I’ve been looking around for a new pc, and in pcmag there was an ad http://www.am-comps.com for professional level starting at $660! I had to see it to believe it; the systems don’t come with a monitor standard, you have to configure it to have it, etc; the total as I configured it was ~$1000, which I think is pretty good. right? should I keep looking? Boxx systems look really good but are a bit too pricey!
NOOOOOOOO
thats a bad system!!!
it has Nothing, its pretty old unless you upgrade it heaps then you will be paying more than its worth.
if you did choose to get it do this. (at minimum, and it doesn’t include an OS or software, also what parts do you already have in your current computer, i took out the floppy drive because you don’t need them nowdays (well i’ve never used mine))
it cost $937.20 without a monitor BTW (and i think you could get better for the price)
-----specs------
Matrix Mid Tower Case Beige [ Default ]
AMD Athlon XP 2700+ 333FSB Processor
120GB 7200rpm Ultra-ATA 133
128MB GeForce4 TI4200 8X w/ TV Out & DVI [ Default ]
Onboard 3D Audio [ Default ]
48 X 12 X 48 CDRW Beige [ Default ]
16X DVD ROM Beige
Onboard 10/100 NIC [ Default ]
56K PCtel Modem
2 X 80MM Double Ball Bearing Smart Fan
Round IDE / Floppy Cables
Standard Windows PS2 Keyboard & Mouse Beige [ Default ]
120W PMPO Desktop Speakers 2 Pcs Beige [ Default ]
300W Approved Power Supply [ Default ]
but personaly for the same price i could tell you what to get and have it better than whats there!!!
just ask me and i’ll give it a go.
Alltaken
for about the same price of the PC i quoted earlier (the ~$900 and somtihng one)
you could get this.
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz (200x14) 800Mhz CPU + Fan Retail Boxed
Socket 478 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Socket 478 Motherboard
DDR RAM Memory Chip: Geil Dual Channel kit 2x 512MB PC3200 DDR (400Mhz) CL2 Memory
AGP Video Card: Leadtek GeForce4-Ti4200 A280 LE TDH My VIVO 128MB AGP Video Card DVI Video-In TV-Out 8xAGP
IDE Device: MicroStar DragonWriter 52x24x52x Internal IDE CD-Writer
IDE Device: LG DRD-8161B 16x48x oem DVD-Rom Drive
IDE Device: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus 120GB 7200RPM IDE ATA100 Hard Disk Drive 8MB Cache
PCI Card: Intel PCI Internal 56k V90 Modem
Case: Auriga VF-2001D Desktop Case 300W PSU
of course i didn’t put a keyboard and mouse with it but those are a few dollars.
but this computer here would kick the pants off the other one!!!
tell me your budget and i could probably choose one of the better balenced machines for that price.
because its not the speed of the processor that makes the difference its the combination between.
CPU
MEMORY
HARD DRIVE
and the most importnat factor in a computers speed the MOTHERBOARD.
Alltaken
my budget is ~$1000, give or take ~$100. I’ve also seen the Sony vaio(~$1300), but I’ve had bad experiences with Sony products :(.
You can get a brand new one for 600 with Tiger Direct, heck I got a barebone for 40, but the best one is probaly Lindows for 200.
I think I’ll give am-comp a try, if I don’t like it I’ll return it; after all it’s still better than what I have now 
make sure you customise it up a bit, currently on the default its pretty bad, but if you customise it up to about what i said then its actually pretty good.
Alltaken
Thanks altaken. I’ll custumize it, btw I do use the good old floppy