marco19477 wrote:Just got 1 for 529 had a 700 watt power supply and a HD 4850 card installed both fired it up and real nice computer but if you are looking to keep the on board graphics you might be disappointed. Need to install bigger power supply as it only has a 300W Nice Computer

You bought it with the power supply and video card for $529 or you bought it for that and installed the hardware later?

If you got all that for $529, I want to know where THAT deal is!

3devious wrote:Does anyone know if I could fit a better power supply in this bad boy? If I could put a better video card in there, it would be pretty awesome but I need atleast a 500 watt power supply.

Most definitely...only thing is I bought this PC at microcenter, and after an upgraded power supply AND ATI 4650 512mb card was added it was just a shade over $500.00. The PC itself was $369, this ain't a great deal.

Mr70Mopar wrote:Does Windows 7 support earlier versions of Office and powerpoint?

that doesn't even make sense. Windows doesn't "support" office in any meaningful sense. You can run any version of Office on any version of Windows.

good comp for the money, but not really up to snuff for gaming, weak power supply, needs better graphics processing, at least a 9800 series card, faster hard drives as well...good for surfing the net, pics, and music thou

How good is this system in performing MS office apps (PP, spreadsheets, Word), photo editing and storage, and the range of internet functions? (I'm not a gamer).
Thanks?

danielpmor wrote:Haven't swapped out a power supply before. But it seems like it would be an easy upgrade. What does a 700w power supply cost?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010090058%20113142558&name=701%20-%20800W

or alternatively:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=700w+computer+power+supply

The PCI-E x16 slots are not 2.0 slots.
Video card upgrade is limited.

http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-pavilion-p6320y/4507-3118_7-33968314.html?tag=mncolBtm;rnav

Edit:
Windows 7 is backwards compatible with older versions of office.
I currently still use office 2003 with no problems in Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

Also, the power supply will be fine with no other upgrades.
However, adding anything to this machine will definitely call for an upgrade in power supply.

Im looking for a laptop but this is sooo tempting.

Just looking for a surfing, music/videos/pics and dvd burning machine.

You all got me worried about the weak power supply though. :/

alexei27 wrote:Welcome to the party!

Well thank you...shall I offer you a cup of coffee??

BTW there is no reasoning with Hurricane Season...I lived in Florida for 25 years! lol

Mr70Mopar wrote:Does Windows 7 support earlier versions of Office and powerpoint?

I run Office 97 under Win 7 on my Dell laptop.

i heard binford tools is putting out a new universal power supply

HOO HOO HOO

Wow, it sure looks like they have a lot of these. I'm kind of surprised.

If it had a real power supply I'd snap this up. But having to upgrade that and the video card in order to have two DVI ports doesn't make this much of a savings.

LayneRobinson wrote:I need a new (web based) Woot Tracker. www.bagsofcrap.com/wootsound.htm is not detecting that this is a Woot-Off.

Requirements:
Fast.
Works in IE 6. (I'm at work, don't blame me.)
Plays a sound near the end of a product.
Plays a sound when there is a new product.
I would prefer that it also pop-up a window at end/start of product in case I'm in a meeting and have the volume down.
Auto-refreshes.
Nothing is installed. (Again, I'm at work.)


I don't care about pictures or descriptions so much, because it's really just an alert to check Woot. I don't care about ads (as long as they are not obnoxious) because Woot-Trackers need to pay for hosting, too.

Thanks in advance!

(Had to move the post because the camera just sold out.)

www.wootalyzer.com

nobody cares about this computer...will it ever end

3devious wrote:Does anyone know if I could fit a better power supply in this bad boy? If I could put a better video card in there, it would be pretty awesome but I need atleast a 500 watt power supply.

If it's a standard HP case, yes you should be able to... Though it will be a tight fit.

How early? I versions prior to Office 2003 might not work on 7.

Mr70Mopar wrote:Does Windows 7 support earlier versions of Office and powerpoint?

This thing has more functionality than the CDC 7700 I used to do ForTran IV code on during the Ballistic Missile Defense days

I just bought one of these last week with a 42" LCD for $199.00 from a Leprechaun riding a unicorn in the enchanted forest. His name was Juan Up-yah.

Will this work with my Mac?

levinne wrote:nobody cares about this computer...will it ever end

In Stock: 86.0%
Sell out in: 2 hours, 21 minutes


Yes but it will be awhile

bkgwatfiv wrote:would the new x6 proc for 125 work in this?

It might but it states it will only support 95W processors I had a 945 and it was 125w and was afraid to stick it in might in the future and see what happens but it's a real fast computer the way it is

LayneRobinson wrote:I need a new (web based) Woot Tracker. www.bagsofcrap.com/wootsound.htm is not detecting that this is a Woot-Off.

Requirements:
Fast.
Works in IE 6. (I'm at work, don't blame me.)
Plays a sound near the end of a product.
Plays a sound when there is a new product.
I would prefer that it also pop-up a window at end/start of product in case I'm in a meeting and have the volume down.
Auto-refreshes.
Nothing is installed. (Again, I'm at work.)


I don't care about pictures or descriptions so much, because it's really just an alert to check Woot. I don't care about ads (as long as they are not obnoxious) because Woot-Trackers need to pay for hosting, too.

Thanks in advance!

(Had to move the post because the camera just sold out.)

I'm pretty sure none of the trackers are working currently, I've tried just about every one I knew.

