Wednesday, February 19, 2014

is this a good gaming pc for the price?




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PENTIUM D GAME PC $1169.99
Pentium D Dual Core CPU
2 Gb RAM Memory
400 Gb SATA Hard Drive
256 Mb Video Card
Dual layer Dvd Burner
Combo Cd/Dvd Rom
Web Cam
52 in 1 Card Reader
19" Wide Screen Flat Panel
Windows Media Center
Wireless Keyboard Mouse



Answer
There is some major info missing to judge effectiveness for gaming or value. At extremes, if the CPU is a Pentium D 820 Dual Core and the video is a 6200LE, the price (and system) would be horrible, while a 960 and an 8600GTS would be a poor price and a fair system. This sounds old enough that if it is at a store, they really want to get rid of it. It is a closeout and should be *way* under $500. If it is some person selling a used system, maybe half of that.

For an example of what you can get shopping around for sales, see:
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=71137&t=553826
push the CPU to AMD 5000+ and the video to 8600GTS 256 DDR3) and you would have a good game system for under $500 w/o monitor. Add a 22" wide for well under $300 (My 22" wide westinghouse was $220 at a BestBuy sale) At under $800, THAT would be a good gaming system at a very good price.

For examples of complete systems that are probably at least twice as good at that price (fair for gaming): 1 with monitor:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=999976800050013&type=product&id=pcmprd76700050013
and 1 without monitor:
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/5286657?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

caveat emptor

Who has best prices for PC games?

Q. I used to buy computer games in retail stores, but started to use Steam recently. Now I found out that there are other online stores that let you buy PC games and download them. Which store is best, and why? What are the choices?


Answer
Right now there are many online stores offering PC games for download. It is worth to shop around because they all have competitive prices and many special promotions with huge discounts on individual titles or game bundles. Try these: Direct2Drive, GamersGate, GameDownloads, Impulse, GamesForWindows, GamePlanet, GameTap

If you want to quickly find the best deal on a game, to go GameDealAlerts.com - it is a service that aggregates prices from most of the above stores and even allows you to subscribe to email notification when game(s) you are interested in further drops in price.




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