Newegg Shellshocker

• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-07-19 22:56
  is this a good deal?
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.691799
  
  you get WHOLE rig for $345 instead of $415
  however,
  the cat only wants the hard drive and motherboard
  all the other stuff are extras for just a cheaper price
  
  Specs
  
  Case w/ PSU
  -COOLER MASTER Elite 310 RC-310-BKR2-GP Blackl ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply (Model:RC-310-BKR2-GP)
  
  Mobo
  -BIOSTAR TA75M+ FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (Model:TA75M+)
  
  CPU w/ integrated GPU
  -AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU AD3850WNGXBOX (Model:AD3850WNGXBOX)
  
  4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
  -G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL (Model:F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL)
  
  1TB HDD
  -Seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 1.5TB 5900 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (Model:ST1500DL003)
  
  DVD drive
  -Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B (Model:AD-7260S-0B)
  
  Total price $409.94
  Discounted price $345.
• Taycat wrote on 2011-07-19 23:14
  The link is broken.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-07-19 23:22

  Quote from Mythical Detective Loki;518506:

  The link is broken.

  
  
  clicks*
  it works
  if anyone wants to look at it
  it's on newegg's front page
  the very first newegg shellshocker
• Taycat wrote on 2011-07-19 23:26
  Must of been my internet.
  
  Looks good to me, but I'm not an expert.
  
  Seems like it could get whatever you want done though.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-07-19 23:28

  Quote from Mythical Detective Loki;518525:

  Must of been my internet.
  
  Looks good to me, but I'm not an expert.
  
  Seems like it could get whatever you want done though.

  
  
  oh yeah
  this is a very new CPU released 2 weeks ago
  but it's not that great of a CPU
• Osayidan wrote on 2011-07-19 23:30
  It'll "work", but you get what you pay for. In this case, garbage.
• Shirayuki wrote on 2011-07-19 23:34

  Quote from Osayidan;518536:

  It'll "work", but you get what you pay for. In this case, garbage.

  
  
  Says osay with his $900 processor >:
  
  It'd work for basic things like movies and interwebz and stuff, but don't expect much out of it until you buy a good graphics card.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-07-19 23:34

  Quote from Osayidan;518536:

  It'll "work", but you get what you pay for. In this case, garbage.

  
  
  thank you osayidan
  btw can you pet the cat? :D
  
  P.S. is this motherboard good?
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138319
• Shirayuki wrote on 2011-07-19 23:41

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;518541:

  thank you osayidan
  btw can you pet the cat? :D
  
  P.S. is this motherboard good?
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138319

  
  
  For the price, seems good. Review says it won't work with more than 2 sata drives when using crossfire though, but if you're running a crossfire rig, you should have a better mobo anyway.
• Okami wrote on 2011-07-19 23:46

  Quote from Shirayuki;518545:

  For the price, seems good. Review says it won't work with more than 2 sata drives when using crossfire though, but if you're running a crossfire rig, you should have a better mobo anyway.

  
  
  The review also has two instances of it catching on fire.
  
  Moral of the story?
  Make sure you have a sufficient PSU!
• Yoorah wrote on 2011-07-19 23:55
  Now, now.. no need to diss that system. If someone wanted a cheap, gaming capable PC, this would be worth considering.
  But personally, I wouldn't buy it. There are several issues with it:
  
  The AMD A8 APU relies on memory performance heavily, since it shares the RAM with the GPU as well and as such is throughput-limited. Fast DDR3-1866 is recommended, but that rig comes with DDR3-1333...... and only one module, so no dual channel! D: On Intel, the difference between single and dual (and even triple) channel memory is not significant, but I suspect that if the memory speed has a big impact on the A8's performance, then dual channel most likely does, too.
  
  So basically, that setup isn't even making full use of the A8's capabilities.
  
  Then there's the slow (non-7200 RPM) hard drive.
  And the bundled (no-name?) 420W PSU that won't be able to support a decent future graphics card upgrade. :(
  
  I'd wait and see what Bulldozer brings to the table before committing to any build. If it's any good, it may make Intel adjust prices on their CPUs, too.
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2011-07-20 02:18
  It's an entire computer for $350.
  
  It won't be amazing, but dammit, it's an entire computer for $350. There was a time when the thought of such a thing was ridiculous.
• Halfslashed wrote on 2011-07-20 06:35
  Lol, fusion.
  
  That's like Intel Celeron's all over again. It's only effective on a laptop, don't waste your money.