I'm not a gamer, I'm a multimedia artist, and  I wanted a fast system under $1000.The system comes with a 1 page manual. Does not come with a CD/DVD drive, had to purchase a USB powered DVD/USB disk drive to  load my own software. Comes with a driver disk, but you really don't need it.It is pre-loaded with software onto your SSD drive.  Note: Make sure that your video card and memory cards are seated properly.  Note: You must use a DVI to HDMI type of cable to connect directly from the video card intoyour monitor.This system is very quiet for it's design. This is my first desktop several system in years, and I love it!The only thing I didn't like is it only comes installed with 8GB of RAM...at least 2 GB of that RAMgoes to system functions. That only leaves you with 6GB of RAM.All gaming systems should come with 16GB of RAM minimum....other than that this is a pretty sound system.