iBuyPower Gamer Extreme

iBuyPower Gamer Extreme
alaScore 89

232 reviews

May, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 232 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the size and design. Some have doubts about the reliability, while there are some mixed opinions about the usability.

value for money, design, size

reliability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the iBuyPower Gamer Extreme is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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IBuyPower Gamer Extreme

 

Outlandish case design distinguishes this gaming system.

While you could do better for less money, the Gamer Extreme definitely pumps out the sound and offers up a good gaming experience.

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iBuyPower Gamer Extreme

 

To determine how the new P4 stacks up against the stiff competition AMD provided, we got in the first shipping P4 EE machine we could find: A unit from iBuyPower. Besides comparing it with an Athlon 64 FX-51–based machine, we pitted the new P4 system...

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Amazon review summary for the iBuyPower Gamer Extreme

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 37 user reviews of the iBuyPower Gamer Extreme from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

68% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Garbage Customer Service

 

This computer was very decent for the price but the first time I dealt with ibuypower for my warranty (Exactly four months from the purchase date) was a nightmare. First off there were a few minor things upon receiving the computer, there was a lack of...

Good computer ; Easy to Open Case ; Cheap

No Windows Disc ; Un-reliable hard drive ; Sub-par cooling ; Terrible Company to deal with

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great computer!

 

Booted up great. I was able to get everything all set in about 15 minutes. The graphics cards is pretty good. I can run battlefield 3 on ultra settings with no lag at all. I highly recommend this computer for anyone who wants to game without going with...

Mouse and keyboard is kinda cheep

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Nice affordable gaming set

 

Comes with windows 8 so beware. Just have to get used to it and in my opinion its not that bad.

Great computer, fast shipping, and nice graphics card. Running SC2 on ultra and League of legends on High. So far it's a nice piece. too bad it's discontinued now. Also, Make sure all wiring is connected when it comes because you'll never know. When...

Not much of a con but cheap keyboard and mouse. You cannot put more Ram in there because there's only 2 slots. AND I know i said its a pros that it has a lot of holes for airing BUT the only bad thing about it is that it'll get dusty faster than other...

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Bang for your buck!

 

Overall this machine is great and will do anything you need and be a POWER HOUSE!

For the amount of money you pay vs. the system you get... So good. The speed and power is there. I added more DDR3 and just flies. Every game i play is on max settings and doesn't slow down at any time. Multi-tasking wise it's beyond compare. I have a...

Only 1 thing that was a pain was the fan inside had made a horrid noise after a few days. I ordered a new case anyways so wasn't a bad thing but kinda was ... well annoying

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Complete nightmare

 

Fast

Bought this last year for gaming. Would have wrote a review sooner if I wasn't away at college. Luckily I have a laptop or I would've been in trouble the past year. Since I opened it out of the box nonstop BSOD, the sound card doesn't work properly,...

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Solid Buy, Solid Customer Service

 

Picked this up when it was an open box deal (still is an open box deal). Showed up without any cosmetic damage on the case, which is a good sign. The gfx card gave out on me the first weekend I had the machine, so that was a bit of a letdown. I had a...

Quick Start up with the SSD, runs cool and quiet. Will run any current game on max-near max settings. Gfx card is a bit of a tank. Not bad for the purchase price, I got mine Open box for 919$, and am very satisfied with the purchase

GFX card artifacted and had to be RMA'd within a week of using the computer, iBuyPower shipped me a new card when I shipped them the old one. A little annoying for a new computer, but I had the new card in about a week. There is not a ton of room for...

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Ibuypower - lots of problems w/ bad Cheap / Bad customer service

 

Unless IBuypower takes responsibility for this, get it working as intended I have lost all faith with a PC in warranty for getting this resolved.

Ran fine when the PC worked correctly without issue

after owning the PC, the memory card died out and had to get that replaced. That was a fight to get them to pay for shipping with thier customer service's supervisor. He denied it and called back 10 minutes later, got another supervisor and he offered...

Product Specifications

iBuyPower's mission is to provide a complete computing solution to meet the needs of the surrounding community and customers nationwide.

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Mid tower
Manufacturer Form Factor:Mid tower

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Mid tower
Manufacturer Form Factor:Mid tower

Cache Memory

Installed Size:512KB
Per Processor Size:512KB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:17.8in
Height:16.9in/17in
Width:7.8in/7.9in

Display (Projector)

Diagonal Size:19in
Diagonal Size (metric):48.3cm
Max Resolution:1600 x 1200/1792 x 1344
Type:Display

Header

Compatibility:PC
Manufacturer:iBuyPower
Model:Extreme
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:iBuyPower Gamer

Mainboard

Chipset Type:VIA K8T800 Pro
Data Bus Speed:1600MHz

Miscellaneous

Color:Silver

Modem

Type: None

Networking

Data Link Protocol:Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet
Type:Network adapter

Optical Storage

Read Speed:48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
Rewrite Speed:32x (CD) / 4x (DVD
Type:DVD
Write Speed:40x (CD) / 12x (DVD-R) / 16x (DVD+R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL)

Optical Storage (2nd)

Read Speed:16x

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Processor

64-bit Computing: Yes
Clock Speed:2.4GHz
Installed Qty:1
Manufacturer:AMD
Max Supported Qty:1
Processor Number:3800+
Type:Athlon 64

RAM

Installed Size:1GB
Max Supported Size:4GB
Technology:DDR SDRAM

Service & Support

Type:3 years warranty

Storage Controller

RAID Level:RAID 0 / RAID 0+1 / RAID 1/RAID 0 / RAID 1

Storage Controller (2nd)

RAID Level:JBOD / RAID 0 / RAID 1
Type:IDE/RAID

Storage Floppy Drive

Type: None

Storage Hard Drive

Interface Type:Serial ATA-150

Storage Hard Drive (2nd)

Type: None

Storage Removable

Type: None

System

Hard Drive(-s) Total Capacity:160GB/320GB
Type:Personal computer

Video Memory

Installed Size:256MB

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor:NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
Interface Type:AGP 8x
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