Zoostorm Desktop PC, Pentium Dual Core E6300 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDRW, No Operating System (Quickfind: 176488)

Ebuyer Product Discussion · 02-11-2009, 03:47 PM

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Zoostorm Desktop PC, Pentium Dual Core E6300 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDRW, No Operating System

More information about this product can be found at Ebuyer.com
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176488

02-11-2009, 03:47 PM

Can you tell me what expansion slots the motherboard has and what the onboard graphics are please?
Also does it have a free external 3.5" bay I could fit a card reader into?
Thank you.

JusticeUK · 02-11-2009, 04:09 PM

Yeah I would like some information on possible PCI-E slots and power supply as I'd like to purchase this and a graphics card.

Thanks

02-11-2009, 10:07 PM

Does the PC come complete with a CD for all the necessary drivers?

02-11-2009, 10:54 PM

Can you please provide the PSU power rating and the Mobo manufacturer and model number?
Thanks.

02-11-2009, 11:23 PM

Does this come with a keyboard & mouse as per the picture?

03-11-2009, 11:03 AM

Will XP Pro with SP2 (NOT SP3) work as the OS - and is it a straightforward install??

05-11-2009, 05:47 PM

I called eBuyer today and they confirmed these PCs do have a PCI-E socket suitable for a GPU

I also contacted ZooStorm who confirmed the mobo as a Foxconn G31MX-K

ZooStorm also advised me that the PSU is only 250W however - so anyone looking to fit any decent GPU will have to upgrade that as pretty-much nothing will work with that little juice

05-11-2009, 06:10 PM

Hi, can you sell it with GF 9600GT fitted ?

06-11-2009, 01:33 PM

I'd love to see this sold with Ubuntu 9:10 and Open Office 3.1 pre-installed. That would make it the perfect machine for WP, Spread sheets, databases and Internet use.

wigwam · 06-11-2009, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I called eBuyer today and they confirmed these PCs do have a PCI-E socket suitable for a GPU

I also contacted ZooStorm who confirmed the mobo as a Foxconn G31MX-K

ZooStorm also advised me that the PSU is only 250W however - so anyone looking to fit any decent GPU will have to upgrade that as pretty-much nothing will work with that little juice

depends you can get a E-save edition to work in these and i have 8600GT in mine and it works perfectly!

06-11-2009, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Will XP Pro with SP2 (NOT SP3) work as the OS - and is it a straightforward install??

Most certainly, no reason why not.

06-11-2009, 08:13 PM

What model of motherboard is in this Desktop PC? How much memory is allocated to the shared graphics? Thanks.

07-11-2009, 01:20 AM

I see from the Foxconn M/B spec's that this can run 8 usb's but only has 4 at the back and 2 at the front. Can anyone tell me, is it possible to use the spare 2 without having to fit a pci board ?

07-11-2009, 08:11 AM

Thanks to the person who phoned ebuyer.
Now I know the PSU rating and Mobo model.
Just waiting on the gallery pics to be posted up.
Thanks.

07-11-2009, 11:30 AM

Thanks from me, too. Would be very interested in this for my son but he wants to play games and edit video so would need a GPU upgrade. What do you mean by an "E-save edition", wigwam?

wigwam · 07-11-2009, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Thanks from me, too. Would be very interested in this for my son but he wants to play games and edit video so would need a GPU upgrade. What do you mean by an "E-save edition", wigwam?

E-Save graphics cards will run on very low psu's i.e 250Watt for a 9800GT E-SAVE

E-SAVE = Doesnt need the additional power adaptors and runs on a lot less energy giving the same performance.

you could prob run a GTS250 E-SAVE on it!

07-11-2009, 11:56 PM

is this pc compatible with windows xp

wigwam · 10-11-2009, 12:47 PM

yup works amazing on XP VISTA WIN7

11-11-2009, 11:12 PM

Hello

I was wondering if this system can run a NVIDIA GF 9500GT 1GB DDR2 PCI-E graphics card without a PSU update?

Thanks very much, hope someone can help.
Kim

12-11-2009, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello

I was wondering if this system can run a NVIDIA GF 9500GT 1GB DDR2 PCI-E graphics card without a PSU update?

Thanks very much, hope someone can help.
Kim

That should be absolutley fine!, ive got a 9600GT in mine and its brilliant

12-11-2009, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

That should be absolutley fine!, ive got a 9600GT in mine and its brilliant

Was hoping so I ordered the computer last night! Thanks for the response its much appreciated.

Kim

12-11-2009, 04:27 PM

Can you tell me which motherboard is used in this PC please.

wigwam · 12-11-2009, 05:20 PM

Foxconn G31MX-K

12-11-2009, 11:14 PM

How good are the onboard graphics for this?

I want to run Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 on it which requires a 256mb graphics.. Will this PC do it? I imagine it can?

Cheers

13-11-2009, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wigwam

Foxconn G31MX-K

Thank you for responding so quickly.

15-11-2009, 08:43 AM

The disk with motherboard drivers on it has not got the drivers for windows 7. No problems except the integrated ethernet has an exclaimation mark in the device manager. I have fitted a d-link ethernet card and this has installed properly but still a bit annoying. Also it has crashed and rebooted a couple of times on istallation of new hardware, ie usb hard drive. Is Windows 7 all it's cracked up to be? Otherwise fabe computer.

wigwam · 16-11-2009, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron Hill

How good are the onboard graphics for this?

