In Pictures: Best Desktop PCs Under $750

Being tightfisted when it comes to buying a new PC usually gets you a pretty tight list of features. But we found a few models that can get the job done without doing a number on your budget.

Richard Jantz and Danny Allen

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Looking for a really inexpensive--but really good--desktop computer? These five sub-$750 desktop models (each came with a monitor, a mouse, and a keyboard) include some real finds, but you'll still have to make compromises with them. As always, we tested performance in productivity applications using our WorldBench 6 benchmark and evaluated the gaming capabilities--such as they were--of each system using Doom 3 and Far Cry test scripts at a variety of resolutions.

Note: This slide show is part of our package on low-cost PCs. Visit the following links for the rest:

The Best Bargain PCs (an overview on our roundup of both desktops and laptops).

Top 5 Desktops Under $750 (chart).

The Best Laptops Under $1000 (slide show).

Top 5 Laptops Under $1000 (chart).