I picked one up. This will be a great upgrade for an old Win2K PC. I will put in a different PS and add another video card (need 3 monitors). Should be able to run everything I am now without slowing down! This is for a Presentation PC, running powerpoints and EZWorship software for worship services. I will take out the wireless card, don't need the operators distracted with something on the web when the need to pay attention to what is going on during the service.

danielpmor wrote:Haven't swapped out a power supply before. But it seems like it would be an easy upgrade. What does a 700w power supply cost?

It's an easy upgrade, you can pick up a 700w for around $50.00.

LayneRobinson wrote:I need a new (web based) Woot Tracker. www.bagsofcrap.com/wootsound.htm is not detecting that this is a Woot-Off.

Requirements:
Fast.
Works in IE 6. (I'm at work, don't blame me.)
Plays a sound near the end of a product.
Plays a sound when there is a new product.
I would prefer that it also pop-up a window at end/start of product in case I'm in a meeting and have the volume down.
Auto-refreshes.
Nothing is installed. (Again, I'm at work.)


I don't care about pictures or descriptions so much, because it's really just an alert to check Woot. I don't care about ads (as long as they are not obnoxious) because Woot-Trackers need to pay for hosting, too.

Thanks in advance!

(Had to move the post because the camera just sold out.)

I'm working on fixing it. The reason it didn't detect the Woot-Off, is because of an error on Woot's end. It'll be back up soon...

Okay I'm about a second away from pulling the trigger on this for my dad until I read concerns about the power supply. I know about computers but I'm not a hardware expert. What does this lower power supply mean? I want to get this for my dad who will probably do NOTHING other than web browsing, office work, and photo/video viewing. He's not going to play games or do anything above and beyond the call of duty (no pun intended.) Will this power supply end up biting me in the ass? I really don't feel like buying this only to rip it open and spend more money to get a bigger power supply in it.

Kaanbaan wrote:I just bought one of these last week with a 42" LCD for $199.00 from a Leprechaun riding a unicorn in the enchanted forest. His name was Juan Up-yah.

Watch that guy... he tends to not honor warranties.

Wootoff killer, come back in about 3 hours...

It is nap time me thinks

letsgobuffalo238 wrote:Im looking for a laptop but this is sooo tempting.

Just looking for a surfing, music/videos/pics and dvd burning machine.

You all got me worried about the weak power supply though. :/

bah on the weak power supply. It only is weak if you intend to put a new graphics card in it. And they are talking 150W plus cards for gaming, not what you are doing. This computer would be well overpowered for your needs. You can buy this, or get a sufficient for you laptop for the same price (search slickdeals.net).

replace the power supply and it is a good machine

ZigIsAwesome wrote:I'm pretty sure none of the trackers are working currently, I've tried just about every one I knew.

Wootalyzer is working...and it seems that wooters.us started working while I was getting another cup of coffee...yay!

bkgwatfiv wrote:would the new x6 proc for 125 work in this?

It states that only 95w will work I have a 945 125w that I might try in the future but it is real fast the way it is you will not be disappointed

uberporsche wrote:Would be better if it was INTEL CPU...

It would be better if it wasn't an HP.

Does anyone know if this comes with a copy of the Windows 7 disc or not?

ircmaxell wrote:The short answer: Yes. The long answer: Maybe.

This has an AM3 socket, so any AM3 CPU SHOULD work. The issue comes down to the BIOS. Some computers require a flash (upgrade) of the BIOS to use new CPUs. So it's all up to HP if they want to release a BIOS upgrade to enable 6 cores or not. But electrically it's compatible...

Good morning! Nice seeing you again!

Mufter wrote:The PCI-E x16 slots are not 2.0 slots.
Video card upgrade is limited.

Ok this worries me... I am considering buying this and upgrading the power supply and video card, but I don't want to get screwed on the upgrade. Do good (gaming) video cards require 2.0 slots?

yourbeliefs wrote:Okay I'm about a second away from pulling the trigger on this for my dad until I read concerns about the power supply. I know about computers but I'm not a hardware expert. What does this lower power supply mean? I want to get this for my dad who will probably do NOTHING other than web browsing, office work, and photo/video viewing. He's not going to play games or do anything above and beyond the call of duty (no pun intended.) Will this power supply end up biting me in the ass? I really don't feel like buying this only to rip it open and spend more money to get a bigger power supply in it.

Not at all the only reason you need a bigger power supply is if you upgrade the graphics I have one and it is real fast but the power supply is only to upgrade for games

yourbeliefs wrote:Okay I'm about a second away from pulling the trigger on this for my dad until I read concerns about the power supply. I know about computers but I'm not a hardware expert. What does this lower power supply mean? I want to get this for my dad who will probably do NOTHING other than web browsing, office work, and photo/video viewing. He's not going to play games or do anything above and beyond the call of duty (no pun intended.) Will this power supply end up biting me in the ass? I really don't feel like buying this only to rip it open and spend more money to get a bigger power supply in it.

You will be fine buying this for your dad. If you want to open the box, plug it in, and go, with no high end gaming or anything like that, you will probably love this system. The lower power supply means it can't handle additional upgrades, such as a better video card, processor, stuff like that. But from what you described your pops using it for, it will be just what you are looking for at a great price. Enjoy!

uberporsche wrote:Would be better if it was INTEL CPU...

I am an Intel fanatic and have been building Intel based systems for years but let me say this...
I just built 2 phenom II x4 quads for my kids and they are screamers. A good video card helps too. So, Intel is great but some of the AMD's are excellent too.