Hi there, I'm probably too late, but I saw this thread and it interested me.
I'm 21 and my brother is 12, we play video games and often times enjoy the same types. He has a Compaq Presario SR1230NX Desktop from about 2 1/2 years ago, and I've got my zv6000 laptop.
I'll be happy to provide pictures later on if you'd like.
The Compaq has a Radeon 9200 AGP card in it currently and 1GB of RAM. It's not a bad computer, and could be better if I could afford a new video card for it.
The reason I can't afford a new video card is because I'm in debt to my family for roughly $3500. Between helping me with an apartment, food, a car (91 Geo Prizm, they're not rich either) and things like that over the last year or so. I'm not rich, and don't really have a way to afford a nice video card. The other thing is it's not even as much for me as it is for him... I like to do things to help my family and my brother would get a great deal of enjoyment from the card.
Like I said I figure I'm probably too late to join, or enter, or whatever, but I just figured I'd throw in my information and see what you think. As I said I can provide pictures later, but right now I'm on my way out to see a doctor, which is another thing that's been running up bills for me, but is essential (sadly). At any rate, thanks for reading this. I'm excited to see how this turns out. (For whoever wins it... it'll be an exciting day).