iBUYPOWER has certainly put together a very affordable system for casual gaming, but the choice of components is somewhat limiting to those looking for a higher performance general purpose computer or for more intense gaming. The processor is certainly the most limiting component out of the entire system as it is an older AMD Athlon X2. The dedicated graphics card does make gaming possible, just with limited resolutions and detail. At least the larger 480W power supply allows for a higher end graphics card to be installed.

Whoops, actually the Athlon X2 7750 is a Phenom with two cores disabled. So much for research. And from our story earlier today you may be able to unlock those cores.