i need advice i'm looking for a brand new comp in general i had one since i was 10 and i've mod. it since then but last year it broke down on me completely just died hardware failure took to see to get it fixed see it i over looked something but no it was just to damn old...and either way honestly i'm glad it broke cause i was tired of fixing it...but now i'm using the BF's laptop but what do u guys recommend as getting a brand new comp i'm probably goin to mod it but honestly i dont want to do that for awhile what should i get that is inexpensive but still a good comp. i wanted alienware but its a lil too out of my budget..lol

i'm willing to spend $700 i'm lookin for a desktop for gaming but i would like the works media and yet good for skool work...

How about an HP desktop? They're excellent for gaming, and work perfect for what the average person does.

Here's one if you wanna check it out.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shoppi...00y_series

There's also the Dell XPS'. They've gotten so much better lately (Maybe it's because they bought out Alienware <_< >_> )

I managed to get this one down to about $840s with no monitor, keyboard, speakers, a 128MB ATi Radeon X3100, and 2 GBs of RAM, so it might be one to consider if you can stretch that budget a bit.

http://www.dell.com/content/products/pro...l=en&s=dhs

The problem with those above is that they just include the PC tower, no monitor or other stuff. And it sucks to use your old monitor on a new PC.

However, if you already have a decent monitor then it may be more worthwhile, but you might also want to look into a cheaper solution: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?...7444938260

That's just the tower as well. It has a semi-decent video card, you might want to spend another $100 on getting a good one though. And for the most part, almost all integrated cards are low end, and usually only Alienwares or PCs that cost $1000+ actually have a good graphics card.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?...8800050001

^ Or get that, pay a bit more but you get the monitor, and then you just have to buy the video card.

The advantage of the first I listed is that it has 2GB of RAM while the 2nd one with the monitor only has 1GB. So the 2GB one will perform a lot better.

Also, the Compaq you posted has an Intel Celeron processor. Out of experience (My laptop has one), they're utter trash for gaming. Also the on-board video card is similar to mine (Mine is 128 MB though), and they're not very good (Can barely handle RtCW in 32-bit).

I say, from GaMeR's list, go with the Gateway due to its dual-core processor, and the nVIDIA video card.

thanks this really helps out alot.

Dizzy that first HP you posted is crap. I had one for 3 days and returned it. Not worth it for gaming at all. Just thought id throw that in there incase you checked it out Won.

Well both of the ones I posted have crappy cards, but the Gateway one is a bit better. Intel cards are horrible for gaming unless it's a really old game.

That's why I said you'll probably have to spend another $100 getting a decent card for it.

well like i said i'm goin to mod it later i just want to get something good to take a break from having to mod it alot and would really like to get something that is good start with so i dont have to mod it too much...lol. i know cards i'm probably going to have to buy a new one.

And keep in mind you might also be voiding the warranty by opening it... so use the PC for a bit first before removing or adding anything.

oh yea of course that is with any system or electronic that is why i was hoping that i can get something for awhile without mod it right way...u know kinda sick of makin changes at this point right now >_<.