Would you please compare these desktops and make a recommendation?

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For each, the price includes all taxes and/or shipping

System 1: Circuit City: $600
HP, Vista, AMD dual-core (with AMD Live!, whatever that is), 2GB DDR2 memory, 360 GB hard drive, 17" flat screen monitor, "burns and plays DVDs and CDs", pocket media drive.

System 2: Best Buy: $680
Gateway, Vista, Intel E2140 dual core, 2GB memory, 320 GB hard drive, 17" "HD LCD Widescreen" monitor, Canon "All-in-One" printer, and reads/writes dual layer DVDs and CDs.

System 3: TigerDirect: $460
Refurbished Gateway, XP Media Center, Intel dual core, 1GB memory, 200 GB hard drive, no monitor (I'd need to buy one), DVD±RW Dual-Layer, Flash Media Reader, Intel GMA950 Graphics.

One last note. I have an old HP 842 inkjet with my Windows ME system. Would it work with XP and/or Vista? Likewise, would my Canon XP-based photo printer work with Vista?

Thank you for your time and suggestions.

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System 3 is NOT a good deal, it's not only lacking a monitor, but 1gb of ram and it's probably using the old Pentium D dual-cores that are basically the lowest performing/most heat producing dual-cores ever made. A PRO is that it has XP.

System 2 uses the lowest-end Core 2 based chip out there. And since you can't overclock these pre-built systems, just about any AMD X2 will outperform it, especially 4000+, 4400+ and 5000+ that seem to be in every AMD system.

So that leaves System 1 as the best. Is that a 17" LCD or Flat CRT?

Do you do the basic PC stuff (browsing, typing, music, downloads, photos, etc)? If so, you're all set.

BUT if you want to game or edit a lot of digital video, I would highly recommend you build your own. It's easy, it's fun and you get better components for the same (if not less) money and most parts carry a whopping 1-3 year warranty which is a far cry from the 90-days you get from HP/Dell/Gateway/etc.

Here's a simple parts list from the best place to buy parts:
$70 - AMD X2 4000+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103774
$60 - Gigabyte motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128043
$53 - 2gb of DDR2-800 RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066
$30 - Pioneer DVD burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129007
$70 - 250gb 7200rpm hard disk
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144701
$50 - Coolermaster Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068
$55 - Corsair 450watt power supply
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-vx-450w-power-supply/q/loc/101/205466485.html
$170 - 20" Viewsonic LCD monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116075
$90 - Windows XP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116056

If you know where to look online you can get XP Pro for free...

The above has a much larger monitor, a power supply that can power extra hard drives or a graphics card with ease and a case that has great ventilation and room for add-ons...all while being of better build quality and having longer warranties.

What parts do I need for a gaming computer?

Gamer197

I'm looking to buy a gaming computer. My money range is $0-$1200 and I want my gaming computer to play most games on max settings and those newer titles such as Battle Field 3 on normal/medium at least.I heard building your own computer is cheaper but I don't know anything about computers. Could someone please help and list good video cards, processors etc. and where to get them. Or you could just put a good pc for a reasonable price. Also can you put the links in your answers.

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here you go:

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K - $225

GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $130

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - $47

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $125

ASUS ENGTX560Ti448DC2/2DIS/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 448 Cores (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $280 ($260 after rebate)

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850M 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular High Performance Power Supply - $140 ($120 after rebate)

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $60 ($50 after rebate)

LITE-ON Internal 24x DVD-Writer 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS324-99 - $22

Acer S220HQLAbd Black 21.5" 5ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1) - $120 (1080p monitor)

Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 920-002950 Black 8 Function Keys USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard and Mouse - $27

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM - $100

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 - $34

ALTEC LANSING BXR1221 15 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System - $30

TOTAL :$1200 ($1150 after rebate), this is the best COMPLETE BUILD that I could give you for that price, it is well balanced and it already comes with an aftermarket cooler and speakers. The monitor is 1080p and with the GTX 560 ti 448 cores you could play all games on max settings on 1080p with good FPS.

The GTX 560 ti 448 cores is a DOWNGRADED GTX 570 thus it is only slightly slower than the gtx 570:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/499?vs=306

BTW, the motherboard that I have provided is SLI ready that is why I have given you the 850w Corsair PSU that is capable enough to support 2 GTX 560 ti 448 cores in SLI on a high end system with overclocking.

And since the GTX 560 ti 448 cores has the same power requirement as that of the GTX 570, then it will be our basis of how much power is needed in SLI:

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

GeForce GTX 570

On your average system the card requires you to have a 600 Watt power supply unit.

GeForce GTX 570 in 2-way SLI

A second card requires you to add another ~225 Watts. You need a 750+ Watt power supply unit if you use it in a high-end system (800+ to a KiloWatt is recommended if you plan on any overclocking).

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-570-sli-review/13

So, basically, what I have given you is still upgradeable to SLI and you could still add an SSD (120 gb is good, but this is only optional). =D

Parts and prices came from newegg.com

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