Her's a better link for their bare bones systems http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=31&name=Barebone-Kits
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't suppose an XBox or PS3 is an option. That is if you're just > going to be doing some gaming. > > But 'gel is right, for 600 its better and much cheaper to build your > own. Alternatively you may want to get a barebones PC and build up > from there. You may be able to get something decent for around $350 or > so. If you consider using the onboard video initially, then upgrading > to a video card later that may be an alterative: > Tiger has some fairly tolerable barebones systems: > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=barebone+pc+kit > > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 10:48 AM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Been trying to avoid that. >> >> I've been looking around on E-Bay. >> >> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 10:30 AM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> At 600 bucks you will need to build the system yourself. The lowest cost >>> gaming systems from boutique vendors is around 1200 from what I was >>> researching a few days ago. >>> >>> Let me find a link for you. >>> >>> >>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i5-overclock-performance-gaming,3097.html >>> >>> >>> The CPU should still be valid, but check here for the best graphics card to >>> see if that has changed. I believe ATI released some new cards. >>> >>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html >>> >>> There are others, but I have read that the Toms Hardware guides produce >>> systems that are very stable and get the job done. >>> >>> You can also go over the 600US and grab one of the new X51 systems from >>> ALienware, but that means no upgradeability. >>> >>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/249382/alienware_x51_review_the_little_pc_that_could.html >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10 February 2012 10:22, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > hey guys I have like $600 and I'm looking for a new system so I can play >>> > Star Wars. >>> > >>> > Suggestions? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:346632 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm