BURNING HOT HP Pavilion Quad Core Desktop 449.99

[whitevitz]

BB: HP Pavilion Desktop Computer featuring Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (M8307C) - Refurbished - Online Only

http://www.bestbuy.ca/multimedia/products/medium/10107087.gif

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
3072MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM
500GB 7200RPM

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0926INGFS10107087&logon=&langid=EN

[chris103610]

wow. the HD is 7200rpm..
this is a great deal.

[CS-Source-ChallengeME!]

wow. the HD is 7200rpm..
this is a great deal.

aren`t 99% of desktops now

[kidmen]

SSD are the way to go now =P Just wating for the price to drop lol

[S_G]

Pretty good, considering it comes with Vista Home Premium. Can't build a system of your own with Vista for this price, even if you get the cheapest possible motherboard and a used Q6600.

[ShylocK]

this must be a price error, was the door crasher yesterday for 549...

just ordered single units three times...one for parents, one to replace my office x2-3800 (previous dod deal at only like $100 less), and one to replace an aging digital entertainment center z-545 which is p4-3ghz based...

hopefully they go through...

was 20 units, now down to 13 within minutes...funny how rfd effect is on even at 4am.

[LonesomeDove]

A really nice computer! I have something similar (HP M9040n) that I paid $650.00.

It comes with TV Tuner and a remote. The TV tuner alone is worth $100, it is the Hauppauge 1800.

The only negative is the Nvidia 8400 GS which is a bit weak but could be replaced with a stronger PSU and better graphic card.

BTW, it is a PRICING ERROR! If you go to the BB doorcrasher page, it is supposed to be selling for $549.99. They got yesterday's computer which was selling for $449.99 mixed up with this one.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/marketing/dod0718/EN/default7.asp?langid=EN&logon=&CMP=ILC-BBY_hmpage_slide1

[ShylocK]

well, that was fast.... oos now

[DSS]

I just got one too. w00t

[DSS]

A really nice computer! I have something similar (HP M9040n) that I paid $650.00.

It comes with TV Tuner and a remote. The TV tuner alone is worth $100, it is the Hauppauge 1800.

The only negative is the Nvidia 8400 GS which is a bit weak but could be replaced with a stronger PSU and better graphic card.

BTW, it is a PRICING ERROR! If you go to the BB doorcrasher page, it is supposed to be selling for $549.99. They got yesterday's computer which was selling for $449.99 mixed up with this one.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/marketing/dod0718/EN/default7.asp?langid=EN&logon=&CMP=ILC-BBY_hmpage_slide1

Thats a totally different system... AMD not Intel like this one for one and 640GB not 500GB

[Goonish]

I just got one too. w00t
I believe you got the last one. It was showing 1 left when I was looking at the page.

This is/was a great deal.

[GVRtrader]

SSD are the way to go now =P Just wating for the price to drop lol

SSD is far from mainstream right now and pretty much only used in netbooks. If you are waiting for a price drop, OCZ recently released some MLC SSD drives that are a lot cheaper than SLC SSD drives.

This deal is burning hot... only question is if BB will honor their price error (never have in the past... unless you do in store pickup and do pickup before they notice, which is not possible in this case).

[ipxxx]

Damn...if BB honors this price I'm going to wish I had stayed up until 4AM...for now I'm going to wish they don't honor the price ;) jk jk!!

This is a hot price - good luck!

[Viper98]

Thats a totally different system... AMD not Intel like this one for one and 640GB not 500GB

no
the pc that was posted here is listed at $549.99 on the deal page........... the AMD is teh one that's $449

chances are BB made an error so let's see if they actually sell them at that price

[willy]

A really nice computer! I have something similar (HP M9040n) that I paid $650.00.

It comes with TV Tuner and a remote. The TV tuner alone is worth $100, it is the Hauppauge 1800.

The only negative is the Nvidia 8400 GS which is a bit weak but could be replaced with a stronger PSU and better graphic card.

