iBUYPOWER Gamer Extreme AMD AM573D3 Review

Everyone likes to play newest computer games maxed out with high frames per second. But running latest titles at high settings requires something better than a $399 computer with a integrated graphics card. Thankfully, you don't have to buy a $1500-$2000 gaming computer to play high graphic games, $800-$900 gaming desktops with AMD HD 6850 or Nvidia GTX 460 will do the job fine. Obviously you can't get a brand computer (HP, Dell, Alienware) with HD 6850 or any other fast DirectX 11 card for under $900. This is why I review this iBUYPOWER Gamer Extreme AMD AM573D3, which has very decent specifications for a sub-$900 gaming desktop.
Graphics card: This iBUYPOWER uses the powerful 1GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6850, its performance is similar to Nvidia's 1GB GTX 460. The AMD HD 6850 is powerful enough for playing most games at max settings. Remember that HD 6850 and HD 6870 are upper mid-range video cards of the Radeon 6000 series, HD 6950 / HD 6970 / HD 6990 are the new high-end.
Processor: CPU is also an important component in a gaming computer, decent gaming PC should at least have a good quad-core processor. Lower clocked AMD six-cores are not really good for gaming. iBUYPOWER Gamer Extreme AMD AM573D3 Gaming Desktop Computer - Black has one of the fastest AMD quad-core processors, the 3.4GHz AMD Phenom II X4 965. It is a great processor, but it's much slower than more expensive Intel's Sandy Bridge i5 and i7.
Other specs: The other specifications of this computer are pretty standard for this price range: 4GB of dual channel DDR3 memory, 1TB SATA III HDD and Windows 7 Home Premium.
Conclusion: iBUYPOWER Gamer Extreme AMD AM573D3 is a nearly perfect gaming PC that offers great value for money, but there are couple slightly better alternatives.
Alternatives: similar desktop with same price, but with 8GB RAM - Titanium Gamer AMTI9098, minimally slower processor, better video card - Titanium Gamer AMTI7009, more future proof computer with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i5-2500K - CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme GXi220.

Pros:

 Very fast graphics card

 Balanced build

 

Cons:

 None 

Specifications:

• 3.4GHz AMD Phenom II X4 965 processor
• 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
• 1TB SATA III hard drive
• 1GB AMD Radeon HD 6850
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

iBUYPOWER Gamer Power AMD AM567D3 Review

This review is about another low-budget gaming desktop, the iBUYPOWER Gamer Power AMD AM567D3. The specs of this computer are pretty good for this price, they are similar to some ~$700 gaming PCs. This doesn't mean it's powerful enough for playing latest games at highest settings. The ATI HD 5570 is an lower end graphics card which has performance similar to HD 4670, this means it can nicely play few year old games with med-high settings at low resolutions. Lets have a closer look at the specifications. For just $569.99 you get an awesome 2.8GHz AMD Phenom II quad-core processor, 1GB ATI Radeon HD5570 video card, large 1TB HDD and 4GB RAM. iBUYPOWER Gamer Power AMD AM567D3 Gaming Desktop Computer also comes with a Windows 7 Home Premium operating system, not sure if it's 32 or 64 bit version. As you can see from the $501 to $700 gaming computer comparison chart, there are no better deals in this price range. This iBUYPOWER is perfect for people who want the cheapest pre-built gaming PC that is capable for gaming.

Pros:

 Good specs for price
 Big hard disk

 

Cons:

 None 

Specifications:

• 2.8GHz AMD Phenom II x4 925 Processor  (AMD Phenom II 9xx review)
• 4GB of DDR3 1333MHz memory
• 1TB SATA II hard drive
• 1GB ATI Radeon HD5570  (ATI Radeon HD 5570 review)
• Windows 7 Home Premium

iBUYPOWER Gamer Extreme A928i review

iBUYPOWER is pretty famous for budget gaming computers, let's see what this mid-range gaming desktop has to offer. iBUYPOWER Gamer Extreme A928i is equipped with powerful Intel i5 760 (not latest Sandy Bridge architecture) quad-core processor clocked at 2.8GHz, which is paired with reasonably fast 1GB ATI HD 5750 DirectX 11 graphics card. Other specifications are pretty low for this price: 4GB of RAM and 500GB SATA hard drive. One interesting thing about this computer is the 700W power supply, which will give you headroom for future upgrades (if it's