Cant wait to get my hands on that 1150.00 pheonix that can barely play modern games at 1080p. Even if you want a prebuilt system, you could do much better from CyberPower or even someone like Digital Storm.
Could they have made any worse choices for CPU and GPU? Even a Dell XPS with an i72600 and HD6770 can be had for less than 1000.00. Much faster out of the box, and a much better gaming CPU if you want to upgrade power supply and install better graphics card..
That HP phoenix is truly sucks for a claimed gaming class tower. Mediocre at best and I'd take AlienWare anyday (despite not the best bang for your buck too).
And that new HP All in one ... Well as usual, iMac suprisingly remains give you the best value of all. A similarly priced low end 21.5" iMac already give you moar powaahhh compared to this ... Sorry ... Crap.
It may be 27" .. But 1920x1080 gonna look bad on this monitor, this aint TV you know, and no discrete GPU, seriously? And 6GB RAM? You know it's really cheap to upgrade iMac into 12GB RAM today. The iMac already has OSX (super nice. Bonus) and if you use Bootcamp, surely there wont be any HP bloatware crawling within.
But as above said .. It has beats audio that worth $800 alone, so yeah ... This computer is a bargain for the price of remaining $399.
I never understood some companies decision to name something a gaming PC, just because it can play an old game on low settings does not make it a gaming PC. Real gamers want to play the latest games like Skyrim and Old Republic on high settings and you need a real gaming PC like the Genesis from Origin PC as an example.
It’s not just about using the term “gaming” and trying to sell some systems. Either you know what gamers want and your company is focused on that or you are just trying to fool some people into buying a substandard machine. Stick to e-Machines and leave gaming to the pro’s.
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frozentundra123456 - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - link
Cant wait to get my hands on that 1150.00 pheonix that can barely play modern games at 1080p. Even if you want a prebuilt system, you could do much better from CyberPower or even someone like Digital Storm.Could they have made any worse choices for CPU and GPU? Even a Dell XPS with an i72600 and HD6770 can be had for less than 1000.00. Much faster out of the box, and a much better gaming CPU if you want to upgrade power supply and install better graphics card..
seamonkey79 - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - link
But... does it have BEATS audio!?That's worth at least $800.17 right there!
iSayuSay - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - link
LOL nice ...That HP phoenix is truly sucks for a claimed gaming class tower. Mediocre at best and I'd take AlienWare anyday (despite not the best bang for your buck too).
And that new HP All in one ... Well as usual, iMac suprisingly remains give you the best value of all. A similarly priced low end 21.5" iMac already give you moar powaahhh compared to this ... Sorry ... Crap.
It may be 27" .. But 1920x1080 gonna look bad on this monitor, this aint TV you know, and no discrete GPU, seriously? And 6GB RAM? You know it's really cheap to upgrade iMac into 12GB RAM today. The iMac already has OSX (super nice. Bonus) and if you use Bootcamp, surely there wont be any HP bloatware crawling within.
But as above said .. It has beats audio that worth $800 alone, so yeah ... This computer is a bargain for the price of remaining $399.
Samus - Thursday, January 5, 2012 - link
like all OEM systems, is going to suck. 500-watt if we're lucky.JALaraque - Thursday, January 5, 2012 - link
I never understood some companies decision to name something a gaming PC, just because it can play an old game on low settings does not make it a gaming PC. Real gamers want to play the latest games like Skyrim and Old Republic on high settings and you need a real gaming PC like the Genesis from Origin PC as an example.It’s not just about using the term “gaming” and trying to sell some systems. Either you know what gamers want and your company is focused on that or you are just trying to fool some people into buying a substandard machine. Stick to e-Machines and leave gaming to the pro’s.