Did I Screw Up My Desktop Purchase ?

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(Been a bloody long time since you seen me hasn't it?) Well I've always come here for my computer questions and today I think I made a huge mistake! Purchased a custom computer from HP the HPE-510 Series to be exact. Here are my specs!

* • Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 quad-core processor with Turbo-Boost [up to 3.8GHz, 8MB cache]
* • 6GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs]
* • 1TB RAID 0 (2 x 500GB SATA HDDs) - performance
* • 1GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce 405 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
* • LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
* • Blu-ray player & Lightscribe SuperMulti DVD burner
* • Integrated Ethernet port, No wireless LAN
* • 15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, audio
* • Beats Audio (tm) -- integrated studio quality sound

The total with tax was $762.11 :) Any comments? Or the first bottle neck you see?

Answer 1

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Well, it's an older graphics card and you could have bought faster ram, but other than that it's a great deal for only 762 bones.

answered Apr 04 '11 at 23:16

Zlpha
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Haha thanks for some reassurance, any graphics card you recommend? I know HP website won't offer anything nice.

(Apr 04 '11 at 23:18) Yuma

well you'd have to tell me about your motherboard, case size and power supply

(Apr 05 '11 at 00:24) Zlpha

Answer 2

1	I would have to agree with Zlpha, that though the GPU has been out for a good while now, the rest of the package, could make out for a nice machine, depending on what you're using it for. answered Apr 05 '11 at 00:26 Rizzy 4.4k●19●42●89

Answer 3

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I would have put in the wireless ethernet, too, but otherwise a good deal for the money. I don't think you were ripped off considering the 1 TB RAID, 6 GB RAM and blu-ray. Nice processor choice, I think that one goes for around $200 by itself.

answered Apr 05 '11 at 01:48

Duodave
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Answer 4

1	For $750, you've not been ripped off. I would be happy with this for about that price, but would spend a little more on a decent GPU. Would have spent a little more and gone for a 2TB raid. overall, you're fine. answered Apr 05 '11 at 07:04 Tim Fontana 15.3k●135●199●368

Answer 5

1	For $750, I wouldn't complain.. I do suggest a GPU upgrade in the future though. answered Apr 05 '11 at 20:54 NickMiller 1.1k●44●46●59 I've no experience in building computers... No idea how to do it :) (Apr 05 '11 at 22:16) Yuma

Answer 6

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I agree with everyone else. It can always be better. But for $726, I'd buy that computer. Should last you a while. Besides, you can always upgrade individual parts in the future. Good buy though.

answered Apr 07 '11 at 08:16

Steven Hibbs
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Weren't you the one who helped me pick this computer months ago on an old question? :D

(Apr 07 '11 at 21:41) Yuma

Yep. :) Glad you got your new computer! How do you like using it?

(Apr 07 '11 at 22:18) Steven Hibbs

Bhwaha I only just ordered it! HP is gonna make me wait a month and shipping for it, while we're on he subject what do you think of a 24 inch HD monitor for $160? ;)

(Apr 07 '11 at 22:22) Yuma

Cough cough , darn I forgot the code to make it clickable.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-8847&dgc=CJ&cid=47997&lid=1636749&acd=10879635-404255-189850

(Apr 07 '11 at 22:24) Yuma

I think that's a good deal. I paid about $200 for each of my 23 inch HP HD monitors. I'd say go for it!

(Apr 07 '11 at 23:19) Steven Hibbs

Answer 7

0	Not exactly high end, but for $726, you done good... answered Apr 06 '11 at 22:14 PcDad 46●1●3

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