Hi all, I'm in the market for a new PC, and mine can't run several recent games that I'd really like to play. Here's what I'm looking for:
■Budget is ~$600. Less, preferably of course.
■A bare-bones system is fine.
■I have an in-box ATI Radeon HD5670 video card, so a system with on-board video isn't a problem, since an immediate upgrade is on hand. (On the other hand, if I find a PC that has a roughly equivalent video card, the purchase is recent enough that I should be able to get a refund, so the price can go up some) It also requires a 400W power supply.
■I also have a sound card in my current system that can easily be transferred, and a decent monitor. Don't need those in the package.
■I would like something that's solid-to great now, and likely to handle new games for at least the next three years - this is making me lean towards a quad-core system.
■Energy efficiency is important, both for my bleeding heart and my electricity bill. This article: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/pcs/2010/02/24/energy-efficient-hardware-investigated/1 suggests that an AMD Athlon II Quad Core might be the best combination of efficiency and value. Also the Intel Core i3, but I've had a harder time finding it in quad core form.
■I can build my own PC, but I'd prefer to avoid that if the expense isn't significantly higher. Maybe it is.
■Budget is ~$600. Less, preferably of course.
■A bare-bones system is fine.
■I have an in-box ATI Radeon HD5670 video card, so a system with on-board video isn't a problem, since an immediate upgrade is on hand. (On the other hand, if I find a PC that has a roughly equivalent video card, the purchase is recent enough that I should be able to get a refund, so the price can go up some) It also requires a 400W power supply.
■I also have a sound card in my current system that can easily be transferred, and a decent monitor. Don't need those in the package.
■I would like something that's solid-to great now, and likely to handle new games for at least the next three years - this is making me lean towards a quad-core system.
■Energy efficiency is important, both for my bleeding heart and my electricity bill. This article: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/pcs/2010/02/24/energy-efficient-hardware-investigated/1 suggests that an AMD Athlon II Quad Core might be the best combination of efficiency and value. Also the Intel Core i3, but I've had a harder time finding it in quad core form.
■I can build my own PC, but I'd prefer to avoid that if the expense isn't significantly higher. Maybe it is.
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