Well it arrived today from Cyberpower. They took three weeks to build it and get it to me, but I am VERY happy with it. We were raiding in EQ2 tonight, and with 24 people packed tightly together lighting off every spell imagineable on High Quality setting, not a bit of lag at all. I never knew computer games could look this good... and my system is mid-range at best. I bought it with enough room to grow, so I should be happy for awhile. RAM can be doubled to 4 gigs, The Athlon 64 3200+ can be upgraded to a dual core on the existing motherboard. When video cards drop enough I'll grab a 7800 or 7900 GT. All in all, for the price you can't beat it. Well maybe some of you guys in the industry can, but us shlubs off the street can't.
Total cost $940 shipped WITH OS, 1 year on-sight, 3 year general warranty and tech support.
LAN PARTY SP (NO MONITOR)
LANPARTYSPZ, www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/LANPARTYSP.asp?v=d
* *BASE_PRICE: [+675]
* CAS: X-QPack Aluminum Mini 420Watt Case with 3 See-Thru Windows (Silver Color)
* CPU: (939-pin) AMD ATHLON™64 3200+ CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
* CD: (Special Price) LG GWA-4161 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
* CD2: NONE
* CABLE: None
* FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer [+10] (BLACK COLOR)
* FLOPPY: NONE [-5]
* FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS [+9]
* HDD: 160GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
* HDD2: NONE
* IEEE_CARD: NONE
* KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 104 PS/2 Keyboard [-2] (Black Color)
* MOUSE: PS2 INTERNET MOUSE W/ WHEEL (BLACK COLOR)
* MONITOR: NONE
* MOTHERBOARD: (Sckt939) Biostar TForce 6100-939 NVIDIA Geforce 6100 Chipset SATA PCIE All-in-One w/Video,LAN,USB2.0,&5.1Audio
* MEMORY: 2048 MB (1GBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY [+135] (Corsair Value Select)
* MODEM: NONE
* NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
* OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition w/ Service Pack 2
* PRINTER: None
* PRINTER_CABLE: None
* PRO_WIRING: None
* RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
* RAID: NONE
* SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD
* SPEAKERS: NONE [-5]
* SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY PLUS ONE-YEAR ONSITE SERVICE
* TVRC: None
* TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
* UPS: None
* USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
* USBHD: NONE
* VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
* VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 6600 GT 128MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD [+39]
* WIRELESSCARD: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card [+19]
* WIRELESSPOINT: NONE
* ZIP: NONE
* _PRICE: (+875)
* _view_: detail
$875.00 x 1 $875.00
SUBTOTAL $875.00
Sales Tax (N/A) $0.00
Shipping: Fedex Ground $65.00
GRAND TOTAL $940.00
So, if money is tight and you need a new rig... you might want to check out
www.cyberpowerpc.com