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Build for less than $1500?
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I don't have a clue. I'd guess it's an Antec, but I really don't know for sure.
It's listed with the case just as a "450W PSU", but I'm sure that the folks at Ava Direct wouldn't build a PC with a sub-par power supply.
I don't have a clue. I'd guess it's an Antec, but I really don't know for sure.
It's listed with the case just as a "450W PSU", but I'm sure that the folks at Ava Direct wouldn't build a PC with a sub-par power supply.
They'd build it with whatever you told them to. Chances are it is a mediocre unit as all of Antec's cheaper ones are. It'll probably be able to cope fine for the time being, but the PSU is something that you should never skimp on in a system.
Delivery and Tax vary with your location, so my totals likely wouldn't be the same as yours. I'd suggest getting a quote from their website for the most accurate totals.
UPS just picked up the systems from AVA Direct today, and should be here on Friday if there are no delays.
Looking forward to playin' with the new PCs!
Definitely gonna be a big improvement over our current Athlon XP 2600+ rigs.
Punch in the configuration on their website and it'll give the most up to date pricing.
We received the PCs from AVA Direct last Friday, but I just now have taken the chance to update this thread.
Each system's specs (they're identical, and I need up update my sig...):
+ CUSTOM COMPUTER, Core2 DDR2 Performance Series System 2
# ANTEC, Performance One P180 Silver Mid Tower Computer Case, ATX, 450W PSU
# ASUS, P5Q Pro, LGA775, Intel® P45, 1600MHz FSB, DDR2-1200 16GB /4, PCIe x16 CF /2, SATA 3.0 Gbit/s RAID 5 /8, HDA, GbLAN, FW /2, ATX, Retail
# INTEL, Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad-Core 2.83GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 12MB (2 x 6MB) L2 Cache, 45nm, 95W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail
# XIGMATEK, HDT-S1283 CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink, Socket 775/754/939/940/AM2, 120mm Fan, Copper/Aluminum, Retail
# G.SKILL, 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL5 (5-5-5-15) SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
# VISIONTEK, Radeon® HD 4870 750MHz, 512MB GDDR5 1800Mhz, PCIe x16 CrossFire, DVI /2, Retail
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 640GB WD Caviar® SE16 (WD6400AAKS), SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
# RAID, No RAID, Independent HDD Drives
# SAMSUNG, Super-WriteMaster SH-S223 Black 22x DVD±R/RW Dual-Layer Burner, SATA, w/ Software, OEM
# MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition w/ SP1, OEM
# WARRANTY, Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty)
And... Here's some pics and stuff .
(They're hosted on Photobucket, so don't be surprised if bandwidth is exceded)
Beware of Cat:
Opened box full of peanuts:
Unpacked, just two boxes since I didn't order keyboards or other extras:
Quick shot of the contents in the Asus box:
Unboxing the PC:
Opened the case and found the inflatable packing:
Removed the packing to reveal... A very clean interior:
And a shot of the cable management from the other side:
Then we got them to our desks and connected everything; I ran benchmarks, and installed a few games and demos to put mine through its paces:
System info... Very nice Windows Experience Index at a 5.9:
CPUZ info:
3DMark06 - consistently over 14100:
3DMark Vantage - consistently above P8530:
Installed Portal, WoW, Spore Creature Creator, and these demos (I played at 1680x1050):
Portal WoW, and SporeCC played very well with maximum settings, of course.
The Witcher played beautifully with all settings maxed.
Crysis played smoothly with everything set to High. (So, yes, it will play Crysis )
BioShock's gameplay and cutscenes were magnificently rendered.
UT3 was also .
The GRID demo played without pause, but I did use a lot of rewinds.
I'm quite happy with our new computers!
Thanks again to everyone who helped select parts and all.
Each system's specs (they're identical, and I need up update my sig...):
+ CUSTOM COMPUTER, Core2 DDR2 Performance Series System 2
# ANTEC, Performance One P180 Silver Mid Tower Computer Case, ATX, 450W PSU
# ASUS, P5Q Pro, LGA775, Intel® P45, 1600MHz FSB, DDR2-1200 16GB /4, PCIe x16 CF /2, SATA 3.0 Gbit/s RAID 5 /8, HDA, GbLAN, FW /2, ATX, Retail
# INTEL, Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad-Core 2.83GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 12MB (2 x 6MB) L2 Cache, 45nm, 95W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail
# XIGMATEK, HDT-S1283 CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink, Socket 775/754/939/940/AM2, 120mm Fan, Copper/Aluminum, Retail
# G.SKILL, 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL5 (5-5-5-15) SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
# VISIONTEK, Radeon® HD 4870 750MHz, 512MB GDDR5 1800Mhz, PCIe x16 CrossFire, DVI /2, Retail
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 640GB WD Caviar® SE16 (WD6400AAKS), SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
# RAID, No RAID, Independent HDD Drives
# SAMSUNG, Super-WriteMaster SH-S223 Black 22x DVD±R/RW Dual-Layer Burner, SATA, w/ Software, OEM
# MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition w/ SP1, OEM
# WARRANTY, Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty)
And... Here's some pics and stuff .
(They're hosted on Photobucket, so don't be surprised if bandwidth is exceded)
Beware of Cat:
Opened box full of peanuts:
Unpacked, just two boxes since I didn't order keyboards or other extras:
Quick shot of the contents in the Asus box:
Unboxing the PC:
Opened the case and found the inflatable packing:
Removed the packing to reveal... A very clean interior:
And a shot of the cable management from the other side:
Then we got them to our desks and connected everything; I ran benchmarks, and installed a few games and demos to put mine through its paces:
System info... Very nice Windows Experience Index at a 5.9:
CPUZ info:
3DMark06 - consistently over 14100:
3DMark Vantage - consistently above P8530:
Installed Portal, WoW, Spore Creature Creator, and these demos (I played at 1680x1050):
Portal WoW, and SporeCC played very well with maximum settings, of course.
The Witcher played beautifully with all settings maxed.
Crysis played smoothly with everything set to High. (So, yes, it will play Crysis
)BioShock's gameplay and cutscenes were magnificently rendered.
UT3 was also .
The GRID demo played without pause, but I did use a lot of rewinds.
I'm quite happy with our new computers!
Thanks again to everyone who helped select parts and all.
Wow... I just noticed that AVA Direct added these to their Showroom, in their forums.
http://www.avadirect.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=457
Way cool, and stuff.
http://www.avadirect.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=457
Way cool, and stuff.
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NSP-450P4LF12? Could you take a macro shot of the PSU label? I'm just curious about its rails. Thanks for the other pics, too!