Great machine at a great price! Acer Predator AG3620-UR318 Gaming Desktop 12GB DDR3, Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz

I spent a lot of time looking at different tower PCs. I looked closely at the iMac - but to be honest it is overpriced for what is actually inside the machine. I was very close to ordering a custom PC but then came across the Acer Predator AG3620-UR318 Gaming Desktop 12GB DDR3, Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz  on Amazon. 

It had everything I was after. A good motherboard, plenty of RAM and harddrive capacity plus geared towards gaming. In addition it comes with SSD memory which I now realise is a real advantage. The only issue I had was learning how to make best use of the SSD vs. harddrive, but it wasn't really a big deal.

• 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3770 processor (8MB Total Cache, Up to 3.9GHz)
• Windows 8
• 2TB SATA Hard Drive
• 128GB SSD Drive
• 12GB DDR3 Memory
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GT630 Graphicswith 2GB of Discrete Video Memory
• Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
• 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless
• Bluetooth® 4.0+HS
• 16X DVD±R/RW SuperMulti Drive
• High-Definition Audio support with 5.1 Channel output
• 6- USB 2.0 Ports (2 front, 4 rear)
• 4- USB 3.0 Port(2 front, 2 rear)
• 1- HDMI Port
• 1- DVI Port
• USB Keyboard and Optical Mouse

This Acer Predator AG3620-UR318 Gaming PC screams usability with easy-to-reach, top-side USB ports, audio jacks and Multi-in-1 card reader placement. 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless gives you the freedom to use your desktop in any room throughout your home without the hassle of cables and wires! Connect to other wireless devices such as printers with ease.

USB 3.0 ports works up to 10x faster than the standard USB 2.0! Download a 25GB HD movie in just 70 seconds. Store it all on the massive 2TB Hard Drive with space for all of your photos, movies, music libraries and more and thanks to the 128GB SSD drive that stores the current PC state just as you left it.

Now I have all my programs on the SSD and my photos, music, etc. on the harddrive. This makes it very fast and much quicker at start-up after the PC has gone to sleep, etc. The PC is very quiet as the hardrive is used less and the fans don't kick in so much.

Graphics are good - I run Guild Wars 2 with no problems, plus multi-tasking is no issue either. Acer Predator AG3620-UR318 Gaming Desktop 12GB DDR3, Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz So, nice computer, works great. Love the SSD...Windows starts in about 5 seconds.