"FREDO" wrote in message
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True, I bought mine through Dell for around 1,000.00 and it has :

System Type: Dimension 8400
Ship Date: 2/23/2005
Dell IBU: Americas



Quantity Parts # Part Description

1 N6835 INSTRUCTION, DEVIATE FOR CHAS L5.5/L6
1 W8400 PROCESSOR, 80547, PENTIUM 4 PRESCOTT DT, 630, SKT-T,
MALE
0 149DF INFORMATION, PREPARATION MATERIAL, DEVIATION, PRECISION
WORKSTATION, INCREASE, #2
1 702EX INFORMATION, PREPARATION MATERIAL, DEVIATION, PRECISION
WORKSTATION, INCREASE, #1
1 T0185 KIT, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, 104, UNITED STATES, WIRELESS, NMB
2 G5451 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 256, 400, 32X64, 8, 240,
1RX16
1 X2749 MODEM, V.92, DATA FAX, INTERNAL, DONNY, DELL AMERICAS
ORGANIZATION
1 K4562 CARD (CIRCUIT), MULTI-MEDIA, AUDIO, SB0413
1 J2427 DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE, 17G, 16X, I, 5.25" FORM
FACTOR, LITEON, CHASSIS 2001, V5
1 P7875 ASSEMBLY, DVD+/-RW, 16X, HALF HEIGHT, NEC CORPORATION,
CHASSIS 2001
1 P5288 CARD (CIRCUIT), GRAPHICS, 128, X300, SERVER ENHANCED,
MRMGA8, 2
1 U4931 DISPLAY, FLAT PANEL DISPLAY, 17, DUAL VOLTAGE, E173FPB,
MIDNIGHT GRAY, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION
1 7J597 HARD DRIVE, 160GB, Serial ATA, 7.2K, 8MB, NATIVE
COMMAND QUEUEING, SEAGATE
1 T7166 KIT, SOFTWARE, WP-PRDCT-STE12, ENGLAND/ENGLISH, V2
1 H8412 KIT, SOFTWARE, OVERPACK, WXPHSP2, COMPACT DISKETTE
W/DOCUMENTATION, ENGLAND/ENGLISH
1 N8757 KIT, DOCUMENTATON ON FLOPPY DISK, SOFTWARE, POWERDVD,
5.3.1012




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?


Don't get me wrong......I like Dell computers. And I can buy a brand new
Dell for less than $500. But you are missing the point.

The point is that a comparable Dell would be almost $1,000 more than the one
I am planning to build, with mine being more powerful and offers
upgradeability.

Ask yourself this.............why do some folks buy a Ford Excursion for
$40,000 when they can buy a Ford Focus for $14,000?