i have been shopping too and i think the two systems i found the best for gaming and my needs/budget are 1 of each
CPU: 2.08 GHz
Type: XP 2800 Barton Core
Cache: 512K L2, 128K L1, Total 640KB
BUS: 333MHz
asus A7N8X (New Version, now support AMD Barton 400Mhz
some DDR 333 (PC 2700)
CAS Latency 2 (2-2-2-5-1T)
with a 9800 pro or an fx5800 ultra
or
a p4 3.ghz 800 mhz fsb
asus p4c800 delux
pc3200 cas 2
9800 pr0 or fx5800 ultra
price is a major issue though as the pentium system is at a premium right now.
i added up the nforce upgrade,
with a liteon burner, Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB SATA WD360GD 10,000 RPM 8MB Hard Drive
coolmaster hs, cables, 24" tall case, antec 550watt psu,
albatron ti4600, 2, 512 kingston hyper z pc2700,
6.1 speakers,and a few other things for $1100.00 usa.
the p4 would run around $500 more for everything the same but the memory, mobo, and cpu.
i priced them out at newegg and shentech
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by lumper on 05/03/03 01:04 AM.</EM></FONT></P>