Miasma
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Hey guys.
I'm on a tight budget and I'm looking to get a new gaming computer for HL2. I can afford about $1750 and I don't need a monitor, speakers, keyboard, or mouse (I have a MX500 + Steelpad baby!) I'm looking to buy a professionally built/optimized for gaming PC. To let the price down a little bit, I'm going with an AMD machine. Here are the companies I've been looking at:
Alienware $2000+
Very nice systems but also very expensive. Alienware does a good job of optimizing systems.
Falcon Northwest $2200+
I've heard good things about these but they are also more expensive than an Alienware. The pre-built systems lack power.
Cyberpower Inc $1500+
These guys don't look all that bad. They do use mid to high-end parts, but I don't know anything about how they optimize their systems, or even if they optimize them at all. It would help if someone would tell me more about them.
Vicious PC $1350+
Now this is interesting. These guys won the CGW Ultimate Gaming PC awards over such powerhouses as Alienware. Their systems are also very cheap. The only concern I have with these guys is that on their customization page, they don't tell you what brands of parts they are using. This concerns me.
Post your rants and raves about different gaming systems here. Let the war for the ultimate (budget) gaming PC begin!
I'm on a tight budget and I'm looking to get a new gaming computer for HL2. I can afford about $1750 and I don't need a monitor, speakers, keyboard, or mouse (I have a MX500 + Steelpad baby!) I'm looking to buy a professionally built/optimized for gaming PC. To let the price down a little bit, I'm going with an AMD machine. Here are the companies I've been looking at:
Alienware $2000+
Very nice systems but also very expensive. Alienware does a good job of optimizing systems.
Falcon Northwest $2200+
I've heard good things about these but they are also more expensive than an Alienware. The pre-built systems lack power.
Cyberpower Inc $1500+
These guys don't look all that bad. They do use mid to high-end parts, but I don't know anything about how they optimize their systems, or even if they optimize them at all. It would help if someone would tell me more about them.
Vicious PC $1350+
Now this is interesting. These guys won the CGW Ultimate Gaming PC awards over such powerhouses as Alienware. Their systems are also very cheap. The only concern I have with these guys is that on their customization page, they don't tell you what brands of parts they are using. This concerns me.
Post your rants and raves about different gaming systems here. Let the war for the ultimate (budget) gaming PC begin!