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PaintsForum:
--- Quote from: KickFlow on June 08, 2013, 11:43:16 AM ---I'd try staying under 1 grand.
Maybe in the 700 range, I guess.
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Not going to get a good stock PC that can run max shaders for that little.
You could try doing this if you want some pretty awesome performance for the price. With the leftover cash, you can get a good keyboard/mouse and monitor, too.
If you're not up for building a PC, (It's pretty easy) you could try buying a $700 PC and slapping in a GTX 660-range card w/ some extra cooling. (And power supply, if it's nessesary) If you do that, though, you should make sure that the mobo and such are compatible. I understand that you wanted a stock computer, but I can't stress enough that the performance difference between a PC like the one I linked earlier and a stock one will be huge.
Either way, I would suggest consulting the Tom's Hardware forum.
Altiris:
This is pretty good http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8700/pd however the GPU I think is a laptop GPU. The problem with stock PCs is that they almost never give you a good graphics card (unless you shop like alienware or the gaming section on HP which has PCs as low as $900..). You either get a very powerful CPU like an i7 3700 but then a very weak GPU like an AMD 8470. The reason why so many gamers build PCs is because it is cheaper compared to something like what Alienware offers and HP (Hp used to be on par with building but now their cheapest gaming PC is $900). When you build a PC you can a combination of something like a DECENT/Good CPU and a DECENT/good GPU, not like a really powerful CPU and then a very weak GPU.
Stained Glass:
--- Quote from: Altiris on June 08, 2013, 04:39:27 PM ---This is pretty good http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8700/pd however the GPU I think is a laptop GPU. The problem with stock PCs is that they almost never give you a good graphics card (unless you shop like alienware or the gaming section on HP which has PCs as low as $900..). You either get a very powerful CPU like an i7 3700 but then a very weak GPU like an AMD 8470. The reason why so many gamers build PCs is because it is cheaper compared to something like what Alienware offers and HP (Hp used to be on par with building but now their cheapest gaming PC is $900). When you build a PC you can a combination of something like a DECENT/Good CPU and a DECENT/good GPU, not like a really powerful CPU and then a very weak GPU.
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This computer isn't actually that bad. I'd suggest it.
Pecon:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227468
I'd never trust Dell. Ever.
KickFlow:
--- Quote from: Pecon on June 08, 2013, 06:38:36 PM ---http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227468
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Why do you suggest this? Do you own it and have awesome performance? Do you know someone that has it?