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    The PC (Personal Computer) is a highly configurable and upgradable gaming platform that, among home systems, sports the widest variety of control methods, largest library of games, and cutting edge graphics and sound capabilities.

    So I am looking for a new computer...

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    #1  Edited By wafflesrok

    And I figured some giantbomb peeps would be able to help me out. I'm off to college and have a little(not alot) of money to burn on a decent rig. While I would like to build one I am clueless as to how to do such a thing thus I have been looking at other options. 
     
    My plan is to buy a decent desktop for my dorm then a netbook for class and what not. The desktop is the fun part so heres where I need help
     

    1.  Theres this gateway  and it has gotten decent reviews and its a lotta bang for the buck
    http://www.compusa.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5625772&pagenumber=2&RSort=1&csid=ITD&recordsPerPage=10&body=REVIEWS#ReviewStart
     
    2. There is an AMD rig off of iBUYPOWER that I can build for around the same price, not as beefy as the gateway but I can purchase a netbook for cheap through the site and get free games with the computer, the draw backs are smaller hard drive and so other minutia. 
     
    3. Whatever you think would be best as you guys would know much much much better than me. I'd like the thing to be useful for the next couple years and I'd like it to run most things at high settings at a decent resolution. So games like DOW 2, Alpha Protocal, DA: O, and Age of Conan are games I'd like to run.    
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    Msi 890GX motherboard,

    AMD Phenom II 965 rev C3

    get the 8 gb (4x2gb) DDR3 corsair dominator set with 7-7-7-20 timings (or get  a slower 2x2gb set) 
    corsair 750HX psu 
    cooler master HAF 932 case 
    msi frozr II 5850/5870 (either one) 
    seagate 7200.12 1tb HDD 
     
    That should come very close, and with that mobo, when you get out of college or something you can upgrade to a faster x6 Phenom II cpu. 
     
    If you want pre-built, go to cyberpowerpc, they aren't as intel-sided and pricing the same exact hardware on both sites, there is a 50 or so dollar difference before shipping and tax.


     

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