If you like spending a bit of time tinkering inside your PC, the Gamer Xtreme 8500 is a good choice. Getting into the case is as easy as removing a pair of thumbscrews on the back, no tools required. Cables are neat and organized, routed through a side panel out of sight and out of the way. That keeps air flowing through the case as efficiently as possible, while making the upgrade process a bit less painful. Thumbscrews hold the optical drive in place, and both hard drives sit on rails for easy and painless removal.

The CyberPower Gamer Xtreme 8500 may not be the cream of the performance-PC crop, but it's still a solid gaming PC for someone on a stricter budget. What it might lack in raw speed, it more than makes up for with a palatable price tag, and it has plenty of room inside to expand as you see fit.