Best price-conscious desktop? (yet, powerful enough to still game!)

[MoreDents]

Title pretty much sums it up

I'm just looking for a powerful stable pre-made desktop around $700 for my friend.

Thanks

 

[mattm]

Close to the same rig I'm about to build from Newgg&Buy.com - this prebuilt is from CyberPower - this ranks in at $709:

CASE: ($10 off Mail-in Rebate) Sigma Gaming Orca Mid-Tower 400W Case
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8400 CPU @ 3.0GHz 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache 64-bit
MOTHERBOARD: (QX9650 Support) Gigabyte EP43-DS3L Intel P43 Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO CARD 2: NONE
VIDEO CARD 3: NONE
LCD Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: NONE
Optical Drive: (Special Price) LG 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: NONE
SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD

 

[MoreDents]

That sounds good. Whats the model name for that CyberPower setup?

 

[Dangman]

Don't buy from Cyberpower. Their customer support and build quality is just plain crap. In addition, they recommend power supplies that are pure pieces of shit (Apevia) that could easily damage your PC. Yes their prices are lower than other companies but you're just paying for shit-quality.

Your best bet for a $700 gaming PC would be a DIY solution.

 

[mattm]

Don't buy from Cyberpower. Their customer support and build quality is just plain crap. In addition, they recommend power supplies that are pure pieces of shit (Apevia) that could easily damage your PC. Yes their prices are lower than other companies but you're just paying for shit-quality.

Your best bet for a $700 gaming PC would be a DIY solution.

I do agree - DIY would be the only route.