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Old 06-25-2010, 09:52 PM  
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Found this at Best Buy tonight for $589 in store and $529 online. It does need a graphics card put in it though.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Gateway+...&skuId=9698918

I know I can probably build something comparable but this will already have Windows on it instead of me having to drop another bill for that.

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Or this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...t=Combo.415721
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Old 06-26-2010, 10:54 AM   #2
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Old 06-26-2010, 11:34 AM   #3
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You would still need a better gfx card for the newegg one too. The ATi HD48xx series are dirt cheap now so it would be worth looking into.
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Old 06-26-2010, 11:40 AM   #4
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You would still need a better gfx card for the newegg one too. The ATi HD48xx series are dirt cheap now so it would be worth looking into.
Oh, I know. I am just focusing on the basic unit right now.
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Old 06-26-2010, 11:43 AM   #5
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Old 06-26-2010, 11:45 AM   #6
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one thing i am noticing about the retail models is that the power supplies are crap. Bare minimum for what the PC needs. If I add a graphics card to any of them I will have to change out the power supply too.

Looks like building it will be my only option.
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Old 06-26-2010, 09:46 PM   #7
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You would still need a better gfx card for the newegg one too. The ATi HD48xx series are dirt cheap now so it would be worth looking into.
Just ran into a problem with that. Had the 4850 card selected and it requires a 450w psu. Since this setup was a combo deal that would blow everything up.

20watts. really?
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Old 06-26-2010, 11:24 PM   #8
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I would go with something like this:


Thermaltake Armor A90 Black Steel / Plastic Gaming ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case VL98521W2U w/ 850W W0319RU Modular Power Supply
850W Modular power supply SLI& Dual Core CPU Ready $149.99

A great case with a honkin 850w PSU, so when your card becomes a little slow for the games, you can either double up or have enough wattage for the biggest and brightest.

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBHK $99.99

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX + GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 AM3 AMD 790X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard + Free game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. $289.99

GIGABYTE GV-R485ZL-512H Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
 $99.99

Total $644.00 before OS. Which, if you went with the original deal, plus a 500W PSU and a ATi HD4850, would still put you in the $600+ range. You could probably bring the price down more with a different mobo/CPU combo.

EDIT** Forgot the hard drive, which would be another $50-$75 depending on how much capacity you want.
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nah, that is more powerful than I need and will exceed my budget by nearly $150 or more after adding the HDD, DVD ROM and shipping.
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Old 06-27-2010, 07:25 PM   #10
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XFX Radeon HD 5750 HD-575X-ZNFC Video Card
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Damnit!!! My order just shipped and now one of the products in my order has a promo code for $30 off. Just my luck.

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WOW!!!! I sent an email asking Newegg if they would be willing to consider adding the new promo code to my order for that $30 fully expecting them to say they wouldn't. Instead I got this email from them....

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Thank you for contacting Newegg.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. I show the promo code was valid after the order was placed. Due to the constant fluctuation of prices in this market we cannot offer any price guarantees. Your order has been processed so that we can not adjust the price. However, since you are our valued customer and we always strive for customer's satisfaction, we are willing to make an exception and I have requested a credit in the amount of $30.00 to be issued back to your source of payment. Please allow 3-5 business days for the funds to be posted into your account.
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If you have any further questions or concerns, please visit our FAQs page. If you still need assistance, please feel free to email me directly and I will be happy to assist you.
I knew there was a reason I always look to Newegg first when buying online.
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