BTW, it is a PRICING ERROR! If you go to the BB doorcrasher page, it is supposed to be selling for $549.99. They got yesterday's computer which was selling for $449.99 mixed up with this one.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/marketing/dod0718/EN/default7.asp?langid=EN&logon=&CMP=ILC-BBY_hmpage_slide1
To serve as a media centre, 8400CS is fine ... It supports H.264 hardware acceleration. If I remember correctly, the '2nd' generation also support VC-1 too.

[Jag]

Darn, that was exactly what I was looking for.

[Rekognize]

Damn missed it, So who wants to sell me theirs? I need one >:(

[yhap2003]

The cost is good but if anyone who wants to game with this, it's not good for gaming.

It's a NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS, it cannot handle a lot of new games nor slighty older games on high settings.

The power supply is only 300 Watts which makes it impossible to just upgrade the video card to 8800gt. The higher end cards need atleast 400-500watts average.

The quad is good but the ram and motherboard is not meant for overclocking at all (which is obvious).

But yeah, good price for a media center PC.

[7-Endless]

Nice price for those who got it...I was looking at it yesterday comparing it to the brand new a6345f Quad core system that I picked up last week from the Staples HP desktop clearance sale for $497. It's fairly similar except that this has the 8400 GS vs the onboard Intel, 500 GB vs. 400 GB and that it's a media centre PC.

But if you prefer a brand new system over the refurb then the a6345f is probably a better deal for you...

[bogey]

I wonder if the Q6600 CPU is the older B3 or the newer G0.

Guessing this has at least 3xDIMM slots.

Upgrade limited if only 1xPCI & 1xPCIe slots available for expansion.

Includes a NTSC/ATSC tuner.

[donye]

I bought this one last week and it's come with HD-dvd drive too.
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0926INGFS10100534&catid=20217&logon=&langid=EN

[markymark]

I was looking at that one for 649$
I don't see where it comes with HD-Dvd though... HD graphics through DX10?? maybe you were confused?

Nice find OP, What time was this deal posted? man i knew i should of not gone to sleep...
This would of been a nice match for my 8800GT card....

[chuckfarley]

Every time a deal on an HP/Compaq/Acer/Whatever desktop comes up there's always the same litany of complaints...
1. Can't game with that vga card
2. Power supply won't support upgrades
3. Can't overclock RAM, CPU, etc...
4. Not enough slots, can't SLI, etc...

I mean COME ON. It's a Q6600 system for under $500, what do you expect? Naked women peeling you grapes?

This is a tier-1 integrated solution. It will always be on-board or baseline-line vga, it will always have a "just enough" PSU, and the RAM/CPU/MB will all be designed to work as-is without extra slots (beyond 1 pci-e). Accept that, and move on.

For the last time, you can get this to use as configured and have a good system. Or you can upgrade the PSU and VGA and have a very decently priced and pretty powerful gaming system - without any overclocking or other such hackery.

[7-Endless]

I wonder if the Q6600 CPU is the older B3 or the newer G0.

Guessing this has at least 3xDIMM slots.

Upgrade limited if only 1xPCI & 1xPCIe slots available for expansion.

Includes a NTSC/ATSC tuner.

It's definitely G0 stepping:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01312597&cc=ca&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_CAEN

You can tell by the fact that they list the CPU wattage at 95W (G0) instead of 105/110W (B3). As well, it was introduced in Dec 2007 which is well after the G0 stepping release...

Note: This system uses the same Asus mobo as the a6345f and the m9150f.

[wixzard]

10:10AM, it's been restocked at the same 449$ price, 50 units left, hurry up!

[Shrooms]

I see 50 in stock right now
nevermind, price just went up

[yhap2003]

That's not the point.

It's just that some people are like...oh it's a quad, then it's good for gaming....and then they might want to start playing around with it.

Every time a deal on an HP/Compaq/Acer/Whatever desktop comes up there's always the same litany of complaints...
1. Can't game with that vga card
2. Power supply won't support upgrades
3. Can't overclock RAM, CPU, etc...
4. Not enough slots, can't SLI, etc...

