Is your budget including monitor? Or just for the box? I got a good deal at Costco on an HP pckg but it was about twice that ($CDN)
This might be more than you need/want but who knows what games are going to require in a couple of years? I shopped around quite a bit and this was my best bang for the buck:
Processor and Memory:
AMD Phenom™ II 1035T six-core processor 2.6 GHz
3 MB L2 Cache and 6 MB L3 Cache
8 GB (shared) DDR3 SDRAM, upgradeable to 16 GB
Drives:
1 TB SATA, 7200 RPM
DVD±RW SuperMulti drive with LightScribe
15-in-1 card reader
Display and Graphics:
HP 2509m 25-in HD LCD display with BrightView™ technology, 1920 x 1080 (native)
3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
1 GB (dedicated) ATI Radeon™ HD 5570 graphics
DVI, HDMI, and display port capabilities via the Radeon™ HD 5750 graphics
Audio
Integrated high-definition audio with 8-channel audio support
External ports: Line-in, line-out, microphone, and speakers
Communication:
10/100/1000 integrated Gigabit LAN
Integrated wireless LAN, 802.11b/g/n
Keyboard and Mouse:
HP USB keyboard
HP optical mouse
Ports:
6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 back)
IEEE 1394
RJ45 Ethernet
Digital audio output
DVI - via the graphics card
HDMI™ - via the graphics card
Display port - via the graphics card
Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit version
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Originally Posted by Warpe
