Budget Gaming Computer

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i has $900 dollars to spend on a gaming computer from either newegg or frys.com. please help.

1. Order computer
2. Pay
3. ?
4. PROFIT!

>>1
neither.
buy the parts individually and build yourself
you will get more value for $$$$$$$$$$$

>>1

$900 USD?  No problem.

I built a Q6600-based box with a legit copy of the OS for $1100 CAD.

Get an E4400 proc (or comparable, even an E2xxx will be OK)
1-2GB DDR2 RAM (expensive stuff if you wanna harsh OC an Intel E2160)
Inexpensive mobo - try Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
Power supply - DO NOT SKIMP HERE.  Expect to spend $50-75 on this.
GFX card - right now nVidia is pwning... I'm an impartial fan of the GeForce 8600 GTS.  Better than a middle of the road card, and the price is right.
Grab a basic DVDRW and some SATA2 hard drive (160-320GB for your budget, as you deem necessary).

If you need to have a monitor in at that price, kick it to 1GB RAM, get XP instead of Vista, and go for an Intel Pentium Dualcore E2160 (aka core 2 duo with slower bus + smaller L2 cache).  Go for a smaller HD, skimp on the case (but GET SOMETHING THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SETUP DECENT AIRFLOW, and GET DECENT FANS!!!)

If you need a monitor, grab a cheap ass 19 or 20" Acer LCD - should be around $200 USD if you get one at a good price, if not scale back to a 19 or 17" fullscreen.  Keyboard - get something tolerable.  But get a decent quality CORDED optical/laser mouse.

And yes, you should be able to buy all of your parts from newegg + build yourself.

>>Power supply - DO NOT SKIMP HERE.
Signed.  This can't be overemphasized.  Most commercial boxes come with complete shit for a PS.  Antec has been known for some of the better ones.

Unfortunately Antec has been deteriorating in some more recent times - stay away from their SmartPower line.  It's still better than the tin can BesTec 250W that HP uses in their A6110N box, but see what else you can find before making a decision.

>>6
Too bad, because for a long time there was no beating them on value.  The PC Power & Cooling ones are supposed to be great, but WAY more expensive.

www.dell.com

>>8
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