I mean COME ON. It's a Q6600 system for under $500, what do you expect? Naked women peeling you grapes?

This is a tier-1 integrated solution. It will always be on-board or baseline-line vga, it will always have a "just enough" PSU, and the RAM/CPU/MB will all be designed to work as-is without extra slots (beyond 1 pci-e). Accept that, and move on.

For the last time, you can get this to use as configured and have a good system. Or you can upgrade the PSU and VGA and have a very decently priced and pretty powerful gaming system - without any overclocking or other such hackery.

[wixzard]

Lol 10:13AM now and it's back at 549$, sorry guys

[BooR4dL3y]

They must have added more systems since last night. Now it shows 50 available.

[Nethervue]

Lol 10:13AM now and it's back at 549$, sorry guys


Says $449 for me

[Rekognize]

549

[malbadon]

549 for me :(

[tvl]

:) back to 549 now

[Shrooms]

So it's not a hot deal at 549 ?

[anton204]

not a hot deal at $549, wait for the drop again...

I bought my m8000n dual core AMD something last year for 349 when they cleared it out in store... this one should go down again...

[chuckfarley]

Says 550 for me. I don't need it, but seriously considering buying it at 450.

[aznangel]

i would definitely buy it once it dips into the 400s...

quick question...
i noticed that it says refurbished...

so what parts were replaced/fixed?...
could it be any part of the system?

[Cowman1208]

i would definitely buy it once it dips into the 400s...

quick question...
i noticed that it says refurbished...

so what parts were replaced/fixed?...
could it be any part of the system?

I was thinking the same thing as I have never bought anything refurb from best buy before I would consider it if I knew what teh refurb parts were... so long as not the board and proc, I will strip out the rest and make it worth my time :)

thanks!

[charoo]

So...how about todays deal - is it HOT or NOT?

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0926INGFS10108838&logon=&langid=EN

What is the general consensus on a Triple Core Processor generally speaking?

[yhap2003]

I was thinking the same thing as I have never bought anything refurb from best buy before I would consider it if I knew what teh refurb parts were... so long as not the board and proc, I will strip out the rest and make it worth my time :)

thanks!

My first system was a HP refurb from BB. It has been over 1 1/2 years now and it's working fine. They made me buy their stupid EPP. It's bull crap, hahaha, the system is refurb and it's running fine. Didn't really need the EPP. But then again, I was dum and stupid a while back to believe the sales rep that you should get extra warranty for refurb products, lol.

[DSS]

On your recent visit to BestBuy.ca you placed an order for an HP Pavilion Desktop Computer featuring Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (M8307C) - Refurbished - Online Only. On the website at the time the price was $449.99. Due to an error on our website you received the product at an incorrect price.

As explained in our Web Site Use Agreement, BestBuy.ca strives to provide accurate and up-to-date information. However, as maintenance of our website is a human process, errors do occur. In the event that an error does occur, we reserve the right to correct or cancel an order at any time. After examining this situation, we regret to inform you that BestBuy.ca will not be fulfilling your recent order for the HP Pavilion Desktop Computer featuring Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (M8307C) - Refurbished - Online Only.

And they gave me a $25 gift card instead - So I bought that 8GB Duracell USB stick instead and had to pay $0.00 no tax, no nothing - going to go pick it up in store in a bit.

[Bigmouth]

And they gave me a $25 gift card instead.

Not bad at all.

[Pr0metheus]

damn i would have jumped on this for 449.

[yeek]

i would definitely buy it once it dips into the 400s...

quick question...
i noticed that it says refurbished...

so what parts were replaced/fixed?...
could it be any part of the system?

Could even just be BIOS upgraded.

[hotweiss]

So...how about todays deal - is it HOT or NOT?

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0926INGFS10108838&logon=&langid=EN

What is the general consensus on a Triple Core Processor generally speaking?

I can't believe that the video card that they are including is the 6150... it's the year 2008. You better calculate another $100 for a good video card.

PS-not that the 8400 is anything special either...

