if the case, power supply, and everything outside the computer case are fine as is, you can probably do a build-it-yourself for less than 600, and something quite snazzy for less than 1000.
The computer that i run my graphics intensive games from was less than 800. It would figure that the video card, the one bit i didn't get from a brick n' mortar store, was the one thing to have spotty performance. (the nvidea 9600 line apparently has shoddy solder and heat issues... go figure. i 'upgraded' to an 8800. it's fine now)
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Date: 2008-12-27 04:54 am (UTC)The computer that i run my graphics intensive games from was less than 800. It would figure that the video card, the one bit i didn't get from a brick n' mortar store, was the one thing to have spotty performance. (the nvidea 9600 line apparently has shoddy solder and heat issues... go figure. i 'upgraded' to an 8800. it's fine now)