IBuyPower dishes Dragon-based gaming desktops under $1,500
By Darren Murph 
posted Feb 12th 2009 8:54PM
posted Feb 12th 2009 8:54PM
iBUYPOWER Launches Two New Dragon Based Systems – Gamer HAF 91B and Gamer Fire
Both systems Feature the AMD Phenom II, and ATI Radeon 4000 Series Graphics Card for under $1,500
El Monte, CA – February 12, 2009 – iBUYPOWER, known for its innovative and powerful gaming PCs, is excited to announce two new systems based on AMD's Dragon Platform both under $1,500. The Gamer HAF 91B and Gamer Fire are priced at just $999 and $1,439 respectively and both feature the new AMD Phenom II processors AMD 790GX Crossfire™ chipset, and ATI Radeon 4000 series graphics cards. The new Phenom II processors provide improved performance and power consumption characteristics over older AMD Quad-cores, with value unsurpassed in the consumer CPU market.
"We felt it was time offer the Dragon Platform technology to casual gamers looking to purchase a high-end system without the high-end price tag," said Darren Su, Vice President of iBUYPOWER. "With the Gamer HAF 91B and Fire we can offer powerful systems that deliver high definition graphics and smooth game play at a great value."
Housed in the highly accessible Gamer HAF enclosure, the iBUYPOWER Gamer HAF 91B ships with AMD Phenom™ II X4 920 Processor, 4GB DDR2-800 Memory, and an ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 512MB Video. The iBUYPOWER Gamer HAF 91B was designed for the entry-level PC gamer looking for powerful, yet affordable gaming system.
For a more comprehensive gaming and media solution, iBUYPOWER offers the Gamer Fire system in the NZXT Guardian 921 Case. Customers who upgrade to the Gamer Fire can take advantage of the speedy AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 Processor, a CPU liquid cooling system, LG GGC-H20L BLU-RAY Reader Drive for HD playback and an 800W power supply for just $440 more. iBUYPOWER also included the dominating ATI Radeon™ HD 4870X2 2GB Video Card in the Gamer Fire to provide a significant boost in gaming performance.
The iBUYPOWER Gamer HAF 91B and Gamer Fire are available at www.iBUYPOWER.com.
am i the only one that likes minimalist cases? LED's on your pc are like neons under your car TACKY.
nope, i still use a beige ATX case that I built my first computer in.
Gigabyte GA-7ZX rev. 1.1, AMD Duron 850 MHz processor (overclocked to 958 Mhz!!!), 64 MB or RAM. It ran XP really well and still functions as a backup machine some ten-odd years later. Still have my newest systems in the same case though. works, simple, and big.
Yep. You're the only one.
-_-
To me that is a hell of a case, so according to everyone else, you may be the only one
Well, looks aside, the HAF is a very good case in design and airflow. Also, I dig the looks. I usually prefer minimalist cases after owning the Thermaltake Armor which totally turned me off from the LIGHTS EVERYWHERE cases, but the HAF looks damn good in real life.
@chuuchdizzle:
I love minimalist cases. My gaming PC is in an old Antec New Solutions office computer case. Looks like, well, an office computer, but it's a great case.
@jeesusfreek:
Fuck yeah, the Duron is a kickass processor.
If LEDs are like the neon stuff on cars, what's the "spinners" equivalent for computers?
Extra external fans?
No. There's only one reason I didn't opt for a Chieftec Dragon (WITHOUT the side window, of course) or even a nice, filthy-beige oldskool ATX big tower during my last build and that is 120mm fan vents (not too deft with the dremel)
Still, I went for something rather plain and inexpensive, yet quite classy.
The Coolermaster Centurion 5.
The white one.
*hears screams of extreme horror and disgust fill the room*
Am I the only one who prefers it BIG?
Lian-Li Armorsuit P80. Its BIG. Big enough to fit all components, 3x140mm coolers on front door and even water pump and reservoir all inside the case. And no window, sound dampener is used instead.
IBuyPower isn't that bad after all for $1500 but you can build something faster for $1250 if you take a look at www.tomshardware.com
IBuyPower and CyberPower PC are for people who don't want to build the rig, but are still technically proficient enough to do any tech support on their own.
I have a cyberpower PC and it has failed a few times but each time I have fixed it on my own. Don't count on their tech support.
you should man up and build your own rig
it's a lot cheaper and really easy
i paid $650 for parts and built a gaming computer more powerful than both
I pity the fool who buys anything from that place.
Thats insane pricing for those low specs, you could build 2 of those on newegg for that price
Phenom II 920 - $189.00
WD 500GB HDD - $64.99
4850 512MB - $134.99
HAF Case - $149.99
Good DDR 2(1066Mhz 4GB) - $47.99
DVD burner - 20
~640
Plus 100 for extra shit
$740 from Newegg
This actually not that much of a markup, I would never buy a pre-built, but it's not as bad as the "all premade gaming PCs are 3x overpriced" myth tends to suggest
Game_playa
Motherboard? CPU cooler?
