Was this worth $800? - Hardware & Software

Wasn't sure if it went into PC Building, since it's already done, but... Intel i5 (2.66 GHz) 4GB DDR3 RAM nVidia GeForce GT 220 (1 GB) 1 TB HDD. Not sure about the board. I think the power supply is a 420... Nice case, Apevia. 3 40 mm fans and some pretty blue LED's. Like 1,000,000,000 gazillion expansion bays. Plenty of room all around for expansion. Windows 7. Was it worth it?

Yeah, I've seen worse for more than that. It's fine.

Seems pretty good to me? :psylon:

Well, $768 to be exact.

Unless your Mobo is some heap of crap I'd say yeah you did pretty good.

The GT220 dumps it down by a fuckton, so a lot of people would say it's not worth it. I'd say if it's used, it's worth around $500, and brand new it's worth around $650 If you got the license with Windows 7 however, it's worth a lot more than what I mentioned above.

This is also my first real build, so I guess I'll learn from my mistakes for next time.

its ok

It's not bad. I'd say there are a few things you could have done differently but its still not a big deal.

next time consult us before you order parts

What could have been improved on? For the $800 budget.

[QUOTE=pedroion;22300841][img_thumb]http://www.facepunch.com/ads/rating/tick.png[/img_thumb] [editline]10:30AM[/editline] [url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=14820066[/url] :frown:[/QUOTE] i5 750

Everything is good except for the video card. Actually, you'll do fine.

You can always switch out the power supply and video card. But you could have gotten that in the budget if you're american and can buy off of newegg.

Looks alright. Only thing that really blows is the 220 and you could've gone with a more cost effective CPU.

I've heard the GT220 can max Crysis! Have you tried yet? It must be a great card!! [B]Edited:[/B] :frog:

[QUOTE=EBS-Gamer;22331475]I've heard the GT220 can max Crysis! Have you tried yet? It must be a great card!! [B]Edited:[/B] :frog:[/QUOTE] Maybe at a resolution of 16x10 pixels.

[QUOTE=Wolverunder;22299097]Wasn't sure if it went into PC Building, since it's already done, but... Intel i5 (2.66 GHz) 4GB DDR3 RAM nVidia GeForce GT 220 (1 GB) 1 TB HDD. Not sure about the board. I think the power supply is a 420... Nice case, Apevia. 3 40 mm fans and some pretty blue LED's. Like 1,000,000,000 gazillion expansion bays. Plenty of room all around for expansion. Windows 7. Was it worth it?[/QUOTE] No, it was not worth it. I could've built the same thing for around $400-$600, at MOST. I want your hard drive, though. I'm running out of space on mine D:

Remember that win7 costs about $100 dollars though (which he almost defiantly got with it) so if he built it it would have cost more like $700