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bunny roses

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Im kinda poor (sucks) and i need a gaming desktop for an upcoming Halo 2 tourney. I have only 900$ but i prefer not too spend it all. I was looking at Ibuypower.com but people told me they are bad, also cyberpowerpc.com but they even have a phrase cyberpowerfu*ked. So what gaming desktops can i get that can run up-to-date games like TF2, CSS and MW2. I also am checking out http://www.pugetsystems.com/certified_sys.php?sys_id=15 but they are pricey and http://www.buyxg.com/system/XG_Xion_6000/ seems OK. Opinions please.
 
Droogie said:
how quick do you need it? newegg has extremely fast shipping.

you're paying a good amount of money for a half way decent machine in the link you posted.
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Like 2 weeks? But 700-900$ is my price range... whats the best computer i can get for that +shipping.

This is what i assembled in a computer making site thing:


XG Xion 6000 (NO MONITOR)

* *BASE_PRICE: [+765]
* CAS: Thermaltake Element-S Mid-Tower Case
* CS_FAN: Extra 3-Color Neon Light LED Case Fan [+5] (2 x Fans [+5])
* CASUPGRADE: NONE
* CPU: AMD Phenom™II X4 925 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
* CD: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive (RED COLOR [+9])
* CD2: 16X DVD ROM (RED COLOR [+9])
* CABLE: None
* FLASHMEDIA: None
* FREEBIE_CU1: FREE! 4GB USB 2.0 Portable Flash Drive
* FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
* FLOPPY: NONE
* HDD: Single Hard Drive (1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
* HDD2: NONE
* IEEE_CARD: NONE
* KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
* MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
* MODEM: NONE
* MONITOR: NONE
* MONITOR2: NONE
* MOTHERBOARD: MSI 770-C45 AM3 770 Chipset DDR3 1666+/1333/1066 with PCIe slot SATA RAID MB w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio [+6]
* MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) PC1333 DDR3 PC3 10666 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
* NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
* OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
* PRO_WIRING: None
* PRINTER: None
* PRINTER_CABLE: None
* POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts Power Supplies (SLI Ready Power Supply)
* RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
* SERVICE: Standard Warranty: 1-Year Limited Warranty Plus Life-Time Technical Support
* SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
* SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers [+5]
* TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
* TVRC: None
* USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
* USBHD: USB 2.0 Portable Flash Drive [+20] (4GB)
* VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCI-E 16X 512MB Video Card
* VIDEO2: None
* VIDEO3: None
* VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
* WNC: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card
* _PRICE: (+824)


Is this up too par with gaming systems right now? Also, does it have everything it needs?
 
just letting you know. 2 weeks is PLENTY of time to get parts and put them together. it's actually quite easy, just about everybody on here will tell you the same thing.
 
Sorry not too make this clear but I have no intention on buying and putting together. I am asking if these computers are suitable.
 
I checked out that first site for you. The computer I built for roughly $500 is gonna run you at least 1300 on their site.
 
buyxg isn't actually that badly priced, suprising.

Building yourself is still a lot cheaper though ;)

But if we can't draw you away from prebuilts, with the $180 you've got left get a branded power supply of 600W or more (Corsair, OCZ, Thermaltake etc etc.)
and swap that video card for a 4890 or higher.
 
Dazzeerr said:
buyxg isn't actually that badly priced, suprising.

Building yourself is still a lot cheaper though ;)

But if we can't draw you away from prebuilts, with the $180 you've got left get a branded power supply of 600W or more (Corsair, OCZ, Thermaltake etc etc.)
and swap that video card for a 4890 or higher.
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whats the point of psu?
 
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