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<blockquote data-quote="Rackhir" data-source="post: 4999135" data-attributes="member: 149">From what I can tell, it is going to be tough to get a machine for $550 w/t an actual graphics card, if that price needs to include a monitor as well. Especially at a retail store. I was able to build this Dell (small business dept) for about $420Inspiron 546 MinitowerSYSTEM COLOR&nbsp; &nbsp; Piano BlackPROCESSOR&nbsp; &nbsp; AMD Athlon™ II X2 215 (2.7GHz, 1MB)OPERATING SYSTEM&nbsp; &nbsp; Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, EnglishOFFICE SOFTWARE&nbsp; &nbsp; Microsoft® Works 9 (Does not include Microsoft Word)&nbsp; &nbsp; SECURITY SOFTWARE&nbsp; &nbsp; No Security&nbsp; &nbsp; WARRANTY AND SERVICE&nbsp; &nbsp; 1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service MEMORY&nbsp; &nbsp; 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 3 DIMMsHARD DRIVE&nbsp; &nbsp; 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) OPTICAL DRIVE&nbsp; &nbsp; 16X DVD+/-RW DriveVIDEO CARD&nbsp; &nbsp; ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MBSOUND&nbsp; &nbsp; Integrated 5.1 Channel AudioSPEAKERS&nbsp; &nbsp; Dell AX210 1.2 Watt 2.0 Stereo SpeakersKEYBOARD&nbsp; &nbsp; Dell USB Entry KeyboardMOUSE&nbsp; &nbsp; Dell USB Optical MouseNone of the monitor bundles were worth it. So you'd want to pick one up separately. You should be able to get a decent 20&quot; for the remaining $130.Most of the other systems I tried to configure w/t a graphics card, wound up around $580 or so with a monitor. The small business Vostro line is one of your best bets.With Dell I tend to favor their Small Business dept for computer purchases. Their tech support for those computers is MUCH better than their consumer dept. You don't need to actually be a business to buy from them.If you do go with a retail store, I would try to avoid anything slim line or narrow. You definitely want some sort of a mini tower case.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rackhir, post: 4999135, member: 149"] From what I can tell, it is going to be tough to get a machine for $550 w/t an actual graphics card, if that price needs to include a monitor as well. Especially at a retail store. I was able to build this Dell (small business dept) for about $420 Inspiron 546 Minitower SYSTEM COLOR Piano Black PROCESSOR AMD Athlon™ II X2 215 (2.7GHz, 1MB) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9 (Does not include Microsoft Word) SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service MEMORY 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 3 DIMMs HARD DRIVE 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive VIDEO CARD ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB SOUND Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio SPEAKERS Dell AX210 1.2 Watt 2.0 Stereo Speakers KEYBOARD Dell USB Entry Keyboard MOUSE Dell USB Optical Mouse None of the monitor bundles were worth it. So you'd want to pick one up separately. You should be able to get a decent 20" for the remaining $130. Most of the other systems I tried to configure w/t a graphics card, wound up around $580 or so with a monitor. The small business Vostro line is one of your best bets. With Dell I tend to favor their Small Business dept for computer purchases. Their tech support for those computers is MUCH better than their consumer dept. You don't need to actually be a business to buy from them. If you do go with a retail store, I would try to avoid anything slim line or narrow. You definitely want some sort of a mini tower case. [/QUOTE]

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