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Mathieu over at Hardware Revolution and a tech saavy friend of mine both agree this is a really good deal.
Thought I would share it with you guys.

Together it's 434$.

What's really worth mentioning is the 128 gb solid state drive, and it's i3-2100 3.1 GHz dual core, as well as 8 gigs of RAM.

Now this isn't a next gen computer, but it should play existing games on very high settings and games that are coming out on moderate settings.
It's a bargain.

Bundle
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.991914

Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131477
Post edited September 12, 2012 by JCD-Bionicman
A desktop that comes with only 128gb of storage? Might want to include quotes for a couple of extra hard drives as well...
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MonstaMunch: A desktop that comes with only 128gb of storage? Might want to include quotes for a couple of extra hard drives as well...
I don't really mind since I wouldn't ever need more than a hundred. Other people are crazy about music, photos, and video, but I don't think I would ever get into that. As a gaming computer, this is pretty solid.

I don't know which hard drives to suggest, might want to head over to hardware revolution. The forums aren't crowded so you get advice within hours and at most days, and then there are his lists of parts he deems good.
I would be wary of Rosewill power supplies. Any way you can find out the exact model in that case? It depends on the manufacturer (as far as I'm aware, Rosewill is supplied by 4 manufacturers and the quality varies greatly).

The board is a micro ATX if that makes a difference to you. only 4 SATA ports (2 will already be taken up with your SSD and your optical drive), so your expansion options are limited.

Only 2 memory slots as well, so limited expansion there.

None of the above may be a concern for you, and if it's not, then great. Just thought I'd point it out in case it was overlooked.

Last thing I'll say, for what it's worth, is I've not read or heard much good about Biostar boards, although I've never owned one myself.
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MonstaMunch: A desktop that comes with only 128gb of storage? Might want to include quotes for a couple of extra hard drives as well...
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JCD-Bionicman: I don't really mind since I wouldn't ever need more than a hundred. Other people are crazy about music, photos, and video, but I don't think I would ever get into that. As a gaming computer, this is pretty solid.

I don't know which hard drives to suggest, might want to head over to hardware revolution. The forums aren't crowded so you get advice within hours and at most days, and then there are his lists of parts he deems good.
You realize there are single games these days that would use half of that space on their own, right? And 20-30GB games are becoming standard. Maybe you only install a couple games at a time, but 128GB is gonna start feeling small even for that soon enough... actually reminds me of when I had a 40MB hard drive and was trying to run Betrayal at Krondor... fun times...
Oh, and what OS are you putting on this rig? I notice there's none listed with the parts, so you'll need to factor that into the cost.

And relating to Tallin's comment, I've got my Win7 OS on a 60 GB SSD with my User folder moved to a separate drive altogether, so there's only my installed programs on the SSD (all games as well as the User folder are on separate drives), and it's already up to 35 GBs on the disc.

So if you're going to have your User folder on there as well (which is the default setup) I'd highly suggest you consider adding another drive. Unless, as someone earlier mentioned, you only plan on having 1 or 2 games installed at once.
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JCD-Bionicman: I don't really mind since I wouldn't ever need more than a hundred. Other people are crazy about music, photos, and video, but I don't think I would ever get into that. As a gaming computer, this is pretty solid.

I don't know which hard drives to suggest, might want to head over to hardware revolution. The forums aren't crowded so you get advice within hours and at most days, and then there are his lists of parts he deems good.
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Tallin: You realize there are single games these days that would use half of that space on their own, right? And 20-30GB games are becoming standard. Maybe you only install a couple games at a time, but 128GB is gonna start feeling small even for that soon enough... actually reminds me of when I had a 40MB hard drive and was trying to run Betrayal at Krondor... fun times...
I guess we are all going to need Googles new fiber optic internet. Right now, i can only download 2-3Gb per day. I cringe when i see a game that is over 10Gb. Im still only playing games that are 3 to 7 years old, so they are usually less than 5Gb, but when i get a new computer in 2015, then i'll be able to play the newer games.
128 GB total storage is ridiculous for a gaming PC. Windows 7 can easily take up 70 GB on its own - it does on my PC, and it has its own partition, so it doesn't even cover installed programs. You can trim that down if you forgo restore points, but why make your system less stable?

I also have a "Personal Data" partition of 40 GB. There's no media like music or movies inside (that's on a third partition), just my personal stuff from 20 years of computer usage.

Given that I also need some space to install some programs, I wouldn't have _any_ space left to install games. 128 GB might be working for others, but it will require a very rigid space management in any case - and from the times when I did that (I once had a 2 GB hard disk and floppies), I can tell you that that's not enjoyable, and wastes a considerable amount of time.

