# Is this a good gaming machine? **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [May 23, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-gaming-machine/261108 "2008-05-23T07:02:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nooreyg126](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/47e85d/32.png) [@nooreyg126](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nooreyg126)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-gaming-machine/261108/1 "2008-05-23T07:02:37Z")
I have been thinking about getting a gaming deaktop or laptop, I know that generally laptops are not good for gaming, and my budget is about $1000 not good for gaming, I have found a deal on the Dell XPS 420 desktop with 19 inch S199WFP widescreen lCD monitor for [[COLOR=#0000ff]$949[/COLOR]](http://www.dealstudio.com/viewtopic.php?t=38964&ru=282). Do you think this is a good gaming machine, I am satisfied with that price. ---
**Author:** ![DanontheMoon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danonthemoon/32/7436_2.png) [@DanontheMoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanontheMoon)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-gaming-machine/261108/2 "2008-05-23T13:46:19Z")
Laptop - go with Acer. Desktop - build it yourself. Dell makes okay monitors, but their computers suck monkey teets. Theros has an awesome DIY guide in his footer, and parts are cheap now. It’s not hard, computers are like legos for grownups. You could build a really nice little rig - say, Asus mobo, AMD or low end Core 2 Duo CPU, 2 GB of ram, 8300 graphics card, a 500 GB Seagate HD or two and a reliable power supply for under a grand. ---
**Author:** ![Syous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Syous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Syous)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-gaming-machine/261108/3 "2008-05-23T14:35:53Z")
Last night my friend and I put his new comp together, all together it was 700 dollars. 2.66 quad core, 2g DDR3 ram, 2 ATI Radeon 2600’s, motherboard, powersupply, and case. The only thing he didn’t buy was a hard drive / cd rom, he just used his existing ones. [tigerdirect.com](http://tigerdirect.com), search barebone kits. ---
**Author:** ![Templarian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/templarian/32/7152_2.png) [@Templarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Templarian)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-gaming-machine/261108/4 "2008-05-23T14:56:14Z")
Same idea as the two above but if your in the states, use [newegg.com](http://newegg.com) as you will save more probably. ---
**Author:** ![DanontheMoon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danonthemoon/32/7436_2.png) [@DanontheMoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanontheMoon)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-gaming-machine/261108/5 "2008-05-23T20:36:46Z")
[http://www.pcpower.com/index.html](http://www.pcpower.com/index.html) Best Power Supply units on Earth. ---
**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-gaming-machine/261108/6 "2008-05-24T05:18:06Z")
Yeah, I agree that building your own PC is a better deal. I built a high end computer last month for $800. I configured the same thing on [HP.com](http://HP.com) and it came out to be $2,700. However, I don’t agree with the parts that some people are suggesting. Don’t get AMD processors. Their fastest can’t even compare with Intel’s lower end ones. I’d get the new 45nm Dual Core Wolfdale @ 3.0 Ghz. I have it and runs at a cool 30 celcius. Also, do not get ATI over nVidia. ATI’s performance to energy usage is horrible compared to nVidia’s. ---
**Author:** ![Theros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Theros](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Theros)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-gaming-machine/261108/7 "2008-05-24T14:09:54Z")
Go INTEL all the way right now. AMD is cheap, but can’t compare. Now, for GPUs stay with Nvidia as well, something on the order of a 8800 wouldn’t be bad. Also, HD space is cheap, 1 TB shouldn’t be put out of consideration. Also, Dan I don’t know why you still like Acer so much…while they’re laptops are cheap, they’re no better than any newer Inspiron out there or any HP for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![admin86skf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@admin86skf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/admin86skf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-gaming-machine/261108/8 "2008-05-28T06:43:08Z")
I’m trying to find this one particular song I heard on F-List (that top five music videos countdown that used to be on fuse) “[[color=black]\*\*\* bearing from China[/color]](http://www.top-bearing.com/news/?p=22)” episode, so it will be very helpfull if you named all five music videos from that episode so I may find it somehow. Thanks.