Yeah, you can still fit into $850. But you'll have to pick those pieces, put it all together and manually install windows (mac?!), drivers, programs ect. That scares away most people. Its not like they can't, its more like they don't want to bother. And thats why crisis happened. Because nobody cares what happens to national economy when you start getting more credit cards just to pay out the credits on other credit cards.
In this comment thread we pretend to be Paul A. Chapel. I'll start:
Too bad it is 5 years behind Apple! The iPhone does all the things this can do and more! I bet this can't run 20,000 different apps!
sorry this is the third time i've posted this, but i want everyone to see it:
everybody report paul chapel's comments instead of down-ranking him. flooding engadget's report system with his comments should get him banned pretty quickly.
FUGLY for professionals!
they should paint it white and put an apple logo on it, then i'll buy it. I'll buy anything as long as its shiny and made by apple.
Fuzo Professional Fusion Fuzo Zero Fusion/Paul A Chapel/iEye
Am i doing it right?
Please, no. Haven't we been through enough?
Its not white?!
xD
Someone will start talking about how overpriced this thing is in 5...4...3..2...1....
What a great deal!
This is a steal! I got 3!
This is too underpriced.
where do i send my money?!
We've decided to go with 450 gaming PCs for our university's computer lab instead of workstations!
I'm going to make this my late comment until engadget stop my account being hacked.
I like the case but you're better off building you're own if the company has terrible support. Please stop the hacking of my account engadget.
They banned you, stay away from this place. Go to rehab for a couple of years.
No they didn't and have no reason to. So be quiet.
I could build a a CoreI7 for that amount, and destroy this rig in any games!
I did build a core i7 w/ monitor for less
Yeah right..... I decent Core i7 build(w/OUT Monitor) would cost around 1200. And if you can build one for cheaper, then show me.
For $1200 you can build a pretty decent i7, which includes a 920 processor, 6 GB DDR3, 640 GB HDD, and the new nVidia 285. That alone would blow this rig out of the water, now you have 300 to spend on a new monitor, which if you actually check prices, are not that bad. The two mointors listed in IBUYPOWER are ~$200 and ~$450 a piece. Do the math and match the hardware, a self built i7 would be a hella lot better.
Um.... Actually, when paired with a Geforce GTX 280, a PII can out game a Core i7...
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2009/02/11/amd-phenom-820-810-720-710-am3-cpus/6
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-280,2156-2.html
Someone start talking about how good a deal this is in 5...4...3...2...1....
what a rip off
I have buyer's remorse now.
I could buy a house with change left over for the price of one of these!
BAR-BAH-CUE SAUCE
Lol, it looks so out of place now that his comment is gone.
hahaha idk what the original comment refrenced was, but the seeming randomness of this made me laugh more than anything else today
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Looked at the comment about neons looking tacky etc, i tend to agree..
That said, my first PC build had a nice thermaltake case with neons on the inside etc, also i went a step further & actually ran cables from the PSU (Internally) through some cable-tidy, out the back of the case, and had the neons underneath the desk etc in my room where they couldnt be seen... which ofc, static / pulse / music beat function, turn off the lights in the room, whole thing flashed/glowed like some kinda 1960s party.
But 5 years on, ive outgrown it, 1 LED/Neon inside the case is a nice touch if done tidily, but the whole RAH MY PC LOOKS LIKE A MONSTER! has gotten old, im just using a Antec p180 case now, plain, boring, nicely soundproofed, nice cooling, im set for life with this case (or until i kick a front-attached USB device by mistake & bugger it allup, it'll happen!)
Nice reflections...
For $999 they shoulda thrown in a 4870.
For 999, a q9550 w/ GTX 260 216 can be built
Phenom II 920 - $189.00
WD 500GB HDD - $64.99
4850 512MB - $134.99
HAF Case - $149.99
Good DDR 2(1066Mhz 4GB) - $47.99
DVD burner - 20
~640
Plus 100 for extra shit
$740 from Newegg
This actually not that much of a markup, I would never buy a pre-built, but it's not as bad as the "all premade gaming PCs are 3x overpriced" myth tends to suggest
You forgot
A good motherboard - $150
Windows XP Professional - $140
~290
Plus your $640 = 930 plus extra shit 100 dollars, you are now paying almost 100 dollars above their list price.... just sayin'
A good motherboard? Since when?!
OEMs get better deals than you retailers so expect them to get their stuff for $500-700, and you pay $999 minimum. Thats business (they help other people live, they pay salaries, give jobs ect). If you don't like what they offer, you can always build one yourself.