just looking to spend $500-700 on a decent desktop, here is what i have so far..
HP Pavilion Elite m9300t customizable Desktop PC
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• – 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)
• – 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9500GS, DVI-I, VGA, HDMI
• – FREE UPGRADE to 750GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive from 500GB
• – No additional (Ethernet LAN port on system board)
• – 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
• – Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
• – Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• – Norton Internet Security(TM) 2008 - 15 month
• – HP keyboard and HP optical mouse
• – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
I can get that for $673 after the 30% off special HP is currently running