if not DELL, then what?

[lumberjim]

Originally posted by Undertoad
OK. OK. Next time he comes back with a Dell get the price and specs - monitor size/type and CPU speed and how much disk, and I will see what newegg and I can do building something from scratch.

Just for fun, for starters...

dell dimension 8300

pentium 4 3ghz 800mhzfsb/1mb cache

xp home edition

512mb dual channel ddr sdram 400mhz (2x256)

80 gb ata/100 hd 7200 rpm

word perfect software pkg ( base...but he needs Word)

no floppy

dual drives: 48x cd/rw + 8x dvd+rw

17" e172fpb flat panel monitor

128 mb ddr geforge fx 5200 graphics card with tv out and dvi

integrated sound card 5.1 channel audio

surround sound speakers with subwoofer

dell quiet key keyboard

2 button scroll mouse

jukebox

56k modem

10.100 ethernet card

$1139 plus shipping and tax