That’s about all. There are two main points to emphasize. Firstly, it’s very desirable to install a graphics card into the MEGA. Even if you don’t play games. You will get an up to 25% performance boost by simply doing that, no matter how powerful the card is.

Secondly, the MEGA with a graphics card installed performs at a level of previous generation chips, at least. Sometimes, it outperforms them. And as a budget gaming system, the MEGA is beyond any competition, for sure.

Part V, Economical

What do we buy when purchasing the MEGA, and how much do we have to pay? First let me answer the second question. The MEGA costs about $270-$280. For this money, we get the following components (prices are not precise, since all the components are non-standard):

• Well-made system case: $50;
• Mainboard based on the SiS 651 chipset: $80;
• CPU cooler, capable of supporting a CPU like Pentium 4 2.8GHz: $10;
• CF/SD/MMC/SM/MS universal card-reader: $15;
• Radio-tuner: $10;
• Wooden cased stereo speakers: $20.
• Stylish looks, original design and «music box» features: put your own evaluation here.

So, we have an equation like $280 = $185 + the value of the features listed in the last item of the list. Do you have this equation right? If you do, then the MEGA is your system!