Digital Trends

While pricey gaming rigs from the likes of Alienware and HP’s Voodoo unit often grab headlines, these machines are well out of reach for most consumers. Thank goodness for systems like Dell’s affordable and stylish XPS 625, which demonstrates that you can still get solid gaming performance for around a thousand dollars. This desktop strips away most frivolities—after all, liquid cooling systems and tool-less interiors are agreeable but expensive perks—and just sticks to the essential hardware necessary to run the latest games with aplomb. And, as an added bonus, it looks pretty slick to boot.