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I am looking to buy this desktop, its $720, tell me if this is a good price, and also what games can it run, a?

iBUYPOWER

Model

Gamer EXTREME 589D3

Type

Gaming

Processor

AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz

Processor Main Features

64 bit Eight-Core Processor

Cache Per Processor

8MB L2 Cache

Memory

8GB DDR3 1333

Hard Drive

1TB SATA II

Optical Drive 1

24X DL DVD+/-RW Drive

Graphics

AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB

Audio

6 Channels

Ethernet

Fast Ethernet

Power Supply

600W

Operating System

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Special Features

AZZA SOLARIS GAMING CASE

Motherboard

Motherboard Name

ASROCK N68-VS3 FX

CPU

CPU Type

AMD FX-Series

CPU Speed

FX-8120(3.1GHz)

L2 Cache Per CPU

8MB

L3 Cache Per CPU

8MB

CPU Socket Type

AM3+

CPU Main Features

64 bit Eight-Core Processor

Graphics

GPU/VPU Type

AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB

Memory

Memory Capacity

8GB DDR3

Memory Speed

DDR3 1333

Memory Spec

4GB x 2

Memory Slot (Total)

2

Memory Slot (Available)

0

Maximum Memory Supported

8GB

Hard Drive

HDD Capacity

1TB

HDD Interface

SATA II

Optical Drive

Optical Drive Type

DVD±RW

Optical Drive Spec

24X DL DVD+/-RW Drive

Audio

Audio Channels

6 channels

Communications

LAN Chipset

Integrated

LAN Speed

10/100Mbps

Front Panel Ports

Front USB

2

Front Audio Ports

1

Back Panel Ports

PS/2

2

Video Ports

1 VGA

Rear USB

4

RJ45

1 port

Rear Audio Ports

3 x Audio Jacks

HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone

Expansion

External Bays

4 x External 5.25" drive bays

1 x External 3.5" drive bay

Internal Bays

4 x Internal 3.5" drive bay

PCI Slots (Available/Total)

1 x PCI-Express x16 slot

1 x PCI Slot

Mouse

Mouse Type

iBUYPOWER USB Mouse

Keyboard

Keyboard Type

iBUYPOWER USB Deluxe Keyboard

Physical Spec

Dimensions

19.5" x 18.5" x 8.1"

Weight

32 lbs.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    That system is a little on the "iffy" side. SATA II, USB 2.0, and LAN 10/100 are not, in my opinion, worth that price.

    You should look for a system that has SATA III, USB 3.0, and 1Gb LAN.

    Also, consider an SSD drive. If storage is not important, a 90Gb SSD drive will make your gaming experience very nice!

  • 9 years ago

    looks fine to me

    iBUYPOWER Gamer EXTREME 589D3 Desktop PC AMD FX-Series FX-8120(3.1GHz) 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit with 600w PSU

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Hey,

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  • 9 years ago

    Eh I mean I just built a way better system than this one for only 150 bucks more, witch include:

    Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

    MSI 990FXA-GD80V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

    ZOTAC ZT-50709-10M GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

    COUGAR COUGAR-GX700 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

    G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)

    AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor

    LITE-ON 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner with 3D Playback iHBS212-08 LightScribe Support

    Only thing is, this does not come with Windows, but hell who pay's for windows or any kind of software these day's? just giveing you something to think about XD

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  • 9 years ago

    Seem like you never build your pc, so buying a prebuild one is better for you.

    The price seem fair to me, considering they provide with win 7

    To tell you the truth, the cpu is too much (FX6100 should be enough) and the gpu is rather outdated. I myself use 6850, and its a good gpu. Just not enough to max everything on battlefield 3. Its more wiser to use FX6100 and spend the extra money for better gpu.

    Overall, the build is fair for prebuilded pc.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Seems good for the price, plenty of RAM, good sized hard drive, and decent graphics card. For $720, I'd say it's worth it, and you have the room to upgrade later if needed

    Video review on the graphics card, people were commenting playing BF3 on it and it apparently still runs well:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYffbNvQgyQ

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