HardwareLogic: Reviews - iBuyPower Gamer Paladin F880

iBuyPower Gamer Paladin F880

Author: Paul Lilly

Editor: Aron Schatz

Posted: May 25, 2009

Views: 362

iBuyPower offers a dizzying array of baseline configurations ready to be customized, and the one we're looking at today is the new Paladin Gamer F880. Built around Intel's Core i7 platform and armed with a Blu-ray drive and various multimedia accouterments, the Paladin has the potential to be an all-around performer, at least on paper. Toss in Zalman's recently released GS1000 full-tower enclosure and the Paladin has our attention. Can it keep it?

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Buy it. Plug it in. Start gaming. Sounds a lot like shopping for a console, but purchasing a prebuilt PC isn't an entirely different experience. We understand as well as anyone the geek cred that comes from rolling your own system, and we also understand there are times when you're not down for the experience -- and potential headaches -- of going the DIY route. Then what? You could try your hand with a bulk OEM (think Dell and HP), proprietary shackles and all, or one of the few remaining niche builders who price their rigs higher than a used car. Alternately, you can avoid making such concessions altogether and shop a boutique system builder who uses off-the-shelf components without the pricing premium. Enter iBuyPower.

iBUYPOWER's mission is to provide a complete computing solution to meet the needs of our surrounding community and customers nationwide. Currently, our product lines include gaming desktops, gaming notebooks, workstations, media center PCs, peripherals, and multimedia products. We have the strongest purchasing power along with our supplier relationships with major manufacturer such as Intel, AMD, ASUS, NVIDIA, AOpen, ViewSonic, Microsoft, ATI and many other brand name suppliers.
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iBuyPower offers a a boatload of baseline configurations ready to be customized, and the one we're looking at today is the new Paladin Gamer F880. Built around Intel's Core i7 platform and armed with a Blu-ray drive and various multimedia accouterments, the Paladin has the potential to be an all-around performer, at least on paper. Toss in Zalman's recently released GS1000 full-tower enclosure and the Paladin has our attention. Can it keep it?

Specifications

Model	Paladin Gamer F880
Processor	Intel Core i7-940 (2.93GHz)
RAM	3GB (3x1GB) Corsair XMS Tri-Channel DDR3-1333
Motherboard	Asus P6T X58 SLI / CrossFire
Hard Drive(s)	Samsung SpinPoint 1TB SATA II
Videocard(s)	ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB
Optical Drive(s)	LG 6X Blu-ray Reader / DVD Burner Combo LG 20X DVD Burner
Power Supply	NZXT 800W
Case	Zalman GS1000
OS and Peripherals	Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit iBuyPower Multimedia Keyboard iBuyPower 1600dpi Mouse 12-in-1 Media Card Reader