The Dell Outlet lets you search for new and refurbished systems; these machines are usualy significantly cheaper than brand new systems. For a decent entry-level gaming system, it helps to have at least 1GB of RAM and a 256MB video card.

I've normally preferred Nvidia cards over ATI; most recently Nvidia has become my automatic choice due to City of Heroes notorious problems with ATI cards

Minimum System Requirements

Windows® System 2000/XP OS:

• Intel Pentium® III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon 800 MHz
• 512 MB or more of RAM
• 32 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIA® GeForce™ 2 class card or above
• DirectX® 9.0c (included) and latest video drivers
• 6.0 GB available HD space
• 4x CD-ROM drive
• A 56k or better Internet connection

Mac® OS X 10.3.9:

• 933 MHz or higher G4, or G5, or Intel processor
• 512 MB RAM or higher; DDR RAM recommended
• ATI or NVIDIA® video hardware with 32 MB VRAM or more
• 6.0 GB available HD space
• 4x CD-Rom drive
• 56k or better Internet connection

*Note: Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for this game may change over time.

Recommended Specifications

Windows® System 2000/XP OS:

• Intel Pentium® IV 1.5 GHz or AMD XP 1500+ MHz
• 1024 MB RAM
• 64 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5700 class card or above
• Broadband Internet connection
• Two-button scroll-wheel mouse

Mac® OS X 10.3.9 or newer:

• 1024 MB RAM or higher; DDR RAM recommended
• ATI or NVIDIA® video hardware with 64 MB VRAM or more
• Broadband Internet connection

• Win XP/ME/2000/98
• 800 Mhz processor (1.7 GHz recommended)
• 4X CD-ROM drove (8x recommended)
• 2 GB free hard disk space
• GeForce 2 Series video card with 32 MB VRAM (GeForce 4 Ti or Radeon 8500 recommended)
• 56 K modem (DSL or cable modem recommended)