Darklustre on 29/4/2009 at 12:38
A friend and I are looking at this HP for my gaming purposes. I'm devoted to the Thief series and Morrowind.
Gaming Computer Experts- please let us know what you think-
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http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/product_detail.do?storeName=storefronts&landing=outlet&category=desktop&lanAttr=column2&orderflow=1&product_code=FK790AAR%23ABA&catLevel=2)
Product number
FK790AA
Introduction date
07-Aug-2008
Country/region sold in:
United States
Canada
Hardware
Base processor
Phenom-9750 (A) 2.4 GHz (95W)
2000 MHz HyperTransport 1.0
Socket AM2+
Chipset
GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Motherboard
Manufacturer: ECS
Motherboard Name: MCP61PM-HM
HP/Compaq motherboard name: Nettle3-GL8E
Power supply
350W
Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 8 GB
Maximum allowed 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)
4 GB* (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)
*Actual available memory may be less
Speed supported PC2-6400 MB/sec
Type 240 pin, DDR2 SDRAM
Hard drive
750 GB SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)
7200 rpm
16X DVD(±)R/RW 12X RAM (±)R DL LightScribe SATA drive
Must use Double-Layer media discs in order to take advantage of the DL technology
Must use LightScribe-enabled media discs and supporting software in order to take advantage of the LightScribe technology
Function Maximum speed
DVD-RAM Up to 12X
DVD-R DL Write Once Up to 8X
DVD+R DL Write Once Up to 8X
DVD+R Write Once Up to 16X
DVD+RW Rewritable Up to 8X
DVD-R Write Once Up to 16X
DVD-RW Rewritable Up to 6X
DVD ROM Read Up to 16X
CD-R Write Once Up to 40X
CD-RW Rewritable Up to 32X
CD-ROM Read Up to 40X
Wireless
Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n
Video Graphics
AMD Radeon HD3650
512 MB DDR2 memory
I/O Ports: HDMI, VGA, DVI-I (dual-link)
Sound/Audio
High Definition 8-channel audio
ALC 888S chipset
Network (LAN)
Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface
Memory card reader
IR Receiver
Supports the following cards:
Compact Flash I
Compact Flash II
IBM Microdrive
Secure Digital (SD)
mini-SD
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Reduced size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC)
MultiMediaCard Plus (MMC plus)
MultiMediaCard Mobile (MMC mobile)
Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
Memory Stick Duo
Memory Stick Pro Duo
SmartMedia
xD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital)
External I/O ports
I/O ports on the front panel
Port type Quantity
15-in-1 (4 slot) with IR Receiver One
1394 One
USB Two
Headphone One
Microphone One
I/O ports on the back panel
Port type Quantity
PS/2 (keyboard, mouse) Two
VGA One (disabled due to the installation of a graphics card)
USB Four
1394a One
LAN One
SPDIF out (coaxial) One
Audio (side speaker out, rear speaker out, center speaker out, line-in, line-out, microphone) One Each
Expansion slots
Slot type Quantity
PCI One (One available)
PCI Express x16 One (None available)
PCI Express x1 Two (One available)
Drive bays
Bay type Quantity
5.25" Two (One available)
3.5" Two (One available)
Personal Media Drive One (One available)
Keyboard and mouse
HP multimedia keyboard
Quebec Keyboard Kit (French Canada only)
HP PS/2 optical mouse
Software
NOTE: HP provides basic support for software that comes with the computer. For in-depth feature assistance, refer to the help section in the software or on the software vendor's Web site.
Software titles that shipped with PC Software Category Software Title
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium with Windows Media Center (64-bit) with Vista Service Pack 1
CD/CD-RW/DVD/DVD+RW Windows Movie Maker & Windows DVD Maker
CyberLink DVD Suite 5
LightScribe Template Labeler
Entertainment, Music & Games My HP Games
Imaging, Photography, Video & Film HP Photosmart Essential 3
Muvee autoProducer
Productivity Adobe Reader
Microsoft Works 9
Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 Trial
Security Norton Internet Security 2008 (60-day security update subscription)
Support HP Total Care Advisor
HP Hardware Diagnostic Tools
Help & Support Center
HP Easy Backup
Online documentation
Recovery HP Recovery Manager
Internet Solutions Microsoft Internet Explorer
Yahoo toolbar
ISP offers
HP Partner offers (may vary) Snapfish PictureMover (US only)
