[WarRocker32]

'Ello, FacePunch!
Just this morning, I drove over to Fry's Electronics to see what they had. This HP FireBird really caught my eye, so I got it. The specs:

Dual 9800 GT's. SLI ready.
Liquid cooling.
Windows Vista Home Premium 64 Bit
8GB of RAM.
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~ 2.7GHz
Acer 23" LCD Monitor. Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080.
3 Year warranty.

I got that all brand new for $948.00.
Testing to see what games I can max out. :D

[slinkman]

Could have done better for the price, but it seems like a nice computer.

[WarRocker32]

It is... I can run L4D totally maxed out, 16xQ AA, all that shit at 60-80 FPS

[PrismatexV6]

Actually, it's a horrid deal.
The 9800GTs aren't 9800GTs, they're 9800S's, or the laptop equivalent of 9600GTs. 9600GT SLI performs on par with say, a GTX 260.
Good fucking luck upgrading that PC in a year when you want more power.

[its shortie]

Wow that is a pretty good deal for a prebuilt.

[SomeFaggot]

Oh fuck me I just realized it has laptop guts.

[WarRocker32]

PrismatexV6 posted:

Actually, it's a horrid deal.
The 9800GTs aren't 9800GTs, they're 9800S' GTs, or the laptop equivalent of 9600GTs. 9600GT SLI performs on par with say, a GTX 260.
Good fucking luck upgrading that PC in a year when you want more power.

What? It isn't a laptop. It's a desktop.
D: I am probably wrong. Just a little confused. But it IS a desktop.
Also, wtf. It says 9800 GT on the DxDiag window.

[PrismatexV6]

With laptop guts.

[SomeFaggot]

Atleast the monitor is nice.
Also, enjoy your 5400 RPM HardDrives.

[mgear]

HP Love to do that to people.

[slinkman]

PrismatexV6 posted:

With laptop guts.

It's the tranny of computers

[WarRocker32]

Oh fuck.

D:

I'll post pics as soon as I find my camera...

[its shortie]

It retails for $1650 USD without a monitor.

[WarRocker32]

Not at the Fry's Electronics over here in Indiana. :D

[PrismatexV6]

Really?
Even Worst BEST Buy has the starting model for $1,000.

[Yumyumbublegum]

No.

[WarRocker32]

Well, it is still a pretty nice PC. It can run FarCry 2 totally maxed out at 50-70 FPS.

Crysis will probably destroy my computer, though. :O

[SomeFaggot]

its shortie posted:

It retails for $1650 USD without a monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883107875
Where'd you get that price?

[slinkman]

WarRocker32 posted:

Well, it is still a pretty nice PC. It can run FarCry 2 totally maxed out at 50-70 FPS.

Crysis will probably destroy my computer, though. :O

thats why I use a 1440x900 monitor

[Yumyumbublegum]

You could have done better.

[WarRocker32]

Yumyumbublegum posted:

You could have done better.

I agree, but it still preforms well. I am... Sort of glad I chose this computer.

[spacedooky]

It's a decent enough deal, I suppose.

[OIFY_only]

it's a recert

[PrismatexV6]

Yeah, that makes sense. That's the only way they'd be selling it for $200 off.

[CoolKille91]

PrismatexV6 posted:

Actually, it's a horrid deal.
The 9800GTs aren't 9800GTs, they're 9800S's, or the laptop equivalent of 9600GTs. 9600GT SLI performs on par with say, a GTX 260.
Good fucking luck upgrading that PC in a year when you want more power.

A 9800gt is a 8800gt but with 55nm, better than a 9600gt.

[PrismatexV6]

It has 9800S graphics cards.

Edited:

Best Buy posted:

Dual NVIDIA GeForce 9800S SLI graphics cards
With 512MB x 2 dedicated memory and DVI-I and HDMI outputs for expanded connectivity. Supports 7.1-channel audio.

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[CoolKille91]

PrismatexV6 posted:

It has 9800S graphics cards.

Edited:


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So it's some kind of mini computer? :o

[PrismatexV6]

It's got the guts of a laptop.

[Linkage]

PrismatexV6 posted:

It's got the guts of a laptop.

Ouch.

[compwhizii]

PrismatexV6 posted:

It's got the guts of a laptop.

But the heart of a lion

[raccoon2112]

Wtf you bought an HP. NEVER BUY HPS EVER