[sheriffabc]

I was thinking the same thing as I have never bought anything refurb from best buy before I would consider it if I knew what teh refurb parts were... so long as not the board and proc, I will strip out the rest and make it worth my time :)

thanks!

I just bought the a6357c refurbished from BB doorcrasher the other day, hard to tell the differce between a refurbished and new. Just the warranty is less

[HyperTech]

they fixed the price...

[sleep]

And they gave me a $25 gift card instead - So I bought that 8GB Duracell USB stick instead and had to pay $0.00 no tax, no nothing - going to go pick it up in store in a bit.


You are very luck. They just declined mine but didn't give me anything.

[burnaby]

Should have put in an order to chance lucking out like you did with a GC.
On your recent visit to BestBuy.ca ...
And they gave me a $25 gift card instead - So I bought that 8GB Duracell USB stick instead and had to pay $0.00 no tax, no nothing - going to go pick it up in store in a bit.

[LonesomeDove]

Why did Best Buy NOT honour this pricing error? They did honour the Kingstom 8 GB USB error which went for $9.99 instead of the correct $29.99.

[HyperTech]

i do not agree that they did not honnor their error, but there a difference between 20$ error, and 100$. thats why they did not honnor it.

[deal_addict]

This thread is killing me... I missed out on it when I saw it early this morning. Too bad no one really got in on this deal. Can we please have it moved to the dead deals section?

[VenomZeus]

What about today's doorcrasher HP desktop special, how does it stack up to the 549.99 deal? I'm in need of a pc since my 6-year old athlon 1800xp with a geforce ti4600 just died 2 days ago :cry:

[GVRtrader]

Why did Best Buy NOT honour this pricing error? They did honour the Kingstom 8 GB USB error which went for $9.99 instead of the correct $29.99.

I believe thats for those who actually picked it up in store. If you waited for shipping, i'm pretty sure it got canceled as well. BB has a history of not honoring price errors (just search the forums). The only company that regularly honors their price error = Dell (well NCIX generally do too but they rarely have price errors).

[ShylocK]

mine got cancelled too...

but because i ordered 3 units on three orders, i got 3 x 25 gc's..

so now i'm going to try to stack my 3 gc's on one unit...so it will be $474.00

heh heh....see if it lets me stack.

[GVRtrader]

mine got cancelled too...

but because i ordered 3 units on three orders, i got 3 x 25 gc's..

so now i'm going to try to stack my 3 gc's on one unit...so it will be $474.00

heh heh....see if it lets me stack.

Now i wish i ordered 3... lmao.

[mahjongmaniac]

I mean COME ON. It's a Q6600 system for under $500, what do you expect? Naked women peeling you grapes?

yes, that'd be "excellent..." .... :twisted: :D

[mahjongmaniac]

Why did Best Buy NOT honour this pricing error? They did honour the Kingstom 8 GB USB error which went for $9.99 instead of the correct $29.99.

like another saide, diff. in pricing perhaps?

$20 vs. $100... quite easy to make a decision on whether or not to honour it.

at least those of you who ordered got a $25 GC (usually they give out a measly 5/10% discount digital dollar code... and at worst, nothing except for an email stating the fact and "sorry for the inconvenience")

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i do not agree that they did not honnor their error, but there a difference between 20$ error, and 100$. thats why they did not honnor it.

exactly. for those of us who have been here long enough, we know them well enough that if the error is too huge, they're usually reluctant to honour it.

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I believe thats for those who actually picked it up in store. If you waited for shipping, i'm pretty sure it got canceled as well.

actually, if you read back on the respective threads (BB's USB, FS's KB/M combo), they honoured some online orders. those who ordered multiples claimed to have only 1 honoured.

but the best bet was to order online for ISPU and get there ASAP before they realize the error

BB has a history of not honoring price errors (just search the forums).

and FS ;)

The only company that regularly honors their price error = Dell (well NCIX generally do too but they rarely have price errors).

