Question 1

Does this computer come with wireless capabilities pre installed?

Accepted Answer

No you will have to get a wireless adapter. You can get a USB wireless adapter for fairly cheap.

Question 2

So im planning on buying this computer for me to play one game but can it handle my wife running i tunes and storing pictures and documents on it?

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Absolutely. Unless she has 500000 songs and pics, you should be fine.

My son plays a lot of high memory games and has other stuff on there too.

Just note that it has no on board WiFi, so we bought a USB adapter for $20.

Question 3

Please confirm this comes with full version of win 8.1 not a trial version you then have to pay for?

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It comes with windows 8 when I got it in november, fullversion. Im sure if it is only 8 Windows would allow an update. Not a fan of the keyboard tho. Great buy in my opinion, runs great.

Question 4

is this computer wireless?

Accepted Answer

No, mine did not come with wireless. It has an MSI 760GM-P34FX motherboard, and an AMD Radeon 7700 graphics card which effectively blocks the only PCI slot on the board.  If you want wireless, you'll have to use a different graphics card or a USB WiFi adapter.

Question 5

What is a compatible monitor that is reasonably priced?

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Any monitor with a HDMI input should work fine.  The monitor that I'm using with it is a Gateway 24" display that's a few years old, but I also tested it with a 46" Vizio TV.  The video card also has a DisplayPort input, but DisplayPort-compatible monitors tend to be more expensive.

Question 6

I'm looking to buy this computer so I can play DayZ Standalone, I was wanting to know how well this computer could run it?

Accepted Answer

This computer will probably run it ok.. I actually bought a Radeon R9 270X and installed it right after I bought this so I can't really say how the stock graphics card is. The Arma series (including Day Z standalone) is very CPU intensive.. I would upgrade the CPU to a higher 4 or 6 core maybe. The FX 8100 isn't that great of a CPU for intensive gaming. Good starter PC though

Question 7

What kind of games can this run?

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all so far most on low to medium settings this is more of a decent budget gaming rig for ppl who do not need to play everything on maxed settings at the moment im currently playing planet side 2 ..arma 2 and arma 3 ...dayz...dayz stand alone...infestation surviver stories....elder scrolls online

Question 8

Does this have an HDMI port in the back?

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Yes, I'm using it now to hook up hdmi to my tv, its really sweet.

Question 9

Is the PSU good enough for gaming? Because it seems to have a low wattage.

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yes, i saw that. I bought this a autodesk and photoshop usage only. and it is working very well with that. but i'm not sure if it can stand up to some of the new games that demand more gpu and cpu power
Sorry i cant be of much help

Question 10

Ok feel really stupid but my son bought this. We connected monitor and computer and turned on but nothing happens. Monitor says it is not recovering signal. Instructions appear to be for installing cards and components that are already installed. Tried to load win 8 utilities and graphics card driver. CPU lights up but I get nothing to show on monitor. Seems like it is not even reading or generating any logic. How do you get the blasted thing running?

Accepted Answer

You may possibly have plugged you monitor into the wrong socket.

There are 2 sets of video sockets on this machine. With the back of the machine facing you, there is one set on the upper left, oriented vertically, and another set, lower down, oriented horizontally.

The upper set is for the built in video on the motherboard. If you plugged you monitor into one of those sockets you will get no signal. The built in video is turned off.

You must plug you monitor into one of the horizontal sockets. These are for the add-on Radeon card. This card (much better than the motherboard video) is live.

N.B. You shouldn't need to load any video drivers to get started, although you may want to update them later from the manufacturer's site. They give you the boxes and instructions for the motherboard and other components that are already installed because some users may want to upgrade the machine later.

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