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CorTed wrote on 2/13/2009, 2:15 PM
Now that's a powerfull machine for very little money.....
xberk wrote on 2/13/2009, 2:58 PM
I've never bought a kit like this. Always get more for the money by buy each component separate and getting quality stuff all down the line. Either way, you are going to have to assemble it yourself. The chip might not be a retail box hence it could lack the fan and warranty. I'd be careful. Still it amazing how the price for this kind of power has come down.

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Coursedesign wrote on 2/13/2009, 3:31 PM
Pretty good deal!

The CPU is explicitly stated to be an OEM version with no fan.

There also is no graphics card, only the mobo onboard graphics.

If you add a beefy graphics card, you also need to swap out the 450W PSU for something bigger.

And I would be a bit nervous about running 8 GB of RAM with no error correction.

Bit error rates increase quite a bit with large amounts of memory, but if the machine is for non-critical work this is of course of little concern.
musicvid10 wrote on 2/13/2009, 3:43 PM
So who bought CompUSA, and are they re-opening retail locations or just online?
farss wrote on 2/13/2009, 3:50 PM
"And I would be a bit nervous about running 8 GB of RAM with no error correction."

I'm seriously concerned over how many people don't get this. Years ago we did MTBF calcs for a huge hyrdo control system using non ECC RAM. The answer based on the RAM chip manufacturers figures was 5 minutes!


Bob.
[r]Evolution wrote on 2/13/2009, 3:52 PM
Specs aren't what I had hoped... besides, this thing looks like a Gamer's or Kid's computer.
It's definitely NOT something I would want in my Studio sitting beside my HP XW8600 or G5.

I'm superficial like that. Looks also mean a lot to me when dealing with things for my Studio.
apit34356 wrote on 2/13/2009, 4:39 PM
"non ECC RAM" without a doubt, ECC is a critical issue. As the die shrinks for each memory cell, radiation genrated faults increase. ;-)
nedski wrote on 2/13/2009, 5:11 PM
So what exactly happens when there is a fault?

Please cite specifics, thanks.

My computer does not spontaneously reboot or lockup.
I have 8GB of DDR2 RAM. It is non-ECC.

Basic specs - Vista 64 SP1, Intel Q9450 @ 2.66 GHz, Intel DP35DP mobo, G.Skill PC2-6400 4x2GB, XFX Nvidia 9600 GT 512mb video.
srode wrote on 2/13/2009, 6:29 PM
home use computers using ECC memory seems like a complete waste to me - on Servers with critical data or engineering applications it makes sense. I can't see using in something editting video.
Jeff9329 wrote on 2/16/2009, 9:15 AM
Dave:

I think there are better refurb deals out there.

At least it's assembled, working and has an OS.

Or, I would buy buy parts from Newegg or similar.

Don't you need an i7 (130W) for heat where you live?

Jeff