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    Woot Deal - HP Pavilion 500-164 Desktop, AMD A8-6500, 8GB DDR3, 2TB HDD, USB 3.0, 802.11n, Win 8

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      A Former User last edited by

      http://www.woot.com/offers/hp-quad-core-desktop-with-2tb-hd-20

      Pretty Good Deal :)

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        That is, indeed, very cheap.

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          A Former User last edited by

          that's basically what i've got. it's purdy nice. i got a similar deal a year or so ago.

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          • ?
            A Former User last edited by

            Just got permission from the wife to buy one!

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              RAM. last edited by

              That's a fantastic price, whats the catch though?

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                technobabble @RAM. last edited by

                @RAM. said:

                That's a fantastic price, whats the catch though?

                Refurbished

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                • Dashrender
                  Dashrender @RAM. last edited by

                  @RAM. said:

                  That's a fantastic price, whats the catch though?

                  And only a 90 day warranty.

                  I'd consider it.. but I'm just not an AMD fan any more. Yeah it's an old bias, one I should probably get over...

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                    RAM. @Dashrender last edited by

                    @Dashrender said:

                    @RAM. said:

                    That's a fantastic price, whats the catch though?

                    And only a 90 day warranty.

                    I'd consider it.. but I'm just not an AMD fan any more. Yeah it's an old bias, one I should probably get over...

                    Oh I'm a fan of AMD, I love their APU's, the fact an A8 or A10 can run decent games is awesome.

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                    • JaredBusch
                      JaredBusch last edited by

                      Refurb is not worth the cost of new, which that pretty much is.

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                      • scottalanmiller
                        scottalanmiller @Dashrender last edited by

                        @Dashrender said:

                        @RAM. said:

                        That's a fantastic price, whats the catch though?

                        And only a 90 day warranty.

                        I'd consider it.. but I'm just not an AMD fan any more. Yeah it's an old bias, one I should probably get over...

                        I have the opposite bias. AMD was better than Intel for so long that I rarely think of buying Intel even though they are doing great again.

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                        • Nic
                          Nic @scottalanmiller last edited by

                          You could buy that, sell the parts on Ebay, and come out ahead.

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                            A Former User last edited by

                            Going to add a SSD and Max out the memory.

                            Should make it pretty sick.

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                              A Former User last edited by

                              Posting from this bad boy now!

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                              • scottalanmiller
                                scottalanmiller last edited by

                                Cool. Congrats on your new rig.

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                                  A Former User last edited by

                                  So if I wanted to get a Video Card for this bad boy, what should I get?

                                  Just for gaming, nothing killer - minecraft, etc

                                  Want to spend 100, or less, if that makes since?

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                                  • scottalanmiller
                                    scottalanmiller last edited by

                                    That sounds like a question for @Mike-Ralston

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                                    • Mike Ralston
                                      Mike Ralston last edited by

                                      For that much you can pick up a card which should crank out lower end titles at extremely playable framerates with all graphics settings maxed out. I would recommend jumping up to the $200 price bracket, but if on a fixed budget, you can pick up a Radeon HD 7790 or a 7770. I've had experience with both, and I've gotten the 7770 to push 37 FPS on Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings at 1280 x 1024, but a sad 28 FPS at 1920 x 1080. The 7790 is on slightly faster on paper, but is better optimized for modern titles. If you were looking to spend a bit more, I would recommend an EVGA GTX 660 SC at $209, which will run anything but the most demanding games at Ultra settings around 60 FPS in 1920 x 1080P. If you want any further recommendations over price, brand, specific types of Video Plugins, Video Encoding/Decoding, or Chipsets, go ahead and ask!

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