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wrote:
JimH wrote:

I am planning to put together a gaming (and general use) computer for my son
as a high school graduation gift.

Here are my specs so far:

MSI K8N Neo4/SLI motherboard (w/built in SoundBlaster Live chip)
Althion 64 3000+ CPU, Socket 939 version
2 GB DDR400 Corair Ram
256MB Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX video card
Antec Performance TX640B Series Case
Plextor PX-716A dual layer DVD 16X
Maxtor 300GB DiamondMax hard drive
Viewsonic 17" Thinedge VP171B LCD flat panel monitor
Windows XP Professional OEM

He already has a decent keyboard, speakers and optical mouse. I will also
add a DVD player so he can record copies of the DVD's he owns.

I can do this for around $2,000.

Any suggestions or comments?

Why? You can buy a computer off the shelf with as good or better
features for less money!!

I am wondering the same thing. I know you can specify your own brand
name on all of the components if you build it yourself, but is there
really a big difference (in both cost and quality) between building your
own and ordering it from Dell?

I have an ancient machine, so I am always seeing what is available and
the cost, it seems that the machine I want is always in the $1500 -
$2000 range, so I am planning to hold off till my current old one will
no longer run the software I want to use.

I really am waiting till the new version of windows is on the market and
debugged and there is new software available to take advantage of the
features in the new version of windows.

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Reggie
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