I want to run Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 on it which requires a 256mb graphics.. Will this PC do it? I imagine it can?

Cheers

Not a CHANCE with out a graphics card

19-11-2009, 04:36 PM

I notice that this has a SATA drive in it, would I be able to connect my existing IDE drive to this machine so that I can transfer my data?

wigwam · 20-11-2009, 10:48 AM

Yes you can
aslong as the on-board IDE setting is set to sata enhanced you can indeed

02-11-2009, 03:47 PM	#1
Ebuyer Product Discussion Ebuyer Staff Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 0 Rep Power: 6 Reputation: 242	Zoostorm Desktop PC, Pentium Dual Core E6300 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDRW, No Operating System (Quickfind: 176488) Welcome to this Ebuyer.com product discussion thread. Please view the announcement at the top of this forum for posting guidelines. Zoostorm Desktop PC, Pentium Dual Core E6300 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDRW, No Operating System More information about this product can be found at Ebuyer.com http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176488

02-11-2009, 03:47 PM	#2
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 Can you tell me what expansion slots the motherboard has and what the onboard graphics are please? Also does it have a free external 3.5" bay I could fit a card reader into? Thank you.

02-11-2009, 10:07 PM	#4
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 Does the PC come complete with a CD for all the necessary drivers?

02-11-2009, 10:54 PM	#5
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	PSU & Mobo please? Can you please provide the PSU power rating and the Mobo manufacturer and model number? Thanks.

02-11-2009, 11:23 PM	#6
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 Does this come with a keyboard & mouse as per the picture?

02-11-2009, 04:09 PM	#3
JusticeUK Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 8 Reputation: 5	Yeah I would like some information on possible PCI-E slots and power supply as I'd like to purchase this and a graphics card. Thanks

03-11-2009, 11:03 AM	#7
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 Will XP Pro with SP2 (NOT SP3) work as the OS - and is it a straightforward install??

05-11-2009, 05:47 PM	#8
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	I called eBuyer today and they confirmed these PCs do have a PCI-E socket suitable for a GPU I also contacted ZooStorm who confirmed the mobo as a Foxconn G31MX-K ZooStorm also advised me that the PSU is only 250W however - so anyone looking to fit any decent GPU will have to upgrade that as pretty-much nothing will work with that little juice

05-11-2009, 06:10 PM	#9
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 Hi, can you sell it with GF 9600GT fitted ?

06-11-2009, 01:33 PM	#10
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Ubuntu I'd love to see this sold with Ubuntu 9:10 and Open Office 3.1 pre-installed. That would make it the perfect machine for WP, Spread sheets, databases and Internet use.

06-11-2009, 08:13 PM	#13
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 What model of motherboard is in this Desktop PC? How much memory is allocated to the shared graphics? Thanks.

07-11-2009, 01:20 AM	#14
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	I see from the Foxconn M/B spec's that this can run 8 usb's but only has 4 at the back and 2 at the front. Can anyone tell me, is it possible to use the spare 2 without having to fit a pci board ?

07-11-2009, 08:11 AM	#15
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks to the person who phoned ebuyer. Now I know the PSU rating and Mobo model. Just waiting on the gallery pics to be posted up. Thanks.

07-11-2009, 11:30 AM	#16
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Possible GPU upgrade? Thanks from me, too. Would be very interested in this for my son but he wants to play games and edit video so would need a GPU upgrade. What do you mean by an "E-save edition", wigwam?

07-11-2009, 11:56 PM	#18
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 is this pc compatible with windows xp

10-11-2009, 12:47 PM	#19
wigwam Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 3 Reputation: 5	yup works amazing on XP VISTA WIN7

11-11-2009, 11:12 PM	#20
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 Hello I was wondering if this system can run a NVIDIA GF 9500GT 1GB DDR2 PCI-E graphics card without a PSU update? Thanks very much, hope someone can help. Kim

12-11-2009, 04:27 PM	#23
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 Can you tell me which motherboard is used in this PC please.

12-11-2009, 05:20 PM	#24
wigwam Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 3 Reputation: 5	Foxconn G31MX-K

12-11-2009, 11:14 PM	#25
Aaron Hill Guest Posts: n/a	Graphics Potential? How good are the onboard graphics for this? I want to run Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 on it which requires a 256mb graphics.. Will this PC do it? I imagine it can? Cheers

15-11-2009, 08:43 AM	#27
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 The disk with motherboard drivers on it has not got the drivers for windows 7. No problems except the integrated ethernet has an exclaimation mark in the device manager. I have fitted a d-link ethernet card and this has installed properly but still a bit annoying. Also it has crashed and rebooted a couple of times on istallation of new hardware, ie usb hard drive. Is Windows 7 all it's cracked up to be? Otherwise fabe computer.

19-11-2009, 04:36 PM	#29
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Question/comment about Ebuyer quickfind: 176488 I notice that this has a SATA drive in it, would I be able to connect my existing IDE drive to this machine so that I can transfer my data?

20-11-2009, 10:48 AM	#30
wigwam Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 3 Reputation: 5	Yes you can aslong as the on-board IDE setting is set to sata enhanced you can indeed

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