Acer Aspire AM5621-EQ9300A Core 2 Quad Q9300(2.50GHz) 8GB DDR2 1280GB NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit (English / French) - Retail

Reviewed By: on 8/6/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Great gaming rig. A major upgrade from my previous pc and the $699 price tag can't really be beat, even if i were to try and build one myself. runs Crysis on med-high settings at well over 30 fps. can run it on very high at about 20 fps. As far as other games out there, set everything to max settings and enjoy a nice smooth frame rate.

Cons: My main con has been some issues with the graphics display driver randomly stopping while playing Crysis. I've got everything updated to the most recent drivers but occasionally the game will crash and i'll get an error about the display driver failing but recovering. Also, the power supply is only 400w which is on the low side for a gaming rig, especially on with a quad core processor. If you buy this pc you might want to consider spending 80 bucks more for a 500 w, at least I am.

Other Thoughts: great pc for the money, just wish it was a little bit more stable running crysis.

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A good computer for a great price

Reviewed By: on 8/4/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: This is a great computer for the price, as everyone has been saying. It was also my first purchase with newegg, and needless to say, I'm hooked now. Lots of HD space 2 HD one of which is partitioned, which is nice. Starts and shuts down really fast. Computer case is fairly well designed and is cool-looking. Pretty quiet when not running a lot of programs or games.

Cons: The speakers and mouse are pretty cheap. I would count on replacing or upgrading them. The fan can get a little loud when it's working a lot, but it's nothing to write home about. 2 of the USB outlets on the top of the case don't work for me, but I haven't had the time to find out why yet. No wireless internet on the computer, so watch out for that if you want it!

Other Thoughts: All-in-all, can't beat the price for what you get. I got it primarily for every-day use, not video games, but I don't think it would have trouble running them at all. The computer is fast. Thanks to the reviewer below for getting the Windows 7 upgrade! I tried that and it didn't work earlier, so that's a pleasant surprise!

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Reviewed By: on 8/1/2009

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Fast and cheap, I can run anything at full settings. So far I have team fortress 2, prototype, prince of persia 2008 and I can run them all at full no lag what so ever.

Cons: At first I got a dead one, but I sent it back and got another one, took a long time because UPS dropped it when I was sending it back and had to file a claim.

The computer does get a bit hot, but I don't play games ALL day long so it's fine to me.

Other Thoughts: Great computer, anyone that buys this computer should thank me also. I contacted ACER support and got them to put this computer eligible for windows 7. So if you buy this computer you can get Windows 7 for free now through acer. Great computer especially for the price,

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