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Gaming PC Makers Take Aim at Lucrative Niche

Posted by michael on from the old-age-and-treachery-beats-youth-and-megahertz dept.

Cymage writes "Yahoo (Reuters) reports that gaming PCs are now a high profit area, and that the bigger players (Dell, HP) are trying to get into the market: 'In an age when a new PC can cost just a few hundred dollars, an adolescent need for speed is creating a profitable niche for souped-up gaming computers at the ultra-costly end of the market.' How many people really spend $5,000 on a gaming machine? Mine cost less than $2,000, and I can play UT2k4 and others on it just fine."

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  1. 3-5k? No probelm. by Kenja · · Score: 0, Redundant

    When I build a new computer for myself I tend to spend in the range of 3-5k after everything is said and done. However I build that computer to last at least five years.

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