http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/
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.]]>Feb 12th 2009 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/
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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.]]>Feb 12th 2009 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/
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*]]>Feb 13th 2009 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/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]]>Feb 13th 2009 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/
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.]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/it's a lot cheaper and really easy
i paid $650 for parts and built a gaming computer more powerful than both
]]>Feb 13th 2009 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/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 ]]>Feb 12th 2009 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/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.]]>Feb 13th 2009 5:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/
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!]]>Feb 12th 2009 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/
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.]]>Feb 12th 2009 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/
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?]]>Feb 12th 2009 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/xD]]>Feb 13th 2009 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 13th 2009 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/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.]]>Feb 12th 2009 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 13th 2009 6:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/
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

]]>Feb 13th 2009 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 13th 2009 5:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/I
want
some
baby
back
ribs
(in separate comments each)]]>Feb 12th 2009 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/
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!)]]>Feb 12th 2009 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/Feb 12th 2009 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/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

]]>Feb 12th 2009 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/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'
]]>Feb 13th 2009 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/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.]]>Feb 13th 2009 5:45AM