Specifications

iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin F860-a
Processor Intel Core i7-940 2.93GHz
Motherboard Asus X58 P6T Deluxe
Memory 6GB Corsair DDR3
Video Card ATI Radeon HD4870 1GB
Power Supply NZXT PP-800 800 Watt
Case Coolermaster HAF (High Air Flow) 932
Hard Drive 1 TB SATAII Samsung HD103UJ
OS Vista Home Premium 64-bit, SP1
Removables Memory Card Reader
DVD Burner LG Blu-ray/HD-DVD ROM DVD+/-RW SATA
LG 22x DVD+/-RW PATA
CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 Stock HSF

The Paladin F860-a we received has a nice mix of components for a midrange system. Sticker price is $1975 before shipping, a good price point for an "upper midrange" computer, though definitions vary as components get ever cheaper. The power supply is definitely oversized, but this does allow room for expansion - a lot of room.

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  • neogodless - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - link

    Noise... under "load" at 24" is 53.3 db? That doesn't seem "good" at all.
  • Matt Campbell - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - link

    The results at idle are the lowest we've seen. I deliberately included the result under load so the impact of the stock Intel cooler on overall noise could be seen (and yes, it's loud).

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