Shopping for a new PC. Help appreciated!

[Grampy]

Unless you're locked in on Athlon, here are a couple over at Newegg you might want to consider:

Quad Core (less essential than often believed), twice the RAM and I much prefer the 64bit OS which means you can add more RAM

CyberpowerPC Gamer Infinity 4411 Core 2 Quad Q6600(2.40GHz) 4GB DDR2 500GB NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit - Retail

·         Recommended Usage: Gaming

·         Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600(2.4GHz)

·         Processor Main Features: 64 bit Quad-Core Processor

·         Cache Per Processor: 2 x 4MB L2 Cache

·         Memory: 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800

·         Hard Drive: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 7200RPM HDD

·         Optical Drive 1: 20X DVD±R/±RW Dual Layer Drive

·         Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT 512MB PCI Express Video Card

·         Model #: Gamer Infinity 4411

·         Item #: N82E16883229066

·         Return Policy: Desktop PC, Notebook, and Tablet PC Return Policy

$ 649.99

 

 

CyberpowerPC Gamer Infinity 6311 Core 2 Duo E8400(3.00GHz) 4GB DDR2 320GB NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit - Retail

·         Recommended Usage: Gaming

·         Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400(3.0GHz)

·         Processor Main Features: 64 bit Dual Core Processor

·         Cache Per Processor: 6MB L2 Cache

·         Memory: 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800

·         Hard Drive: 320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 7200RPM

·         Optical Drive 1: 20X DVD±R/±RW Dual Layer Drive

·         Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 512MB PCI Express Video Card

·         Model #: Gamer Infinity 6311

·         Item #: N82E16883229062

·         Return Policy: Desktop PC, Notebook, and Tablet PC Return Policy
$ 649.99