From NewEgg.com comes a brand new desktop PC with the name ABS Awesome.   One of the advantages of shopping from NewEgg is their customer reviews, and owners of the ABS Awesome seem to think it lives up to its name.  Overwhelmingly, this bargain-priced PC was listed as great for gaming, especially if you upgrade the included 512MB of RAM to 1GB (or max it out at 4GB).  At just $499, you can buy that extra RAM and still be getting a steal.

The ABS Awesome V2 30 is powered by a Athlon 64 3200+ CPU and comes with the Windows XP Home operating system.  It features the aforementioned 512MB of RAM, and also comes with a huge 160GB hard drive with 7200rpm.  If you’re into gaming, you’ll love the onboard NVIDIA GeForce 6150 video and AD1986A 5.1 channel audio, and if you’re into music and movies, you’ll also appreciate the 16X DVD±RW Drive which will allow you to watch and burn both audio and video.

This PC is equipped with a Firewire port, six USB ports, and ethernet LAN.  There’s lots of room to expand, with empty internal and external 3.5″ and 5.25″ bays, plus slots for PCI, PCI Express x156, and PCI Express x1.  This is a perfect all-around machine for home or office use, and a perfect starter PC if you want to expand it a bit to create a gaming console.  Lightning fast and reliable, you can’t lose at just $499.

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