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Cambodia, Phnom Penh
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Review on 23.8" HP Desktop with Processor Monitor Integration by Steven Garrison

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Normal PC, given the cost. An absolute nightmare for an upgrade

*NOTE*. Although I'll be very critical in my next review, I think this is a good PC for the price. When I bought it, it worked pretty well and could even keep up with some intense processes. Things went really wrong when I started the upgrade. There are so many things that make updating this PC a headache. The motherboard has a unique size that makes it impossible to move it to a new case. Why should I transfer it to a new case? Well, to add parts to this PC, you'll need a better power supply than the one that comes with the box. And that power supply is tiny. Neither the case, nor the mainboard, nor the power supply can be held in this way. Well, there's more. Because if you move all the necessary parts into a new case, you will find that the CPU fan also has a unique size. So you need to buy a new CPU fan. And finally, what made me write this review. RAM stick. In fairness, the RAM bar has held up decently until recently. But about a week ago my computer started throwing all sorts of memory errors. Almost every time I tried to use my computer I would get a blue screen of death within an hour. So I got a new (better) RAM stick and replaced the old one. And now my computer is fully functional, so I know for sure that the old RAM stick was defective. Overall, when I decided to upgrade my PC, I think I only kept about 30% of what was on that PC. Mind you, everything I wanted to add on this GPU thing. I ended up spending about $600 on my mistake. So don't do what I did and don't buy this computer if you end up wanting to upgrade it.

Pros
  • Very fast with a great future
Cons
  • I didn't like the fact that someone helped me set it up and he died before he could set it all up.