Scoobes on 03 June 2009
| txrattlesnake said: These seem to be the best that Wal~Mart has for under $500.00 and under $1,000.00. How do they stack up as gaming rigs? Dell Inspiron 530 Desktop PC w/ 17'' LCD Monitor with 2.2 GHz Intel Celeron Processor 450 $498.00 http://www.walmart.com/Dell-Inspiron-530-Desktop-PC-17-Inch-LCD/ip/10828735 HP Firebird w/ VoodooDNA 802 Desktop PC w/ Intel Core 2 Quad Processor w/ $100.00 Bonus Gift Card Bundle $948.00 http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11019320 |
They're both overpiced but the HP could play all games out now on max settings (Crysis included). That Dell is a complete and utter rip-off, and would probably blow up if you put the Crysis disc to within 6 feet of it :D. I think most of the PC gamers on this site could build you a PC for that price that could easily play games. At least they come with monitors though.
Most retail systems are overpriced. It's not difficult to build a system for a lot cheaper. Here's a gaming PC for under $600 and you could probably reduce that to even less if you bought a slightly lower performance AMD GPU:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/core-2-overclock,review-31589.html
