GHz. The only thing that impresses me is the 2GB of memory, basically. I always build my computers anyway.

.... wait, this thing is over $1000??? You've gotto be kidding me.... Here's my desktop:

Intel Pentium 4 3400 MHz
1024 RAM
GeForce FX 6600 (PCIE port)

That only cost me about $500, I even got a really cool-looking case. I bought all those things in parts, obviously, and this desktop beats the crap out of the shitty Gateway you're looking at. I guess what you're REALLY paying for on this Gateway is the hard drive and the memory... and I don't see why anyone would require 320 friggin' GB worth of space and 2GB worth of freaking memory when 1GB is enough for the next couple of years.

So my suggestion is to build your own, it's not too difficult.

WRONG....... before you start dogging a company b/c of what you "think" the rating on the chip means, please know your facts.


amd and intel rate thier chips speed according to different guidlines, and the architecture of the chips is quite different from each other. Hence the 2.0ghz you had (which i'm sure was actually an AMD ATHLON XP 2000+) ran at 1.6.

 

[Legoman]

So... then isn't it easier to just say that it's a 1.6 and not a 2.0? Lol, to me it sounds like false advertising. Plus, I've had plenty of cheap AMD processors and I remember most of them either fried or had weird convulsions with other hardware. I just don't like AMD that's all.