maleman

I want to get a gaming PC to last me the next few years. What's the least I can spend to get something that handles ultra settings right now and is likely to be good enough for AAA titles in the near future?

I have no need for a monitor or peripherals - only interested in the machine.

thanks!

Hello all,

I've given out two pizzas here on ROAP, and I'm ready for a third. Whoever can photoshop the best photo of my dog doing something awesome gets paypal'd the cash or ordered a pizza of equivalent value. Prize to be delivered in time for Friday dinner on 4/12.

Here's the source material:

http://i.imgur.com/ZTyevwp.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SxGze5H.jpg

And those same images cut out as PNGs with Transparent backgrounds.

http://s21.postimg.org/t4zzvdjc7/dog3.png

http://s22.postimg.org/vy2e6vygh/dog2.png

Thanks!

EDIT: We've got a Winner!

jeremyo!

Thanks everyone for participating. You made my girlfriend smile! Another fun contest to come soon

I'd like a PC that can handle most newer games but I'd like to keep the price around $700. A couple things:

1. I'd like to build off a barebones that has the Mobo and CPU already installed. I just don't like that step of the build process and I feel like it's 90% of the work.

2. I'd like an i5 chip. From what I understand, i7 just gets me hyperthreading I don't need for extra cost. This really is just for games.

3. SSD drive if possible. I understand this can up my price past $700, but I'd be willing to go a bit higher for the right machine.

4. Sweet Graphics. Duh.

Of course, I'd love for you to correct me where I'm wrong or challenge my assumptions. If you help me out and I use your bu

Watching "Meet the Press" this morning and David Gregory just asked Rick Santorum i he believed that Romney and Paul had a "handshake deal" for Paul to campaign against everyone but Romney.

Santorum responded that he he finds it "sort of funny" that there's been one constant throughout the race: when someone rises up against Mitt Romney, Ron Paul pivots to attack that candidate. Santorum claimed that he's running ads against Santorum but he's not even running in the state of Michigan. I'm not sure what he meant by that. Santorum went on to say Santorum is running to be president, not to maneuver or one candidate or the other.

Either way, it was an interesting conversation.