NCIX didn't honour that $30 Mitsubishi projector... but that's ok. we understand the error was a $3000 one :lol:
props to them for giving out $25 GC as compensation :D

there was also that Verbatim 15pk DL deal for $15... which some claimed to be a price error and they honoured it. ( however, i still think it wasn't, as there was some sort of "IR" applied)

[chamcent]

This is getting really weird!

Yesterday they emailed me saying they made an error with the price and that they were going to cancel my order. (But they did give me the $25 digital dollars). Then today I received another email saying they've just shipped my order! I checked the receipt again and it still says $449.99!

Does this mean they're honoring the price? Or are they going to demand that I pay the difference afterwards? :confused:

[ShylocK]

This is getting really weird!

Yesterday they emailed me saying they made an error with the price and that they were going to cancel my order. (But they did give me the $25 digital dollars). Then today I received another email saying they've just shipped my order! I checked the receipt again and it still says $449.99!

Does this mean they're honoring the price? Or are they going to demand that I pay the difference afterwards? :confused:

yup, me too...

i have 3 $25 gift codes, and 3 shipping notices and invoices complete with tracking numbers...

would be sweet if they honour it, and give us 25 bux. haha.

good thing i was lazy and havent stacked my 75 bux on the 9150 or the 9250...was eyeballing those with at either $649-$75.00 or $799-$75.00. But $449 with a $25 gift card rox even more...i guess we will know if these show up on monday/tuesday.

[dealsaddict]

According to Canada Post, something was picked up. Maybe Bestbuy honored the cancellation(s) and sent us free computer(s) + $25 per computer. :lol:

[ShylocK]

According to Canada Post, something was picked up. Maybe Bestbuy honored the cancellation(s) and sent us free computer(s) + $25 per computer. :lol:

its really starting to look that way.

gotta be one of my best deals yet if it works out...cross my fingers.

i'd be surprised if even this years boxing day specials in six months could beat this....

i doubt it will be free... i take it at $424 though! :)

[mahjongmaniac]

According to Canada Post, something was picked up. Maybe Bestbuy honored the cancellation(s) and sent us free computer(s) + $25 per computer. :lol:

that'd be hilarious LOL

but i doubt they'd be this careless, esp. not for a high-priced items....

[chamcent]

Tracking says it's already on its way from Ontario. So I guess this is really an excellent deal. But i can't believe Best Buy had made so many mistakes. First the price error, then the shipment even though they said they're canceling our orders. I wouldn't mind if they just take the $25 back. :D

[ShylocK]

Tracking says it's already on its way from Ontario. So I guess this is really an excellent deal. But i can't believe Best Buy had made so many mistakes. First the price error, then the shipment even though they said they're canceling our orders. I wouldn't mind if they just take the $25 back. :D

the way it looks right now we will have our cake and eat it too....

cross fingers...

[DSS]

I got an email friday saying they shipped my order, I was like wtf - I shouldn't have any orders. I had already used the $25 Digital Dollars on that Duracell 8GB USB stick and I also picked it up already... Tracking shows a package is in my city today (sunday) - Will find out what it is tomorrow!

Going to be a pretty sweet deal if a QUAD CORE pc shows up tomorrow! :cheesygri :D :D :D :D :D :D

[ShylocK]

quick! before out of stock in staples.

buy the matching 24 inch monitor for this computer....$299!

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7166486&posted=1#post7166486

[napoleon1769]

Mineremaine canceled :(

[ShylocK]

cha-ching.....

quad core computers jsut showed up....2 out of 3....

third is shipping to my parents in vancouver.

killer killer deal...

[DSS]

I got it!
Installed a DVB-S card and it works with the stock 300W PSU!
Have to verify it works by connecting it to a live sat signal.

Making Restore Discs then will eventually install a 64bit OS

[ShylocK]

just set it up...box had a scratch on left panel...opened it up, looked inside...no spare pci, but the modem can be tossed if you need this. i will be tossing it to put in a esata card since no esata...doesnt look like there is spare 3.5 drive bays handy if you want to add drives. 4 extra sata ports not being used on the motherboard. all ram slots being used, 2x1024, and 2x512

300w power supply, a lil weak. probably change it out if i switch video cards...

nvidia 8400 is pretty weak, only showing a 3.5 in the windows experience index for windows aero.

tons of bloatware to get rid of, after i set all this up i will probably turf it and put on vista 64 bit anyways.

