ok... there are ps3's, xbox 360's, and Wii's out...all console systems
ALL my poor friends have one of those systems
that means they had $200 at least
some of them have 2 of them... thats like wat? $600 at least?
alot of them have all 3 of them... thats like $900 ?
you can build a comp that plays cs:s from $430 and up not counting monitor, mouse and keyboard....
for $900 you could build a good one, and save up a little more and you'll have a really decent budget for some kind of good rig...
PC gaming is the way to go... most of the games not including wii games come out for the PC anyways, or at least the good ones