Dell: Vostro 430 w/i7-860/4GB/320GB HD/Win 7 $739 or 8GB/500GB HD/2yr Warranty $799 (

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May 1 Update: An even better configuration at the $799 price point has been found. Details are below!
Originally Posted April 29: Dell.ca has good pricing on a Vostro 430 Core i7 desktops again. You can get a Vostro 430 Desktop PC with an i7-860 processor for as little as $739, or one with 8GB RAM and some good upgrades for $799.

Vostro 430 Desktop PC w/i7-860 processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB HD, Windows 7 - $739.00

• Windows 7 Home Premium, with Media, 64-bit, English
• Intel Core i7-860 w/VT (2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache) (manually selected)
• 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
• 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz - 2DIMMs
• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce G310 (DVI + VGA + HDMI)
• Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive
• Integrated PCIE 10/100/1000
• Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
• Dell QuietKey Keyboard
• Dell USB Optical Mouse

You can move up to 8GB RAM for another $60, which is a worthwhile upgrade. But, If you are moving up to 8GB RAM, there's a even better deal to be had:

Vostro 430 Desktop PC w/i7-860 processor, 8GB RAM, 500GB HD, Windows 7, 2-year warranty - $799.00 when you use coupon code FHSSJ2$Q2D9XSS

• Windows 7 Home Premium, with Media, 64-bit, English
• Intel Core i7-860 w/VT (2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache) (manually selected)
• 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
• 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz - 4DIMMs (manually selected)
• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce G310 (DVI + VGA + HDMI)
• Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive
• Integrated PCIE 10/100/1000
• Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
• Dell QuietKey Keyboard
• Dell USB Optical Mouse
• 2 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 2 Year NBD Onsite Service

That coupon code is good for $100 off select Vostros when you spend $899 or more, so it's completely worth it if you are going to spend $799 for the i7-860 and 8GB RAM configuration anyhow. You get an extra 180GB in hard drive space and another year on your warranty.

If you drop in a more powerful video card (or upgrade the power supply and add a much more powerful video card), you'd be in good shape for gaming.

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