Well I found out I can't build my own computer and get reimbursed for the cost from my employer, so buying a pre-made will have to suffice.
Here are the two options that I think are best for me, within my budget of $1000 and for what I need.
MicroFlex 82B
HP m9300t
Here is what I need the desktop for, gaming (WAR&Warcraft Lich King), excel/powerpoint, internet surfing/downloading movies/burning movies. Not looking to overclock or get fancy with it, just something that will run smooth for playing games and doing work related task.
MicroFlex 82B Config (what I figured would be best for what I need)
Mid Tower Black ATX Case with 450W Power Supply
No Monitor
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3GHz 6MB Cache)
4096MB DDR 2 Memory 800MHZ
250GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM
No Second Hard Drive
Mitsumi FA402A 7 in 1 Media Drive (1.44 Floppy and CF/MD/SM/SD/MMC/MS Card reader)
20X Dual Layer (8.5GB)Multi Format DVD Burner
No Modem
On Board 10/100/1000 Network Card
Microsoft Internet Keyboard and Optical Mouse
High Definition Audio subsystem
Nvidia 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready
No Speaker
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
All that for $768
HP
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz)
4GB DDR2-800MHz dual channel SDRAM (4x1024)
768MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600GS, DVI-I, VGA, HDMI
320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, 1394, video, audio
ATSC-NTSC TV tuner with PVR, FM tuner, remote
None (Integrated 7.1 channel sound w/ front audio ports)
Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
Norton Internet Security(TM) 2008 - 15 month
HP stereo speakers (2.0)
HP keyboard and HP optical mouse
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