11-14-2010, 10:09 AM
(11-14-2010, 07:48 AM)MEAT Wrote: Alright, so I was looking at reasonably priced refurbished computers at Best Buy when I saw this: Link . The price is good, and a comparable one at Fry's not refurbished is 1.2k. So my next and I guess obvious question, is this thing powerful enough for today's games, such as Call of Duty Black Ops, Star Craft, or (most importantly) the upcoming Diablo 3? If yes to all of these, then my dreams have come true! I was looking to BYO again because it's so enjoyable making your own system - and you learn so much in the process - but the costs of doing that are far greater than what I can afford. This is without a doubt a better deal from what I've seen. But is it good enough to handle what I want? Thoughts?
Yes, but what keyboard and pointing device does it come with??
More seriously, whenever I hear "refurbished" I think of "used", which makes me think someone found something wrong with a piece of equipment and that it's not going to work. Like my answering machine.
On the other hand, the HP is a nice price, and would probably be suitable for your purpose, except for the 5450 graphics card which would not, and would have to be replaced. The power supply may or may not handle a higher end card.
Why not replace the motherboard in the system that you have?
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