Recommendation on getting a gaming computer.

[Anarchist Bunny]

Well with me working a full time job now, I've decided to get a new computer to replace my 2 year old 6GB HD piece of shit. I'm gonna charge it and pay off a fraction each month to establish credit, so I'm aiming at a $800-$1000 max cost(no alienware level stuff). I was wondering of some recomendations on a place to get a gaming PC(one store I went to had PCs, but none really had an exceptional Vid Card), online and IRL, and some advice on what to look specs to look at in getting a gaming PC.

[phongn]

Well with me working a full time job now, I've decided to get a new computer to replace my 2 year old 6GB HD piece of shit. I'm gonna charge it and pay off a fraction each month to establish credit

NO. There are better ways to establish credit than to do this. Do you really want to be paying 20% interest?

so I'm aiming at a $800-$1000 max cost(no alienware level stuff). I was wondering of some recomendations on a place to get a gaming PC(one store I went to had PCs, but none really had an exceptional Vid Card), online and IRL, and some advice on what to look specs to look at in getting a gaming PC.

I've heard favorable things about GamePC.com and they let your customize to rather extreme levels.

[General Zod]

while i don't advise charging it to your credit card, one place i keep recommending that has some good selections is IBuyPower. Custom configurator and selections of powerful machines for well under 1 grand.

[Lagmonster]

Last Gaming PC I bought was at Dell - they have a special line of 'gaming' computers, but I think that's a tad overkill. Most competent PC enthusiasts can get a better bang for their buck by building it themselves. That said, I've had nothing but good things to say since I switched to the Radeon 9800XT Pro graphics card.

[Mr Bean]

Best method of doing this is depending on your proffesion and the bank your with its belive it or not

Acutal cheaper to take out of a loan and pay it back than charge it to a credit card

My last computer I had some money saved up but I decided to blow extra on brand new (IE 300$ above normal market cost) compents and I need a little extra to make up the difference, so I strolled on down talked with my local bank and took out a personal loan at 14.4 Intrest Rate(Which does not even start till I'm six months in) and I should have it payed off roughy two months after that

Meanwhile the one time I tried the credit option(With my old Dell Laptop) I had no end of hassel trying to get payments in before their cutoff date(Since they apperntly still wanted to charge me 20$ late fees despite the fact I was not in the Contentinal US at the time and yes that's why that payment I sent you is postmarked Decemeber tenth and you got it Jaunuary Second)