32 updates via microsoft needed out of the box. this does not include sp1... that will come after i update these 32 i guess..

first thing box wants to do is create recovery disks...requires 3 dvd's to do it.

out of the box it is using around 900mb of memory out of the 3 gigs included.

kinda cool seeing the 4 cpu graphs in task manager....of course they idling most of the time.

not sure if it is the bloatware, or the video card, but so far it does not seem particularily faster than my dell amd x2-3800+ with only 2 gigs of ram. although i did have a 7950 gt in that one. which is clearly faster than this box video wise.

keyboard seems ok for stock, although it is ps/2. mouse i didnt even bother with.

havent hooked up any of the media related things such as ir receiver and remote/tuners etc.

[ShylocK]

haha, no, we ordered, they sent us email saying they cancelled, and gave us 25 gift codes for the inconvience...and then proceeded to fulfill our orders anyways. the assumption is we were charged $449 plus taxes as per the original price error.

thats the price showing on our electronic invoices...i havent actually checked with my credit card company to see what they charged, but we are assuming it is the 449 price and not higher. thats what all the electronic emails and receipts are showing.

if it was free....that would be pure jokes, but i severely doubt it. we are lucky just to get the orders fulfilled, and be given 25 bux for our troubles haha.

taking forever to make the 3 recovery dvds required....still going, its been like an hour.

[chamcent]

I hope it gets here (Vancouver) soon! I can't wait!

I checked my credit card statement and indeed they only charged me $449.99 + fees + tax. :D

[DSS]

Does anyone find this machine's fan loud and annoying?
I think it is the CPU fan or it could be the hard drive... when I load a webpage, it stops for like a second...hmmm

[dealsaddict]

No noise issue with my.

[ShylocK]

i have mine on floor, but didnt notice any fan noise.

[sarcastard]

Does anyone find this machine's fan loud and annoying?
I think it is the CPU fan or it could be the hard drive... when I load a webpage, it stops for like a second...hmmm

I also noticed that the hard drive runs a little loud. My dvd drive door also gets stuck when it closes. Besides that all is well!

[DSS]

yeah my dvd drive door gets stuck as well - no biggie
Hard drive noise is alright.

This squelching noise is annoying, I believe I've isolated it to the PSU
Just got a replacement order put thru via online tech support @ hp.ca :P

Hopefully this will fix it by next week

[ShylocK]

anyone upgrade their video card yet?

thinking of putting this card in...

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10099587&catid=10524&logon=&langid=EN

think i can run it off the stock 300w ps? anyone know if the 9600gt has similar power draw to the 8400 gs we got in here?

[ShylocK]

Ha, i opened up the box again to put in a bluray/hddvd reader...didnt notice before.

Previous owner left their 2G XD card in the reader! the pics on it indicate my box was previously in california.

im sure hp would give me something to squish this story eh?

[dealsaddict]

IPIBL-LB Motherboard BIOS Update
09-2008 5.29 - 1.69M (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=pv-65089-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&os=2093&product=3660292)

My Windows Experience Index score for the pre-installed RAMs went from 5.5 to 5.9 after the update ( from bios version 5.25 to 5.29)

[dealsaddict]

anyone upgrade their video card yet?

thinking of putting this card in...

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10099587&catid=10524&logon=&langid=EN

think i can run it off the stock 300w ps? anyone know if the 9600gt has similar power draw to the 8400 gs we got in here?


Running on two 500 GB HD raid 0 ( Intel software version 8.5) and a 9800 gt ( rated at 105 watts) without any problems. On inital boot/power-up, my APC UPS registered a maximum of 180 watts that was drawn momentary ( about 100 watts on idle). Ran 3dmark2006 benchmark (11500) and the power consumptions were well under 250 watts throughout the test.