Computers & Networking

[computergeek]

this one - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9197022&type=product&id=1218056227005

or - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9173217&type=product&id=1218044029374

or - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8933005&type=product&id=1215216329460

or - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9168063&type=product&id=1218041998438

thank you very much, reply soon

[Smith]

What kinds of games are you planning on playing?

[Entropy]

None.  For gaming you REALLY want a discrete graphics chipset, NOT anything from the Intel GMA series.

You're not going to get this in a laptop for under $450, period.  It will be difficult (but possible) to get it in a preassembled desktop system.  The only way to get good gaming performance at that price point is to assemble a system yourself.  The problem is that in preassembled systems, nearly every manufacturer bundles a "decent" graphics card (NVidia 9600 series or higher) with a high-end CPU and lots of RAM, even though a "decent" graphics card with only a dual-core CPU and 2 GB RAM makes an excellent gaming machine.

A very nice gaming system (Core 2 Quad Q6600, Nvidia 9800GT, 2GB RAM, high quality motherboard) can be built for around $600.

Drop to a dual core and a 9600GT and you should be able to hit $450.

[Smith]

If he is playing older games, and some of the lower end newer games the last two will work, agreed he won't be running crysis at full settings (or at all).

[hockeycanuckjc Trusted Contributor]

Hey............ A low end ATI Radeon HD can play Crysis on the bare minimum low settings and you will get 15 to 20 frames per second.

Im talking about the radeon 1xxx series of card paired up with a dual core processor.

Okay so this might choke the computer up a bit but still its better then nothing

In todays economy you would be greatful to be able to play any game on a budget.

Hey.. Sometimes I am only happy with the demo version of things. Buying the full version of the

game is not all what it is cracked up to be. 

[Veyron]

Don't purchase a computer from Best Buy if you can, try to order it from the manufacturer's website.