cheap gaming computer?

[kalmn]

i bought a laptop earlier this year because a) my desktop let the magic smoke out, and b) i knew i needed something higher powered to play starcraft 2 on when it came out.

in what we call a learning experience (will i ever trust bestbuy employees again on the subject of hardware? no, no i will not) my new laptop will not even play ddo, much less starcraft 2. (i haven't tried s2 yet, but my video card is not even in the same timezone as what it needs.)

so. if you wanted to buy a relatively cheap gaming computer but didn't want to build one yourself because you hate skinning your knuckles on the motherboard, what would you do?

Comments

[caffeine]

What is your definition of cheap? My current gaming rig was around $1000. But, I built it myself. Microcenter also has their own branded machines that may be cheaper than other options.

Yeah, that

[spiderplanet]

I was also going to suggest MicroCenter. I am under the impression that their workers have to deal with too many people who build their own systems, and consequently, they are less likely to bullshit.