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I want to find a decent PC that I can use primarily for gaming as I'm using my HP laptop atm which just does not cut it. I don't plan on spending more than $1K but the sky is the limit as far as price.

This PC will be for playing WoW, RS, minecraft and steam games.

Here is one that I found for a reasonable price.
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Specs:
Computer Features: 3D Graphics
Processor Brand: AMD
Processor Speed: Up to 3.4 Ghz
Processor Type: AMD Phenom II x4 965
Cache Memory Installed Capacity: 8MB L2 Cache
System RAM: 4 GB
Memory RAM Type: DDR3
Maximum RAM Supported: 8 GB
RAM Configuration: 2x2GB
Hard Drive (HDD) Capacity: 1TB Hard Drive Capacity

NOTE: I work for target so I get 15% off if it is from Target or a Dell (I do not like dells but if it is great I may be swayed).

NO MACS

If you find one or know a good place to find pc's post a link. All stupid replies will be reported for spam (saying that the one I found is good is not.)

List of possibilities:
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Well if you plan on playing games such as the ones you listed, you really only need a modest system as they are not the most graphically demanding.

Here is a good suggestion: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227291 - this system could run WoW, RS, Minecraft all at the same time w/ decent graphic settings and you could also browse the internet and torrent at the same time.
It is more than enough for your gaming purposes, and the graphics card is a half decent one.
Based on the specs I can estimate that you'd see about a 30-40 FPS for WoW on Ultra Settings, and 60(max) with pretty much any other settings.

Edit: Also forgot to mention, if you really want to go all out and spend that 1 grand you could probably slap together a pretty decent i7 rig with a nice graphics card, and save the money for an OS by just using someone else's windows 7 disks and torrenting an activator.
 
Baconater said:
Well if you plan on playing games such as the ones you listed, you really only need a modest system as they are not the most graphically demanding.

Here is a good suggestion: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227291 - this system could run WoW, RS, Minecraft all at the same time w/ decent graphic settings and you could also browse the internet and torrent at the same time.
It is more than enough for your gaming purposes, and the graphics card is a half decent one.
Based on the specs I can estimate that you'd see about a 30-40 FPS for WoW on Ultra Settings, and 60(max) with pretty much any other settings.

Edit: Also forgot to mention, if you really want to go all out and spend that 1 grand you could probably slap together a pretty decent i7 rig with a nice graphics card, and save the money for an OS by just using someone else's windows 7 disks and torrenting an activator.
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Seems comparible to my #1 or #2 or any of the other iBuyPowers that Target sells - let me compile a list of them.

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The ones you linked excluding the 4th one have very weak video cards, which is the #1 factor to consider when buying a gaming pc.
I'd reccommend at least a 5770
 
It is a shame that you don't like Dell's :) The thing I like about their website is that you can custom make the PC to make the computer best fit for yourself. If you don't like any of the other suggestions or want something a little cheaper but still with good quality I would suggest looking into the customization.

Otherwise I would check out this computer. It is under $1000 and has very good specifications for gaming. If you do not like it in particular you can customize it on that page as well, to fit your liking. What you need is good RAM and a nice graphics card for what you will use the computer for.
 
Hard to explain if you haven't spent time looking into it, you could probably find a site on google that ranks all GPUs.

But anyway, when browsing the computers, get the GPU(graphic card) name, search it on newegg.com, and if it is selling for anything under $125 it is pretty much junk.
 
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Go to you're local Tiger Direct or CompUSA and just shop around and pick shit out. That's like my favorite shopping experience right there. Plus you'll save money by building it yourself
 
Another good place to look is the dell depot. On a good day it's even better than building it yourself. Updates about every 15min so keep an eye out.
 
Techbargains: google it. It's my favorite site to get deals on everything electronic.

(how's that for their next ad campaign?!)

Edit: hp is my favorite. And for a warranty use squaretrade, super cheap.
 
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