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Choosing the better gaming pc.

by sourzap Sep 9, 2010 10:23AM PDT

Hey guys, i'm looking to make a solid gaming rig for pretty cheap and i'm looking at a couple barebone rigs. I need your help deciding which one is the better deal in giving me better performance. They are both $300 dollars,keep in mind i have an ATI Radeon HD 3450 I can use if you are wondering that for the first choice along with 3gb of ram.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6256262&Sku=B69-9005

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6256262&Sku=B69-9005

So both are $300 dollars basically just deciding if the video card for the VISION rig is worth taking it over the Intel, thanks guys.

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My bad.

by sourzap Sep 9, 2010 10:26AM PDT

Sorry this is the other choice lol.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6256261&Sku=B69-9004

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Depends on the games you play... but neither will

by VAPCMD Sep 9, 2010 10:45AM PDT

take you too far in the gaming world with only a 350W PSU. Most high performance gaming cards (GPUs) require more wattage...400-500W and up.

Plus don't forget the rest of the stuff...it's listed below

* Monitor [REQUIRED]
* Hard Disk Drive or Solid State Drive [REQUIRED]
* Memory / RAM [REQUIRED]
* Internal Optical Drive/Burner [REQUIRED]
* Windows Operating System [REQUIRED]
* Mouse [REQUIRED]
* Keyboard [REQUIRED]
* Desktop Speakers
* Floppy Disk Drive
* Media Card Reader
* USB Hub
* Power Protection Device
* Office Software Suite
* Anti-Virus/Security
* Other Software

VAPCMD