The machine itself is decent if (a) your money is tight, (b) you don't mind getting low-quality parts, and (c) you don't plan to ever upgrade it. It's the kind of purchase that you do now and regret 2 years later. The only strong points are the price and the fact that it's using an Intel CPU. If that's all you care about, then go ahead, but personally I would only recommend such a build to people who absolutely can't afford anything better.
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Coelocanth: Last thing I'll say, for what it's worth, is I've not read or heard much good about Biostar boards, although I've never owned one myself.
My main rig has had a Biostar mobo for the past couple years without issue. I couldn't really tell you anything about it since I find mobos boring, but it works, so yay.
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Coelocanth: I would be wary of Rosewill power supplies. Any way you can find out the exact model in that case? It depends on the manufacturer (as far as I'm aware, Rosewill is supplied by 4 manufacturers and the quality varies greatly).
Mathieu is just as picky about PSUs as you are if not more. I don't think the PSU is a problem.
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Psyringe: 128 GB total storage is ridiculous for a gaming PC. Windows 7 can easily take up 70 GB on its own - it does on my PC, and it has its own partition, so it doesn't even cover installed programs. You can trim that down if you forgo restore points, but why make your system less stable?
Speaking of ridiculous, one restore point will definitally suffice. Rare circumstances are they where you would need more than one, and it's already a rare endeavor that you would actually need to use your one restore point.

I don't see the need to reserve a whole 70 gb for windows seven unless you can spare that much.

Also, they aren't really low quality parts. As far as relation to other computers, it's low end, and the computer will get outdated fast as more demanding games come out, but this computer will handle most of today's games on higher if not highest settings on a 1600 resolution with good framerate.
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Tallin: 20-30GB games are becoming standard.
Wut?
Post edited September 12, 2012 by JCD-Bionicman
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JCD-Bionicman: Also, they aren't really low quality parts. As far as relation to other computers, it's low end, and the computer will get outdated fast as more demanding games come out, but this computer will handle most of today's games on higher if not highest settings on a 1600 resolution with good framerate.
I thought you were asking for advice on the build you linked to. Which I gave you. If your intention was just to advertise the product, then I wouldn't have answered.

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Tallin: 20-30GB games are becoming standard.
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JCD-Bionicman: Wut?
Guild Wars 2 official requirements: 25 GB of hard drive space. Which will grow as the game expands.

Have fun with a gaming desktop with 128 GB total storage. I'm sorry that I mistook your post as asking for advice.
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Psyringe: Guild Wars 2 official requirements: 25 GB of hard drive space. Which will grow as the game expands.

Have fun with a gaming desktop with 128 GB total storage. I'm sorry that I mistook your post as asking for advice.
I wouldn't take things the wrong way. You sound like your offended or something.

Yeah, I kind of am advertising the computer, not asking for advice so much. Thought It was a good deal, which it kind of is, and so I wanted to share it.
Also I had no idea games were getting that big. I've been in console gaming for a while now, and am just now heading to PC.
Post edited September 12, 2012 by JCD-Bionicman
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Tallin: 20-30GB games are becoming standard.
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JCD-Bionicman: Wut?
Put it this way. After lets say, 40gb for your OS (at minimum), you'd be left with enough space for Witcher 1&2, Guild Wars 2, Batman AA and AC, and possibly a GOG or two at most. And that's assuming you're not planning on using it for anything other than gaming.
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JCD-Bionicman: Mathieu is just as picky about PSUs as you are if not more. I don't think the PSU is a problem.
Well, no he's not. I wouldn't touch a Rosewill with a 10 foot pole, so he's seemingly less picky than I.

But that aside, the only real consideration is whether or not that rig is going to suit your needs, both now and in the near future. If the answer is 'yes', then it's a good deal.

For me personally, it would never be a good deal as it just doesn't cover all my needs/wants in a desktop rig.
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JCD-Bionicman: Also I had no idea games were getting that big. I've been in console gaming for a while now, and am just now heading to PC.
Lots of games need >10 GB, even if they are a couple of years old. Examples include Witcher 2, Lost Planet 2, Alpha Protocol, etc. Heck, even a 6 year old game like Medieval Total War 2 has a listed system requirement of >10 GB.

A computer with 128 GB total storage space _can_ be used for gaming, no doubt about that. But as I said, it will require a very rigid space regimen, you'll end up installing, uninstalling, and re-installing a lot. Which, btw, is exactly what you shouldn't do with an SSD drive, since they wear out much faster than HDs under such conditions. You'll also constantly be cleaning caches, deleting temporary files, and looking for some more space to squeeze out of the system because the game you're wanting to install needs more room than you have. It's possible, but it will be a hassle.

That's why I said that I would only recommend the computer to people who absolutely can't afford anything better. Everyone else would be regretting this purchase 2 years from now. By then, games will be targeted for the next generation of consoles, meaning they most likely have much higher requirements than the ones we have today. And then you're sitting there with a machine that has no drive space, very limited upgrade capabilities, and a weak PSU.
Post edited September 12, 2012 by Psyringe